Question

I dont get this please help

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

the side lengths of the base (the ground triangle) are equal. that means every ground side length is 8 in.

and that also makes the 3 triangles of the side areas of the pyramid equal.

so, for the surface area of the pyramid we need to calculate the area of one side area triangle, multiply it by 3 (as we have 3 side areas) and add the area of the ground triangle.

the area of a triangle is

baseline × height / 2

so, for a side area triangle we get

8 × 14 / 2 = 8×7 = 56 in²

all 3 side areas together are then

3×56 = 168 in²

the ground area triangle is then

8 × 6.9 / 2 = 4 × 6.9 = 27.6 in²

so, the total surface area of the pyramid is

168 + 27.6 = 195.6 in²