A right pyramid has a square base with side length 10 cm. Its peak is 12 cm above the center of its base. What is the total surface area of the pyramid, in square centimeters?
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+128406 We can find the slant height of the side of the pyramid as sqrt [ (base/ 2)^2 + 12^2 ] =
sqrt ( 5^2 + 12^2) = sqrt (169) = 13
The area of the sides = the area of 4 congruent triangles with bases of 10 and slant heights = 13
So...the area of the sides = 4 (1/2) 10 * 13 = 260 cm^2
The area of the base is just the area of a square with a side of 10 = 10^2 = 100 cm^2
Total surface area = (260 + 100) cm^2 = 360 cm^2
