The lateral surface area of a square pyramid is the sum of the areas of the side faces only, whereas the surface area is the lateral area + area of the base. The lateral area of a square pyramid = 2al (or) 2a√[(a 2 /4) + h 2]. To get the surface area, we need to add the area of the base (which is a 2) to each of these formulas.The surface area of a square pyramid = a 2 + 2al (or) a 2 + 2a[(a 2 /4) + h 2]. where, a = Length of the base (square) l = slant height; h = height of the pyramid.
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