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An illustration shows a square pyramid with labeled parts. The left, front, and right faces of the pyramid and base are visible. The back face is not visible, but its position is indicated by a dashed line. The back base edge is not visible, but its position is indicated by a dashed line. The left base edge is labeled a. The back left lateral edge is labeled e. A dotted line extends from the interior of the vertex straight down to the center of the base and is labeled h. A right angle is indicated where the dotted height line meets the base. Another dotted line extends from the center of the base where the height line meets to the center of the right base edge and is labeled r. A dotted line extends from the right base edge straight up the center of the right face of the prism and meets the height line at the vertex. The dotted slant height line is labeled s.
For the square pyramid, the lateral edge length, e , is 25 in., and the slant height, s , is 24 in. Find the height of the pyramid, h . Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Hint: Before finding the length of h , you will first need to find the length of r
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To find the length of r, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem. Since we have a right angle where the height line meets the base, we can create a right triangle. The length of the base edge is labeled as a, and the length of the slant height is labeled as s.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we have:
r^2 = a^2 + s^2
r^2 = 25^2 + 24^2
r^2 = 625 + 576
r^2 = 1201
Taking the square root of both sides, we get:
r = √1201
Now that we have the length of r, we can find the length of h. We can create another right triangle using the height line, the slant height line, and h.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem again, we have:
h^2 = s^2 - r^2
h^2 = 24^2 - 1201
h^2 = 576 - 1201
h^2 = -625
Taking the square root of both sides, we get:
h = √(-625)
Since the length of a triangle cannot be negative, there must be an error in the calculations. Please double-check the given information or provide additional information to solve for the height, h.