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The Louvre Pyramid. designed by architect I.M. Pei is?made of glass and metal and serves as the main entrance to the museum. The diagonal part of the of the structure, from the top of the pyramid to the ground, measures 85 ft. and half the distance of the base measures 51 ft. How tall is pyramid? Round to the nearest foot.​

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Answer: 68 ft

Explanation:

Use Pythagorean Theorem: x² + y² = d²

51² + h² = 85²

h² = 85² - 51²

h² = 4624


h=√(4624)

h = 68

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