Skip to content

Standard practice

The height on the net is the height of the triangular face.

A square pyramid has base side 6 and face height 4 on the net.

The net uses the height of each triangular face. That height is not the vertical height inside the pyramid. Surface area adds the base and the faces.

Problem 1 of 9. Activate, study a model, try guided items, work independently, apply, and reflect.

A square pyramid has base side 6 and triangular face height 4. What is the surface area?

Back to the lesson