Finding Surface Area of Pyramids
Unknown Grade•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can create and analyze the net of a pyramid to calculate its surface area accurately.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 5 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe what a net of a pyramid looks like and explain how it helps in calculating the surface area.
2. A pyramid has a square base with a side length of 10 units and a height of 15 units. Calculate the surface area of the pyramid by first determining the area of the base and the triangular faces.
3. If a pyramid's base is a rectangle measuring 8 units by 6 units and the height of the pyramid is 10 units, what is the total surface area? Show your calculations for each face.
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