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Which expression can be used to find the surface area of the following square pyramid

Which expression can be used to find the surface area of the following square pyramid-example-1
User Glborges
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The answer is a 36 + 15 + 15+ 15 +15
User Vishal Rao
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Answer:

a. 36+15+15+15+15

Explanation:

The base of the pyramid is a square. We know that all sides of a square are equal so if we multiply the two sides of the base square(6*6) we get 36.

The area of a triangle can be found with the formula (b*h)/2. If we input the given values of 5 and 6 into our equation, then (5*6)/2 is 15 and since there are 4 triangles in the square pyramid, you multiply 15 by 4 (or add 15+15+15+15), and add the 36 from the base square.

Hope this helps :)

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