The height of a side on a pyramid is 11 inches long, and its square base has sides that are 6 inches long. what is the surface area? 233 in.2 168 in.2 144 in.2

The area of the pyramid’s base is 36 in².

The pyramid has 4 lateral faces.  

The surface area of each lateral face is 27 in².

Step-by-step explanation:

"Lateral" means side, so the lateral faces are triangles.

The base is the bottom, which is a square.

To calculate the area of the base, use the formula for area of a square.

To calculate the area of a lateral face, find the area of a triangle.

In a pyramid, the number of lateral faces is the same as the number of sides in the base. The square base as 4 sides, so there are 4 lateral faces.

10

step-by-step explanation:

7+3=10