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Question

An illustration shows a pyramid with a rectangular base. The length of the base is labeled 20 centimeters and the width as 18 centimeters. The perpendicular heights from the apex to the base length of 20 is 16.6 centimeters and to the base width of 18 is 17.2 centimeters. The perpendicular heights are denoted by two right angle symbols on two of the lateral faces from the apex to the base by dashed lines.

What is the surface of the rectangular pyramid?

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Responses

1,001.6 cm2
1,001.6 cm squared

1,178.8 cm2
1,178.8 cm squared

102,787.2 cm2
102,787.2 cm squared

1,643.2 cm2

Answer 1

To calculate the surface area of the rectangular pyramid, we need to determine the area of the base and the area of the four triangular lateral faces.

1. Area of the rectangular base:

   • Length = 20 cm
   • Width = 18 cm
   • Area of the base = Length × Width = 20 cm × 18 cm = 360 cm²

2. Area of the triangular lateral faces: We have two pairs of triangular faces:

   • Two triangles with base 20 cm (length of the base) and height 17.2 cm (perpendicular height).
   • Two triangles with base 18 cm (width of the base) and height 16.6 cm (perpendicular height).

Calculating the area of the two triangles with a base of 20 cm:

• Area of one triangle = (1/2) × base × height = (1/2) × 20 cm × 17.2 cm = 10 cm × 17.2 cm = 172 cm².
• Area of two triangles = 2 × 172 cm² = 344 cm².

Calculating the area of the two triangles with a base of 18 cm:

• Area of one triangle = (1/2) × base × height = (1/2) × 18 cm × 16.6 cm = 9 cm × 16.6 cm = 149.4 cm².
• Area of two triangles = 2 × 149.4 cm² = 298.8 cm².

3. Total surface area of the pyramid:

• Total area = Area of the base + Area of the triangular faces = 360 cm² + 344 cm² + 298.8 cm² = 1002.8 cm².

After verifying the calculations:

• The total surface area is approximately 1002.8 cm².

None of the given responses match this value exactly, but the closest option provided is:

• 1,001.6 cm².

Thus, the correct answer is: 1,001.6 cm².