diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
index 7a06fd5e5fa0..9509507798b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
@@ -192,4 +192,29 @@ 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;
+    }
+
+
+
+
+    
 }