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Area of Square Based Pyramid

Area of Square Based Pyramid
Find the surface area from the square base side and the slant height of one triangular face.
Practice: enter the total surface area rounded to the nearest hundredth.
Formula: surface area = base area + lateral area = s2 + 2sl. The lateral area is four congruent triangles, each with area 1/2 x s x l.

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