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What is the difference between the height and the slant height of a pyramid? use at least three complete sentences please.

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The height of a cone or pyramid is the perpendicular measurement from the base to the top of the pyramid. That means straight up. Slant height is the height along one face of the cone or pyramid from the base to the top.
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