Pyramid surface

There is a regular quadrilateral pyramid with the base edge length a = 3 cm and with the length of the side edge h = 8 cm.
Please calculate its surface area and volume.

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You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:

arithmetic

square root

solid geometry

pyramid
surface area

planimetry

Pythagorean theorem
right triangle
area of a shape
square
diagonal

Units of physical quantities

volume

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