Lesson 5 · Cost Estimation

Surface Area of Pyramid Presentation

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Class 10 Maths · Mensuration

Surface Area of a Pyramid

Square base · LSA = 2al · TSA = a² + 2al

By the end of this lesson you can

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Name a, l, h and e on a pyramid

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Derive 2al from the net

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Find the total surface area

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Find a missing length with Pythagoras

The four lengths of a pyramid

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a: side of the base

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l: slant height, along a face

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h: vertical height, to the centre

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e: edge, to a corner

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Presenter notes: Today we measure the surface of a square-based pyramid. When we open the pyramid out flat, the formula appears on its own.