Find the surface area of a square pyramid with base edge 5 m and slant height 10 m
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BO is double that of DO. In other words, BO is two times longer than DO. The answer is choice B
For example, if DO were 3 units long, then BO would be 6 units long (2*3 = 6). This works because the triangles DCO and BAO are similar triangles. The corresponding sides are in the same ratio or proportion to one another. The larger triangle (BAO) has sides that are twice as long as the smaller triangle's (DCO) corresponding sides.
Side note: we can prove the triangles to be similar using the AA (angle angle) similarity theorem. The first pair of angles are the vertical angles DOC and BOA which are congruent to each other.The second pair is CDB and ABD which are congruent by the alternate interior angle theorem. Check out the attached image for a visual.
Answer:
One Triangle = 2.09 in²
Two Triangles = 4.18 in²
Rectangle = 17.48 in²
Total area of whole trapezoid = 21.66 in²
Step-by-step explanation:
Since it was not clarified which region is shaded we will just find the area of each individual part of the shape.
Let's start with the triangles.
1. To find the area of a triangle, the formula is . It is given that the base of one triangle is equal to 1.1 in and the height is equal to 3.8 in., so in the equation, it would look like:
in²
2. So now that we know one triangle is equal to 2.09 in², we now know that the other triangle is equal to the same area. To find the total of the two triangles you need to multiply the area by 2:
in²
Moving on to the rectangle...
1. To find the area of the rectangle we need to use the formula base times height or b x h. It is given that the height is 3.8 in while the length is 4.6 in. So in the equation it would look like:
in²
Now to find the total area of all shapes combined...
1. To do this, we just need to add up all the areas we found, so...
17.48 + 4.18 = 21.66 in²