What is the surface area of an equilateral triangular pyramid with base side length of 9 cm, base height of 7.8cm, and slant height of 11.3 cm? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. 315.5 cm O 194.5 cm 185.3 cm

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What is the surface area of an equilateral triangular pyramid with base side length of 9 cm, base height of 7.8cm, and slant height of
11.3 cm? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
O 315.5 cm?
O 194.5 cm?
O 185.3 cm?
O 187.7 cm?
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Transcribed Image Text:What is the surface area of an equilateral triangular pyramid with base side length of 9 cm, base height of 7.8cm, and slant height of 11.3 cm? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. O 315.5 cm? O 194.5 cm? O 185.3 cm? O 187.7 cm? MacBook Air
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This is a Equilateral triangular pyramid . That means we need to use the area formula for triangles to find B

First, calculate the area of the base and the perimeter. 

 

So, B = 12×b×h

         = 12×(9)×(7.8)

         = 35.1

 

The sides of the base are all the same length, so we can calculate the perimeter by multiplying 

9 × 3 = 27.

Next, put the values into the formula for surface area of a pyramid and multiply the values together inside the brackets:

Surface area =12× perimeter ×slant height+B

                    =[12(27)×11.3]+35.1=152.55+35.1=187.65 or 187.7

 

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