Question

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The top of the Washington Monument is a triangular pyramid with a triangular base. Each triangular face is 24 feet high with a base that is 16 feet wide. The lateral faces of the pyramid are covered with white marble. About how many square feet of marble cover the lateral faces of the pyramid

Answer 1

3944ft^2

Explanation:

o 4 triangular faces of the pyramid will have total area

= 4 ×12 × base × height = 4 × 12 × 34 × 58ft^2 = 3944ft^2

So 3944ft^2 of marble cover the faces of the pyramid.