My apologies for the error in my previous response. Let's try calculating the height again using the same method:
Using the Pythagorean theorem:
(height)^2 = (hypotenuse)^2 - (base/2)^2
(height)^2 = 12^2 - (48/2)^2
(height)^2 = 144 - 24^2
(height)^2 = 144 - 576
(height)^2 = 432
height = √432
height ≈ 20.78 ft
I made a mistake in my calculation. Let me correct it:
height ≈ √(432)
height ≈ 20.78 ft
It seems I made the same error. Let's try calculating the height of the pyramid from base to top again:
Using the Pythagorean theorem:
(height)^2 = (hypotenuse)^2 - (base/2)^2
(height)^2 = 12^2 - (48/2)^2
(height)^2 = 144 - 24^2
(height)^2 = 144 - 576
(height)^2 = 320
height = √320
height ≈ 17.89 ft
Therefore, the correct height of the pyramid from base to top is approximately 17.89 ft. Thank you for your patience.