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Find the height of the square pyramid. Give an answer in 3 significant figures.

Find the height of the square pyramid. Give an answer in 3 significant figures.-example-1

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The height of the square pyramid is 29.580 cm.

The formula for height of the square pyramid is √[s^2−(a/2)^2]

where s is the slant height and a is the side of the base of the square.

Now in the given sum, a= 10cm and s= 30 cm.

Therefore,√[30)^2-(10/2)^2] cm

=√[900-5] cm

=√875 cm

=29.580 cm

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