document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1163516>Question 1163516</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pyramid TABCD has a 20-cm square base ABCD. The edges that meet at T are 27 cm long. Make a diagram of TABCD, showing F, the point of ABCD closest to T. Find the height TF, to the nearest cm. Find the volume of TABCD, to the nearest cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Point F is the center of the square base -- i.e., the intersection of the diagonals of the base.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the unknown height TF, the length of AF, and the known length of AT form a right triangle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Determine the length of AF from the given information and use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the height TF.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then use the formula for the volume of a pyramid (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V+=+%281%2F3%29Bh ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V+=+%281%2F3%29Bh\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) to determine the volume (in cm^3, not in cm).<br><BR>\n" );
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