Answer:
B. 16 square meters
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the surface area of a square pyramid use this equation: b² + 4(bh/2). b and h will be 2 & 3 respectively.
2² + 4((2 * 3)/2)
<em>First, let's do the work inside the parentheses. We can cancel out the multiplication by 2 and the division by 2, so the right side (by that I mean to the right of the plus sign) just becomes 4(3).</em>
2² + 4(3)
<em>Now, multiply 4 by 3 to get 12.</em>
2² + 12
<em>Next, square 2 to get 4.</em>
4 + 12
<em>Lastly, add 4 and 12 to get 16.</em>
16 m²
After doing the math, I can deduce that the area of this square pyramid is 16 m² (square meters), which is B.
