Surface Area of Square Based Pyramid

What does the "h" represent in this formula?

• Double the total

• Area of the base

• Perimeter of the base

• Height of the shape

Find the surface area of this figure.

Round to the nearest hundredth.

• 60 sq ft

• 85 sq ft

• 14 sq ft

• 103 sq ft

Gru (Despicable Me) wants to cover an Ancient Egyptian Pyramid to make it disappear. One side of the pyramid measures 60 m, and the true height of the pyramid is 80 m. What is the surface area needed to cover the entire pyramid?

• 12,400 m

• 13,200 m

• 15.600 m

Haley is creating a model of the Great Pyramid for a project. The base is square with a side length of 5.5 inches and is 8.4 inches high. The slant height of each triangular face is 8.9 inches. PART A: Label the correct dimensions from her model's net. PART B: Drag the total surface area to the bottom right where the arrow is pointing.

f

a

g

8.9 in.

5.5 in.

30.25 square in.

8.4 in.

128.15 square in.

215.05 square in.

43.3 square in.

Tags

MA.6.GR.2.4

Find the surface area of the square pyramid.

• 645 square centimeters

• 435 square centimeters

• 210 square centimeters

• 330 square centimeters

Find the surface area of the square pyramid.

• 15 square meters

• 39 square meters

• 69 square meters

• 30 square meters

The lateral surface area of the pyramid is ​ (a)   square centimeters (All sides except the base).

The total surface area of the pyramid is ​ (b)   square centimeters.​

• 160

• 224

• 320

• 384

The total surface area of the square pyramid is​​ (a)   ​ square centimeters and the lateral surface area is ​​ (b)   square centimeters.

• 180

• 144

• 260

• 217

What is the surface area of this square pyramid?

• 70.1 sq. centimeters

• 78.9 sq. centimeters

• 84.5 sq. centimeters

• 81.9 sq. centimeters

Haley is creating a model of the Great Pyramid for a project. The base is square with a side length of 4.7 inches and is 6 inches high. The slant height of each triangular face is 7.1 inches.

PART A: Label the correct dimensions from her model's net.

PART B: Drag the total surface area to the bottom right where the arrow is pointing.

f

g

d

78.49 square in.

88.83 square in.

7.1 in.

39.245 square in.

4.7 in.

134.89 square in.

6 in.

Tags

MA.6.GR.2.4