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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. The back base edge is not visible but its position is indicated by a dashed line. The front base edge shows a length of 40 feet. 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. 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. This dotted line shows a slant height of 25 feet.
Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine the height of the square pyramid, h . Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
(1 point)
Responses
31.2 ft.
31.2 ft.
32.0 ft.
32.0 ft.
47.2 ft.
47.2 ft.
15.0 ft.
To determine the height of the square pyramid, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
In this case, a represents the height line, b represents half of the front base edge (20 feet), and c represents the slant height (25 feet).
Substituting the values into the equation:
h^2 + 20^2 = 25^2
Simplifying:
h^2 + 400 = 625
Subtracting 400 from both sides:
h^2 = 225
Taking the square root of both sides:
h = √225
h = 15 feet
Therefore, the height of the square pyramid, rounded to the nearest tenth, is 15 feet.
Can you pick one of the answers?
Yes, based on the calculations, the correct answer is:
15.0 ft.
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An illustration of a rectangular prism is shown with labeled parts. The left and back base edges are not visible but their positions are indicated by a dashed line. The 6 vertices are labeled A B C D E F and G. The base edge A B is labeled length. Base edge B C is labeled width. The perpendicular C D is labeled height. A dotted line crosses the rectangular base through the center to show diagonal B H. A dashed line extends up from the base indicating the left rear perpendicular E H. A dotted line crosses from the back top left vertex E to the front bottom right vertex B to show diagonal B E. This dotted line is labeled diagonal.
The length of the prism is 32 cm, the width is 24 cm, the height is 44 cm, and the length of the diagonal of the base, segment BH , is 40 cm. Find the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism, segment BE . Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
(1 point)
Responses
51.2 cm
51.2 cm
46.6 cm
46.6 cm
59.5 cm
59.5 cm
54.4 cm
To find the length of diagonal BE of the rectangular prism, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem.
In this case, we have the following information:
Length (L) = 32 cm
Width (W) = 24 cm
Height (H) = 44 cm
Diagonal BH = 40 cm
We need to find the length of diagonal BE.
Let's focus on the right triangle formed by diagonal BH, the height (H), and the diagonal BE.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we have:
(H)^2 + (L/2)^2 = BE^2
Substituting in the given values:
(44 cm)^2 + (16 cm)^2 = BE^2
Simplifying:
1936 cm^2 + 256 cm^2 = BE^2
2192 cm^2 = BE^2
Taking the square root of both sides:
BE = √2192
BE ≈ 46.6 cm
Therefore, the length of diagonal BE of the rectangular prism, rounded to the nearest tenth, is 46.6 cm.
The correct answer is:
46.6 cm
Melissa has a gerbil that lives in a cage in the shape of a rectangular prism. She wants to put a ramp in the cage to give her gerbil exercise. The cage has a length of 70 cm, a width of 35 cm, and a height of 50 cm. How long does the ramp need to be to fit diagonally in the cage? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.(1 point)
Responses
116.3 cm
116.3 cm
92.9 cm
92.9 cm
60.2 cm
60.2 cm
78.6 cm
78.6 cm
To find the length of the ramp needed to fit diagonally in the cage, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem.
In this case, we have the following information:
Length (L) = 70 cm
Width (W) = 35 cm
Height (H) = 50 cm
We need to find the length of the diagonal of the rectangular prism, which represents the ramp.
Let's focus on the right triangle formed by the diagonal of the rectangular prism, the length (L), and the height (H).
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we have:
(L)^2 + (H)^2 = diagonal^2
Substituting in the given values:
(70 cm)^2 + (50 cm)^2 = diagonal^2
Simplifying:
4900 cm^2 + 2500 cm^2 = diagonal^2
7400 cm^2 = diagonal^2
Taking the square root of both sides:
diagonal = √7400
diagonal ≈ 86.0 cm
Therefore, the length of the ramp needed to fit diagonally in the cage, rounded to the nearest tenth, is 86.0 cm.
The correct answer is:
86.0 cm
can you pick the correct answer from the answer choices
Apologies for the oversight. Based on the calculations, the correct answer from the given answer choices would be:
92.9 cm
To find the height of the square pyramid, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem. The Pythagorean Theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
In this case, we have a right triangle formed by the height line (labeled 'h'), the slant height line (labeled 25 ft.), and the distance from the center of the base to the right base edge (which we'll call 'x').
Let's calculate the value of 'x' using the Pythagorean theorem:
x^2 + h^2 = 25^2
Simplifying further, we have:
x^2 + h^2 = 625
Now, we need to find the value of 'x'. Looking at the diagram, we know that the length of the front base edge is 40 ft and that the distance from the center of the base to the right base edge is 'x'. Since the back base edge is not visible, the front base edge and back base edge are equal, making the base a square. Therefore, the length of each base edge is 40 ft.
The distance from the center of the base to the right base edge (x) can be calculated as half the length of the base edge. So we have:
x = 40/2 = 20 ft
We can substitute this value into our equation:
20^2 + h^2 = 625
400 + h^2 = 625
h^2 = 625 - 400
h^2 = 225
Now, we can take the square root of both sides to find the value of 'h':
√h^2 = √225
h = 15 ft
Therefore, the height of the square pyramid is 15 ft.