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A right triangle pyramid with a square base has a base edge length of 24 feet and a slant height of 20 feet.


The height of the pyramid is ____ ft

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The triangle to solve for has a leg or 12 feet, hypotenuse of 20 feet, so solve for Pythagoras \(a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}\)  for a

\(a = \sqrt{c^{2} -b^{2}}\)

a = 16 feet

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