document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974505>Question 974505</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a pyramid has a slant height of 8 ft and has a squared base whose lengths of each side is 5 ft long as shown on the right. find the surface area of the pyramid and show how you get your result </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #596382 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=596382\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base is 5*5 or 25 sq ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 4 sides are triangles with base 5 and slant height 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of one triangle is (1/2) bh.  There are 4 such, so the total area is 2bh=80 sq ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total area is 105 sq ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area can be base area+ half the perimeter * the slant height.  Perimeter=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Half the perimeter * slant height= 80; sum=105 sq. ft. </SPAN>\n" );
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