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What is the slant height x of this square pyramid?

What is the slant height x of this square pyramid?-example-1

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Answer:

x = 2√3 m ≈ 3.46 m

Explanation:

We have the triangle 30° - 60° - 90°.

The sides are in the ratio 1 : √3 : 2 (look at the picture).

We have 2a = 4m → a = 2m.

x = a√3, thereofre x = 2√3 m

What is the slant height x of this square pyramid?-example-1
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