Surface Area of Square Pyramids

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Warm-Up: calculate the surface area of the rectangular prism
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How many face (sides) do square pyramids have?
Surface Area of
Square Pyramids
Important Measurements to find Surface Area
What shapes are the faces?
How many of each shape?
Surface Area = sum of the area of the faces
1 square base
AS = side X side
4 congruent triangles
AT = ½ X base X slant height
Surface Area = AS + 4AT
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Calculate the surface area of the square pyramid.
Calculate the surface area of the square pyramid.
Calculate the surface area of the square pyramid.
Calculate the surface area of the square pyramid.
Calculate the surface area of the square pyramid.
Calculate the surface area of the square pyramid.
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