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A stainless steel patio heater is a square pyramid. The length of one side of the base is 23.4 in. The
slant height of the pyramid is 88.2 in. What is the height of the pyramid?

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Answer:

87.4 in

Step-by-step explanation:

Imagine a right triangle with one side the hight the other side half of the base side and the hypotenuse the slant height and use Pythagorean Theorem.

h² + (23.4/2)² = 88.2² solve for hight,

h=√88.2²- (23.4/2)² is about 87.4 in