Question

What is the total surface area of this rectangular pyramid?

Answer 1

Answer:

225 sq ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 225 square feet

Step-by-step explanation:

We find the area of the 4 triangle and the area of the rectangle and thereafter we add everything together.

Area of triangle 1 = 1/2 base × height

= 1/2 × 12 × 8

=96/2

=48

Area of triangle 2 = area of triangle 1= 48( because the opposite triangle are congruent so they have equal base and height)

Area of triangle 3 = 1/2×base×height

= 1/2 × 6 ×9.5

= 57/2

=28.5

Area of triangle 4=Area of triangle 3 = 57 (the opposite triangle are congruent and so they have the same base and height hence the same area)

Area of the rectangle = length×breadth

=12 × 6 =72

Total surface area = addition of all the areas of the triangles and the rectangle

Total surface area= 48+48+57+57+72 = 225

Therefore, the total surface area is 225 square feet