square pyramid

• Surface area


  The total area of the outside or surface of a three-dimensional shape
• Square pyramid


  • Has 5 total faces: the base and 4 lateral (triangular) faces
• Steps to find surface area of a square pyramid

  1. Find area of base

  2. Find area of lateral (triangular) faces

  3. Add all face areas together
• Lateral faces


  The triangular faces going around the pyramid
• Slant height


  • 5 inches
• Base side length


  • 6 inches
• Area of square base = Side length squared
• Area of triangular lateral face = 1/2 * Base * Height
• Perimeter of square base = 4 * Side length