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document.write( "The Great Pyramid of Giza in Cairo,Egypt is a square pyramid. Each edge of the base is 751 feet and the slant height of each face is 610 feet. Find the approximate surface area of the pyramid.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #82057 by ilana(307)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! OK, a square pyramid has 5 faces- 4 of the same triangle and 1 base. So, the surface area is the area of those 5 faces. The base has an area of 751*751=564001ft^2 and each triangle has an area of 1/2*751*610=229055ft^2. \n" ); document.write( "So the surface area of the pyramid is 564001 + 4*229055 = 1480221 ft^2. \n" ); document.write( " |