Net of a Square Pyramid
Play with the two sliders l & h to examine different looking square pyramids.
When looking at the Net of the Pyramid you notice that the net only has 1 __________
Therefore our surface area formula is going to involve finding the lateral area (4 triangles) and 1 base. The surface area for a square pyramid is going to look like SA = LA + B. Then the Lateral Area would equal . We then rearrange this to equal . What is 4 multiplied by the base of the triangle?
The h would be the height of the triangle which would be the same as the slant height of the pyramid.
Therefore the Surface Area formula for a square pyramid is ________