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The scene displays a triangular pyramid with a light yellowish-green shade. The pyramid's base is a triangle with labeled measurements. Several lines are drawn from the apex to the base of the triangle, representing the height of the triangle faces, and they are labeled with their corresponding lengths. The measurements include 16.6 cm, 17.2 cm, 18 cm, and 20 cm. The image is in a simple style without shading or complex design elements.

What is the surface of the rectangular pyramid?

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Responses

1,643.2 cm2
1
,
643.2

cm
2
1,643.2 cm squared

102,787.2 cm2
102
,
787.2

cm
2
102,787.2 cm squared

1,001.6 cm2
1
,
001.6

cm
2
1,001.6 cm squared

1,178.8 cm2

1 answer

To find the surface area of a triangular pyramid (also known as a tetrahedron), you need to calculate the area of the base and the areas of the triangular faces.

  1. Base Area: Since the base is a triangle, you need the base's height and base side lengths to calculate the area. However, since the specific lengths of the sides of the triangle are not provided, we will not be able to calculate this without additional information.

  2. Triangular Face Areas: Each triangular face area can be calculated using the height and the base side for that respective triangle. Without specific measurements for the base of the triangles, it is also difficult to compute these areas.

Since we are unable to compute the surface area of the pyramid with the given information, we cannot directly determine which of the options is correct.

Could you please provide the lengths of the triangle's sides or the height of the base triangle for more accurate calculations?