Answer to Question #197089 in Geometry for Nonkululeko

Question

The net of a pyramid is seen as a square inside with four triangles attached to the square. Each triangular side has an area which is exactly half of the area of the square base. What fraction of the total area of the net is taken up by the base?

Answer 1

If the area of the base is 1, then the total area is

$A=1+\frac{1}{2}*4=3.$