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The square pyramid shown below has a base with slides of 10 units. The slant height of the pyramid is 8 units

The square pyramid shown below has a base with slides of 10 units The slant height of the pyramid is 8 units class=

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The distance from the edge of the base to the center is 10/2 = 5 units. The Pythagorean theorem tells you the height is given by
.. 5^2 +h^2 = 8^2
.. h^2 = 64 -25 = 39
.. h = √39 ≈ 6.2