SOLUTION: The roof of a tower is in the shape of a square pyramid the length of the roof is 12 feet and slant height is 10 ft . What is the total surface area of the roof excluding the base
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Question 954346: The roof of a tower is in the shape of a square pyramid the length of the roof is 12 feet and slant height is 10 ft . What is the total surface area of the roof excluding the base
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b=base=12 ft; s=slant height=10 ft
surface area without base=2bs=2(12 ft)(10 ft)=240 sq ft
ANSWER: The surface area is 240 square feet.
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