From 2750ba114b38e073ce188fd818ff993d0819f2b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: GitHerDone17 Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:13:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added surface area calculation for pyramid --- src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java index 7a06fd5e5fa0..d99b456a1822 100644 --- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java +++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java @@ -192,4 +192,17 @@ 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 + 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; + } }