The lateral surface area of a regular pyramid is 160 cm2 and the perimeter of the base is 40 cm. What is the slant height?

a.) 4cm
b.) 8cm
c.) 10cm

2 answers

The lateral surface of a regular (right) pyramid is
A = (1/2) perimeter * slant height
Given A=160, and perimeter = 40,
try to figure out the slant height.
thanks :)