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100 points!!! need it now!!! A stainless steel patio heater is a square pyramid. The length of one side of the base is 20.8 in. The slant height of the pyramid is 88.5 in. What is the height of the pyramid?

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Answer:

the height forms a right triangle with the slant height as the hypotenuse and half of the base diagonal as the other leg

(height)^2 = (slant height)^2 - (half of base diagonal)^2

h^2 = 83.3^2 - (10.8 √2)^2

I think so, I hope it helps :)

User Jamie Treworgy
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Answer:

89.3 but im not 100% sure Hope this helps!!

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User Ari Anisfeld
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