A right square pyramid has a slant height of 25 feet, and the length of a side of the base is 14 feet. What is the height of the pyramid?

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Answer: [tex]24\ ft[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The slant height of the square pyramid is [tex]l=25\ ft[/tex]

The length of the side of the base is [tex]a=14\ ft[/tex]

for the square pyramid, height is given by

[tex]\Rightarrow h=\sqrt{l^2-r^2}\quad \quad [\text{where r=}\frac{a}{2}]\\\Rightarrow h=\sqrt{25^2-7^2}\\\Rightarrow h=\sqrt{625-49}\\\Rightarrow h=\sqrt{576}\\\Rightarrow h=24\ ft[/tex]

Thus, the height of the prism is [tex]24\ ft[/tex]  

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