SOLUTION: the feathered serpent pyramid has a square base that is 65m on each side . The pyramid is 19.4m high and has a slant height of 37.8m . The lateral faces are decorated , what is the

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Question 1154528: the feathered serpent pyramid has a square base that is 65m on each side . The pyramid is 19.4m high and has a slant height of 37.8m . The lateral faces are decorated , what is the surface area ?
Answer by ikleyn(52776)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Its surface area is comprised of four congruent triangles.

Find the area of one single triangle and then multiply it by 4.

Use the slant height as the altitude in that triangles.


Happy calculations (!)



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