SOLUTION: A square-based pyramid has a volume of 36 cubic inches. If the height is 15 inches greater than the length of each side of the baser, what is the height of the pyramid?
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Question 1166294: A square-based pyramid has a volume of 36 cubic inches. If the height is 15 inches greater than the length of each side of the baser, what is the height of the pyramid?
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That is a cubic equation with a non-integer, irrational solution -- use a calculator to get an approximate answer.
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