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Part 1
Find the surface area of the pyramid.
15 in.
11 in.
11 in.
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Part 1
The surface area is
  
203.5
in cubed .
in cubed .
in.
in squared .
​(Type an integer or a​ decimal.)

Answer 1

I can’t be sure which faces the numbers label from the text alone. Could you upload the diagram or tell me exactly what the 15 in and the two 11 in label (for example: base side, slant height of a triangular face, lateral edge, etc.)?

Common interpretations and their surface areas (so you can check which matches your picture):
- If it’s a regular square pyramid with base side 15 in and slant height 11 in: SA = 15^2 + 4*(1/2*15*11) = 555 in^2.
- If the intended answer from your multiple choice is 203.5, the correct unit is in^2 (square inches). If that is the correct numeric value for your figure, please share the figure so I can show the steps that give 203.5 in^2.

Send the diagram or a short description and I’ll compute the exact surface area with work.