Question

a chocolate dessert is in the shape of a square pyramid is represented with a net how many square inches of icing are needed for the faces of the dessert.

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Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The total surface area of the square pyramid is the sum of the areas of the 5 faces.

Each face is a square with side lengths of:

- Base: 5 inches x 5 inches = 25 square inches
- 4 triangular faces: 3 inches x 3 inches = 9 square inches each, for a total of 36 square inches.

Therefore, the total square inches of icing needed for the faces of the dessert is:

25 (base) + 36 (4 triangular faces) = 61 square inches.