Question

A stainless steel patio heater is a square pyramid. The length of one side of the base is 21.4 in. The slant height of the pyramid is 90.1 in. What is the height of the​ pyramid?

Answer 1

The height of the heater is about 89.3 in. You can solve this problem with the Pythagorean Theorem. The base is a square. So half way across the middle will the right under the tip of the pyramid. We can use the measurement with the slant height to write and solve the equation below.23.8^2 + x^2 = 90.1^2x will be about 89.3.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: x will be about 89.3.

How: 23.8^2 + x^2 = 90.1^2