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The figure below has one base

and eight lateral faces. Find its surface
area to the nearest whole number.

The figure below has one base and eight lateral faces. Find its surface area to the-example-1

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Answer: B

Total surface area = 320 m^2

Explanation:

The figure is a combination of a cuboid and pyramid.

The Surface Area of a Pyramid When all side faces are the same:

[Base Area] + 1/2 × Perimeter × [Slant Length]

Let us use pythagorean theorem to calculate the slant length

Slant length = root(6^2 + 4^2)

Slant length = 7.2 m

Base area = 8 × 8 = 64 m^2

Perimeter = 8+8+8+8 = 32 m

Surface area of the pyramid will be

= 64 + ( 1/2 × 32 ) × 7.2

= 64 + 16 × 7.2

= 64 + 115.4

= 179.4 m^2

The surface area of the cuboid will be

LB + LH + BH = 8×8 + 8×5 + 8×5

= 64 + 40 + 40

= 144 m^2

Total surface area = 179.4 + 144

Total surface area = 323.4 m^2

= 320 m^2 to the nearest whole number.

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