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A right triangle pyramid with a square base has a base edge length of 24 feet and a slant height of 20 feet.

The height of the pyramid is ____ ft

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User Max Shouman
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The triangle to solve for has a leg or 12 feet, hypotenuse of 20 feet, so solve for Pythagoras
a^(2) + b^(2) = c^(2) for a


a = \sqrt{c^(2) -b^(2)}

a = 16 feet
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