From ce6a697df6171577bca05ae29b0c12159abc01f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Taha Adnan Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 00:15:08 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Fixed pyramid side length error message --- src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java index 84fc67159379..317a2c9b3852 100644 --- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java +++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public static double surfaceAreaSphere(final double radius) { */ public static double surfaceAreaPyramid(final double sideLength, final double slantHeight) { if (sideLength <= 0) { - throw new IllegalArgumentException(""); + throw new IllegalArgumentException("Must be a positive sideLength"); } if (slantHeight <= 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("slant height must be greater than 0"); From 8e2bbc01cb3d33036791230504355e5b88cb526e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Taha Adnan Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 00:40:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fix pyramid slant height error message --- src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java index 317a2c9b3852..f9cc971f84d0 100644 --- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java +++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java @@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ public static double surfaceAreaSphere(final double radius) { * @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("slant height must be greater than 0"); - } + 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;