diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java index 7a06fd5e5fa0..53c3a0df3d3c 100644 --- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java +++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java @@ -192,4 +192,23 @@ public static double surfaceAreaCone(final double radius, final double height) { } return Math.PI * radius * (radius + Math.pow(height * height + radius * radius, 0.5)); } + +/** +* Calculate the surface area of a pyramid with a square base. +* +* @param sideLength side length of the square base +* @param slantHeight slant height of the pyramid +* @return surface area of the given pyramid +*/ +public static double surfaceAreaPyramid(final double sideLength, final double slantHeight) { +if (sideLength <= 0) { +throw new IllegalArgumentException("Must be a positive sideLength"); +} +if (slantHeight <= 0) { +throw new IllegalArgumentException("Must be a positive slantHeight"); +} +double baseArea = sideLength * sideLength; +double lateralSurfaceArea = 2 * sideLength * slantHeight; +return baseArea + lateralSurfaceArea; +} }