Use the image to answer the question.
An illustration shows a pyramid with a rectangular base of length 8 feet and width 6 feet. The perpendicular height, drawn as a dotted line from the apex to the center of the base, is labeled 12 feet. The sides that are not visible are drawn in dashed lines.
What is the pyramid’s length?
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ft.
The length of the pyramid can be found by using the Pythagorean theorem on the base of the pyramid.
The diagonal of the pyramid's rectangular base forms the hypotenuse of a right triangle with the length and width of the base as the other two sides.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can calculate the length:
Length = √(8^2 + 6^2)
Length = √(64 + 36)
Length = √100
Length = 10 feet
Therefore, the pyramid's length is 10 feet.