Find the slant height of the square pyramid 15 and 16
To find the slant height of a square pyramid, you can use the Pythagorean theorem. The slant height is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed by one of the triangle's legs (which is the height of the pyramid) and half of one of the base's sides.
Let's assume that the height of the pyramid is 15 and the length of one of the base's sides is 16.
First, find the length of half of one of the base's sides:
Half of one side = 16 / 2 = 8
Next, use the Pythagorean theorem to find the slant height:
Slant height^2 = height^2 + (half of one side)^2
Slant height^2 = 15^2 + 8^2
Slant height^2 = 225 + 64
Slant height^2 = 289
Taking the square root of both sides:
Slant height = √289
Slant height = 17
Therefore, the slant height of the square pyramid is 17.