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in a pyramid with a base of a square your given the height and the slant height but how would you get your base?

Jazel001

by Jazel001 at April 25, 2011

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If you know the slant and height, half of the base's diagonal will be slant^2=height^2+(1/2 of base's diagonal)^2. After the diagonal is found (*2) then divide by sqroot(2) and then you will have a side of the base.

Jung012 Jung012 April 25, 2011

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