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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187402 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CharlesG2><B>CharlesG2(834)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CharlesG2><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=187402\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the surface area of a square based pyramid with only the height of the pyramid itself and the width (of the base)?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a square based pyramid has 5 sides, one square side and 4 isosceles triangles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h=height, w=width (width of the base)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the area of the base is w^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the area of a triangle is 1/2*base*height <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the area of one of the triangular sides is 1/2*w*h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "surface area A=w^2+4*((1/2)*w*h)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             A=w^2+2*w*h<BR>\n" );
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