Question

A right square pyramid has a slant height of 10 feet, and the length of a side

of the base is 16 feet. What is the height, h, of the pyramid?
10
16
A. 2 ft
B. 36 ft
C. 6 ft
D. V164 ft

Answer 1

Explanation:

take the base square. find the diagonal

16^2+16^2 = 2*16^2= d^2

d= 16√2

half of the diagonal will form the baSe of right triangle of hypotenuse 10. but the base will be 8√2 which is greater than 10. so I feel the slant hr has to be different and more than 10

Answer 2

The answer is 6 ft.

Explanation: