1989 AJHSME Problems/Problem 23
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Problem
An artist has 
cubes, each with an edge of 
meter. She stands them on the ground to form a sculpture as shown. She then paints the exposed surface of the sculpture. How many square meters does she paint?
Solution
We can consider the contributions of the sides of the three layers and the tops of the layers separately.
Layer 
(counting from the top starting at ) has 
side faces each with unit squares, so the sides of the pyramid contribute 
for the surface area.
The tops of the layers when combined form the same arrangement of unit cubes as the bottom of the pyramid, which is a 
square, hence this contributes 
for the surface area.
Thus, the artist paints 
square meters.
Solution
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