Question

A right pyramid with a square base has a base edge length of 24 feet and slant height of 20 feet. The height of the pyramid is 'blank' feet.

Answer 1

Answer:16

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The height of the pyramid is 16 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

A right pyramid with a square base has a base edge length of 24 feet.

The slant height is 20 feet.

We take the half of base here that is 12.

Let the height be h, applying Pythagoras theorem.

$h^{2} =20^{2} -12^{2}$

Solving for h;

$h^{2} =400-144$

=> $h^{2} =400-144$

=> $h^{2} =256$

=> $h=\sqrt{256}$

h = 16

Therefore, The height of the pyramid is 16 feet.