find the surface area of a

Question

a square pyramid with slant height = 12 m and base side = 8m

Answer 1

When given a question like this, simply look up the formula for the surface area, given slant height. Here it is:

A: Surface area of square pyramid

B: Area of base of square pyramid

S: Slant height of square pyramid

P: Perimeter of base of square pyramid

A = B + (1/2)PS

If you don't know how to calculate B, the area of a square, look it up.

If you don't know how to calculate P, the perimeter of a square, look it up.