SOLUTION: The lateral area of a pyramid with a square base is 2400in^2. Its base edges are 48in long. Find the height of the pyramid.

Question 965140: The lateral area of a pyramid with a square base is 2400in^2. Its base edges are 48in long. Find the height of the pyramid.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
lateral area/4=area of one side =1/2(base edge)(slant height)

The slant height is 25 inches.
The height and 1/2 the base length form a right triangle with the slant height as hypotenuse, so:
where h is the height

ANSWER: The height of the pyramid is 7 inches.
RELATED QUESTIONS
The lateral area of a pyramid with a square base is 240ft(squared). Its base edges are... (answered by nyc_function)

The lateral are of a pyramid with a square bade is 1776 in^2. Its base edges are 24 in... (answered by MathLover1)

the lateral area of a pyramid with a square base is 240 sq. ft. its base edges are 12 ft. (answered by ewatrrr)

The lateral area of a pyramid with a square base is 2400 inches and its base edges are 48 (answered by lynnlo)

find the slant height of a square pyramid with a base of 8cm if its lateral area is... (answered by ewatrrr)

The lateral surface area of a regular square pyramid is 240 m^2. If each side of its base (answered by ikleyn)

A pyramid has a square base. Find the surface area of the pyramid if its slant height is... (answered by checkley71)

The corresponding base edges of a frustum of a regular pyramid are in the ratio 2:3 .Find (answered by ikleyn)