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 base, what is the height of the pyramid?
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Question 1166300: 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 base, what is the height of the pyramid?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (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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