SOLUTION: A pyramid has a regular hexagonal base with side lengths of 4 and a slant height of 6. Find the total area of the pyramid. T. A. = https://ignitiumwa.ignitiaschools.com/media

Algebra ->  Surface-area -> SOLUTION: A pyramid has a regular hexagonal base with side lengths of 4 and a slant height of 6. Find the total area of the pyramid. T. A. = https://ignitiumwa.ignitiaschools.com/media      Log On


   



Question 1076666: A pyramid has a regular hexagonal base with side lengths of 4 and a slant height of 6. Find the total area of the pyramid.
T. A. =
https://ignitiumwa.ignitiaschools.com/media/g_geo_ccss_2016/8/mat1007l14p04_05b.gif

Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
HINT: the lateral area of the given pyramid is 6 (six) times the area of the triangle with the base of 4 units and the height of 6 units.


The area of the base is 6 (six) times the area of the equilateral triangle with the side length of 4 units.


On surface area of pyramids see the lessons
    - Surface area of pyramids
    - Solved problems on surface area of pyramids
in this site.


Also,  you have this free of charge online textbook on Geometry
    GEOMETRY - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK
in this site.

The referred lessons are the part if this textbook under the topic "Area and surface area".