Find the surface area of a rectangular pyramid with these measurements: l = 13 cm, w = 11 cm, and h = 8 cm. Express your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.(1 point) Use the formula for surface area in parts
The surface area of a rectangular pyramid can be found using the formula:
Area of base + (0.5 x Perimeter of base x Slant height)
The base of the pyramid is a rectangle, so the area of the base is simply the product of the length and width:
Area of base = l x w = 13 cm x 11 cm = 143 cm^2
The perimeter of the base is given by the formula:
Perimeter of base = 2(l + w) = 2(13 cm + 11 cm) = 2(24 cm) = 48 cm
The slant height can be found using the Pythagorean theorem:
l^2 + w^2 + h^2 = slant height^2
13 cm^2 + 11 cm^2 + 8 cm^2 = slant height^2
169 cm^2 + 121 cm^2 + 64 cm^2 = slant height^2
354 cm^2 = slant height^2
slant height ≈ √354 cm ≈ 18.83 cm (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Now we can calculate the surface area:
Surface area = Area of base + (0.5 x Perimeter of base x Slant height)
Surface area = 143 cm^2 + (0.5 x 48 cm x 18.83 cm)
Surface area = 143 cm^2 + (0.5 x 905.44 cm^2)
Surface area ≈ 143 cm^2 + 452.72 cm^2
Surface area ≈ 595.72 cm^2
Therefore, the surface area of the rectangular pyramid is approximately 595.72 cm^2.
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The surface area of a rectangular pyramid can be found using the formula:
Surface Area = Base Area + Lateral Area
where
Base Area = l x w
Lateral Area = (1/2) x perimeter of base x slant height
Given:
l = 13 cm
w = 11 cm
h = 8 cm
First, let's calculate the base area:
Base Area = l x w = 13 cm x 11 cm = 143 cm²
Next, we need to calculate the slant height.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:
slant height² = l² + (1/4)(w² + h²)
slant height² = 13² + (1/4)(11² + 8²)
slant height² = 169 + (1/4)(121 + 64)
slant height² = 169 + (1/4)(185)
slant height² = 169 + (185/4)
slant height² = 676/4 + 185/4
slant height² = 861/4
slant height ≈ √(861/4) ≈ 14.74 cm (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Now, let's calculate the perimeter of the base:
Perimeter of base = 2(l + w) = 2(13 cm + 11 cm) = 2(24 cm) = 48 cm
Finally, we can calculate the lateral area:
Lateral Area = (1/2) x perimeter of base x slant height
Lateral Area = (1/2) x 48 cm x 14.74 cm
Lateral Area ≈ 12.37 cm²
Now, add the base area and the lateral area to find the surface area:
Surface Area = Base Area + Lateral Area
Surface Area = 143 cm² + 12.37 cm²
Surface Area ≈ 155.37 cm²
Therefore, the surface area of the rectangular pyramid is approximately 155.37 cm².
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I apologize for the previous incorrect responses. Let's calculate the surface area of the rectangular pyramid with the correct formulas.
The surface area of a rectangular pyramid can be found using the formula:
Surface Area = Base Area + (0.5 x Perimeter of Base x Slant Height)
Given:
l = 13 cm
w = 11 cm
h = 8 cm
First, let's calculate the base area:
Base Area = l x w = 13 cm x 11 cm = 143 cm²
Next, let's calculate the perimeter of the base:
Perimeter of Base = 2(l + w) = 2(13 cm + 11 cm) = 2(24 cm) = 48 cm
Now we need to calculate the slant height. To do this, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the height of the triangular face:
(slant height)^2 = (height)^2 + (base/2)^2
(slant height)^2 = 8 cm^2 + (6.5 cm)^2 [base = l/2 = 13 cm/2 = 6.5 cm]
(slant height)^2 = 8 cm^2 + 42.25 cm^2
(slant height)^2 ≈ 50.25 cm^2
slant height ≈ √50.25 cm ≈ 7.10 cm (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Finally, we can calculate the surface area:
Surface Area = Base Area + (0.5 x Perimeter of Base x Slant Height)
Surface Area = 143 cm² + (0.5 x 48 cm x 7.10 cm)
Surface Area ≈ 143 cm² + (0.5 x 339.2 cm²)
Surface Area ≈ 143 cm² + 169.6 cm²
Surface Area ≈ 312.6 cm²
Therefore, the surface area of the rectangular pyramid is approximately 312.6 cm².
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The surface area of a rectangular pyramid can be calculated by adding the area of the base to the area of the four triangular faces.
Given:
l = 13 cm
w = 11 cm
h = 8 cm
Let's start with calculating the area of the base:
Area of the base = l * w = 13 cm * 11 cm = 143 cm²
Next, we need to calculate the area of the four triangular faces. Each triangular face has a base equal to the width of the base of the pyramid and a height equal to the slant height.
First, let's find the slant height using the Pythagorean theorem:
slant height² = (l/2)² + h²
slant height² = (13 cm/2)² + 8 cm²
slant height² = 6.5 cm² + 64 cm²
slant height² = 70.25 cm²
slant height ≈ √70.25 cm ≈ 8.38 cm (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
The area of each triangular face can be calculated using the formula: (1/2) * base * height
Area of each triangular face = (1/2) * 11 cm * 8.38 cm = 44.19 cm²
Since there are four triangular faces, the total area of the four triangular faces is:
4 * Area of each triangular face = 4 * 44.19 cm² = 176.76 cm²
Finally, we can calculate the total surface area by summing up the area of the base and the area of the four triangular faces:
Total surface Area = Area of the base + Total area of the four triangular faces
Total surface Area = 143 cm² + 176.76 cm² = 319.76 cm²
Therefore, the surface area of the rectangular pyramid is approximately 319.76 cm².