SOLUTION: What is the surface area of a 4-sided pyramid with a base of 4 inches and slant height of 5 inches

Question 961967: What is the surface area of a 4-sided pyramid with a base of 4 inches and slant height of 5 inches

Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
On a 4 sided pyramid you have a base and four triangles. First the area of the base,which is the area of the square, b^2:
A(b)= 4^4= 16 This is the area of the base.
The area of the pyramid is:

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