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Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones
- Pyramids
- The vertex is the point where all the faces except the base intersect
- The base is the polygon that connects all the lateral faces
- Lateral faces always form triangles
- Lateral edges have the vertex as an endpoint
- The altitude is the segment from the vertex perpendicular to the base
- Regular pyramid
- The base is a regular polygon
- The endpoints of the altitude is the vertex and the center of the base
- All the lateral faces are congruent isosceles triangles
- The slant height is the height of each lateral face
- Lateral area of a regular pyramid = ½(perimeter of base × slant height)
- Surface area of a regular pyramid = lateral area + area of the base
- Cone
- The base is a circle
- The axis is the segment whose endpoints are the vertex and the center of the base
- The altitude is the perpendicular height
- Lateral area of a right cone = π × radius × slant height
- Surface area of a right cone = lateral area + area of the circle
Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones
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- Intro
- Pyramids
- Regular Pyramids
- Lateral Area of a Pyramid
- Surface Area of a Pyramid
- Cone
- Lateral Area and Surface Area of a Right Cone
- Extra Example 1: Pyramid and Prism
- Extra Example 2: Find the Lateral Area of the Regular Pyramid
- Extra Example 3: Find the Surface Area of the Pyramid
- Extra Example 4: Find the Lateral Area and Surface Area of the Cone































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