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Grade 10

Total surface area - right pyramids

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Find the surface area of the square pyramid shown. Include all faces in your calculations.

A pyramid with a square base and four lateral faces is displayed. Each side of the square base is marked with single tick, measured as 4 cm in length. A slant height extending from one side of the base through the lateral face to the apex of the pyramid is measured as 7 cm. The slant height is perpendicular to the side of square base, indicated by a right angle symbol.
Easy
1min

Consider the rectangular pyramid with rectangular base of dimensions $6$6cm by $8$8cm and perpendicular height $6$6cm.

Easy
6min

Find the surface area of a square pyramid with base edge $10$10 cm and perpendicular height $5$5 cm.

Medium
3min

Find the surface area of a rectangular pyramid with base $10$10 cm by $5$5 cm and perpendicular height $4$4 cm.

Medium
5min
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Determine, through investigation, the relationship for calculating the surface area of a pyramid

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