Consider one pyramid Side length of base = 1.5cm and its height is 1 cm Slant height of one of the lateral faces = sqrt(1^2 + 0.75^2) = 1.25 cm Area of one of the triangular faces = 0.5 * 1.5* 1.25 = 0.9375 cm^2
There are 8 of these so the required surface area = 8 * 0.9375 = 7.5 cm^2 Answer