9.2 Surface Area of Pyramids 11/30/16
Pyramid Base is a polygon and sides are triangles meeting at a point Regular pyramid: a pyramid whose base is a regular polygon (all sides and angles are congruent)
Pyramid Parts b: Base- the side length of the base h: Height- the distance from the center of the pyramid to its apex (top vertex) s: Slant Height- the distance from the apex to the center of the side of the base
Surface Area of Pyramids Add up the area of the base and the lateral faces
Example 1 Find the surface area of this square pyramid.
Example 2 Find the surface area of this regular triangular pyramid.
Example 3 Find the surface area of the composite solid. Assume that the bottom of the base is a square.