how to determine the surface area of a square pyramid

The video tutorial explains how to calculate the surface area of a pyramid, emphasizing the need for a regular polygon base. It compares the process to finding the surface area of a cone and details the formula's applicability. The tutorial also covers how to handle irregular bases and the importance of using slant height for surface area calculations. It provides a step-by-step guide to finding the slant height using the Pythagorean theorem and concludes with a complete calculation of the pyramid's surface area.

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