From 1af8bbaee576194c2a5268a79647a0d0339d10e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: KadenR789 Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:20:09 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added surface area calculation for pyramid --- .../java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java index 7a06fd5e5fa0..c4d48668a710 100644 --- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java +++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java @@ -35,6 +35,25 @@ 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. *