find the surface area of a rectangular pyramid with these measurements: I = 13 cm, w = 11 cm, and h = 8 cm. Express your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.
twice the area of the top
twice the area of an end
twice the area of a side
To find the surface area of a rectangular pyramid, we need to find the area of the top, the area of the ends, and the area of the sides.
The area of the top is given by:
A_top = l * w
where l is the length and w is the width. In this case, l = 13 cm and w = 11 cm. Therefore:
A_top = 13 cm * 11 cm = 143 cm^2
Since we need twice the area of the top, we multiply A_top by 2:
2 * A_top = 2 * 143 cm^2 = 286 cm^2
The area of an end of the pyramid is given by:
A_end = (1/2) * l * p
where p is the perimeter of the base. In this case, l = 13 cm and p = 2 * (l + w) = 2 * (13 cm + 11 cm) = 2 * 24 cm = 48 cm. Therefore:
A_end = (1/2) * 13 cm * 48 cm = 312 cm^2
Since we also need twice the area of an end, we multiply A_end by 2:
2 * A_end = 2 * 312 cm^2 = 624 cm^2
The area of a side of the pyramid is given by:
A_side = (1/2) * p * h
where p is the perimeter of the base and h is the height of the pyramid. In this case, p = 48 cm (as calculated earlier) and h = 8 cm. Therefore:
A_side = (1/2) * 48 cm * 8 cm = 192 cm^2
Since we also need twice the area of the side, we multiply A_side by 2:
2 * A_side = 2 * 192 cm^2 = 384 cm^2
Finally, to find the total surface area of the pyramid, we add the areas of the top, the ends, and the sides together:
Total surface area = 2 * A_top + 2 * A_end + 2 * A_side
= 2 * 286 cm^2 + 2 * 624 cm^2 + 2 * 384 cm^2
= 572 cm^2 + 1248 cm^2 + 768 cm^2
= 2588 cm^2
Therefore, the surface area of the rectangular pyramid is 2588 cm^2.
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To find the surface area of a rectangular pyramid, we need to calculate the area of the base, the area of the four triangular faces, and the area of the rectangular face.
The area of the base is given by:
A_base = l * w
where l is the length and w is the width. In this case, l = 13 cm and w = 11 cm, so:
A_base = 13 cm * 11 cm = 143 cm^2
The area of each triangular face is calculated by the formula:
A_triangular_face = (1/2) * l * h
where l is the length and h is the height of the triangle. In this case, l = 13 cm and h = 8 cm, so:
A_triangular_face = (1/2) * 13 cm * 8 cm = 52 cm^2
To find the total area of the four triangular faces, we multiply A_triangular_face by 4:
4 * A_triangular_face = 4 * 52 cm^2 = 208 cm^2
Lastly, the area of the rectangular face is given by:
A_rectangular_face = l * h
where l is the length and h is the height. In this case, l = 13 cm and h = 8 cm, so:
A_rectangular_face = 13 cm * 8 cm = 104 cm^2
To find the total surface area of the pyramid, we add the area of the base, the area of the four triangular faces, and the area of the rectangular face:
Total surface area = A_base + 4 * A_triangular_face + A_rectangular_face
= 143 cm^2 + 208 cm^2 + 104 cm^2
= 455 cm^2
Therefore, the surface area of the rectangular pyramid is 455 cm^2.