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a right pyramid with a square base has a base edge length of 24 feet and slant height of 20 feet the height of the pyramid is feet

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Answer:

16 feet

Explanation:

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User JohnSUN
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Answer:

The height of the pyramid is 16 feet.

Explanation:

Look at the picture.

Use the Pythagorean theorem:


leg^2+leg^2=hypotenuse^2

We have


leg=12ft,\ leg=H,\ hypotenuse=20ft

Substitute:


12^2+H^2=20^2


144+H^2=400 subtract 144 from both sides


H^2=256\to H=√(156)\\\\H=16\ ft

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