For the square pyramid , the lateral edge length , e , is 25 in , and the slant height , s, is 24 in Find the height of the pyramid , h Round the answer to the nearest whole number Hint : Before finding the length of h you will first need to find the length of r 1 point )
To find the height of the square pyramid, we first need to find the length of r.
The slant height (s) is the hypotenuse of a right triangle, with r as one of the legs and the lateral edge length (e) as the other leg.
Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can find r:
r^2 + e^2 = s^2
r^2 + 25^2 = 24^2
r^2 + 625 = 576
r^2 = 576 - 625
r^2 = -49
Since r cannot be a negative value, this means that there is an error in the given information.