The slant height is used to find the total surface area of a pyramid. The slant height is not the height of the pyramid. This video describes how to find the slant height of a pyramid.
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What is a pyramid?
What is the lateral side of a pyramid?
What is the apex of a pyramid?
How is slant height different than the height of a pyramid?
How can you use the 30-60-90 rule to find the slant height?
How do can one use the Pythagorean theorem to find slant height?
Surface Area of a Pyramid
Directions for finding the surface area of a pyramid. Finding the surface area involves adding the lateral area to the base area of the pyramid.
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