Question

What is the surface area of the square pyramid?

The formula for area of a triangle is A=bh2 , where b is the base and h is the height. The formula for area of a square is A=s2 , where s is the length of a side of the square.

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The surface area of the square pyramid is
cm2

Answer 1

There are four triangles and one square, the areas of which can be added together to form the total surface area.

Area of triangle = 0.5bh
= 0.5*16*15
= 120 cm^2
Since there are four triangles, the total area for them would be 120*4 = 480 cm^2

Area of square = 16^2 = 256

Total surface area = 256 + 480 = 736 cm^2