Question

How to calculate the surface area of a pyramid in PHP

Answer 1

function surfaceAreaOfPyramid($sideLength, $height) {
    $surfaceArea = ($sideLength * $sideLength) + 2 * 
                   ($sideLength * sqrt(pow($height, 2) + 
                   pow(($sideLength / 2), 2)));

    return $surfaceArea;
}

$sideLength = 8.0;
$height = 14.0;

echo surfaceAreaOfPyramid($sideLength, $height);



/*
run:

296.96351645698

*/

 

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