document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1180777>Question 1180777</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square pyramid has a slant height of 25 m and a lateral area of 350^2 m. Which is the closest to the volume? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of each of the four lateral faces is 350/4 = 175/2 square meters.  With a slant height of 25m, the side length of the square base is 7m.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The foot of the altitude of the pyramid is in the center of the square base, 3.5m from each side of the base.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height h of the pyramid can then be found as the length of the other leg of a right triangle with hypotenuse 25m and one leg 3.5m.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the volume of the pyramid is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=V=%281%2F3%29%287%5E2%29%28h%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"V=%281%2F3%29%287%5E2%29%28h%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
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