Answer:
1536 m²
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the area of the lateral faces, calculate the height of a lateral face first.
The height of a lateral face = S
The blue triangle is right-angled, so we can use Pythagoras Theorem to find S.
[tex] \sqrt{ {h}^{2} + {0.5b}^{2} } [/tex]
[tex] = \sqrt{ {16}^{2} + {12}^{2} } [/tex]
[tex] = \sqrt{400} [/tex]
= 20 m
Total surface area of a pyramid
= total surface area of lateral faces + base area
Area of 1 lateral face
= (base × height) ÷ 2
= (24×20)÷2
= 240 m²
Total surface area of the pyramid
= 240×4 + 24×24
= 1536 m²
