document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1103454>Question 1103454</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> opqrs is a right pyramid whose base is a square of sides 12cm each.  given that the slant height of the pyramid is 15 cm. find,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)height of the pyramid<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)the volume of the pyramid <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c)the total surface area of the pyramid </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The side of the base is 12; so the distance across the base from one side to the other is 12; so the distance from the middle of one side of the base to the center of the base is 6.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then with a slant height of 15, the height of the pyramid is the other leg of a right triangle with hypotenuse 15 and one leg 6:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2815%5E2-6%5E2%29+=+sqrt%28225-36%29+=+sqrt%28189%29+=+3%2Asqrt%2821%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2815%5E2-6%5E2%29+=+sqrt%28225-36%29+=+sqrt%28189%29+=+3%2Asqrt%2821%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer a: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Asqrt%2821%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Asqrt%2821%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (cm)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The volume of the pyramid is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29Bh+=+%281%2F3%29%28144%29%283%2Asqrt%2821%29%29+=+144%2Asqrt%2821%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29Bh+=+%281%2F3%29%28144%29%283%2Asqrt%2821%29%29+=+144%2Asqrt%2821%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer b: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=144%2Asqrt%2821%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"144%2Asqrt%2821%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (cubic cm)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the base is 144; the area of each triangular face is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29bh+=+%281%2F2%29%2812%29%2815%29+=+90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29bh+=+%281%2F2%29%2812%29%2815%29+=+90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total surface area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=144%2B4%2890%29+=+144%2B360+=+504 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"144%2B4%2890%29+=+144%2B360+=+504\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  (square cm) </SPAN>\n" );
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