diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java index 84fc67159379..c24042eca752 100644 --- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java +++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java @@ -1,4 +1,22 @@ package com.thealgorithms.maths; +/** +* 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; +} /** * Find the area of various geometric shapes