Update Area.java

Author: batouldakroub

src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java

@@ -34,6 +34,24 @@ public static double surfaceAreaCube(final double sideLength) {
         }
         return 6 * sideLength * sideLength;
     }
+/**
+* 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;
+}
 
     /**
      * Calculate the surface area of a sphere.