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Can someone please help me with this question ​-example-1
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Answer:

square root of (27)...which is 5.2"

Explanation:

Slant height of the square pyramid,

Just take one side(triangle)

The slant height tends to divide the base of the triangle in 2,

; we take one half of the triangle,

which now has a side with 6" and a base of 3"(since it was divided in two by the slant height)

;then apply the pythagoras theorem,

; (slant height)^2 = ( 6^2 - 3^2)

; slant height = square root of (36 - 9)

; slant height = square root of (27)

; which is... 5.2"

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