SOLUTION: find the slant height of a regular triangular pyramid with a base edge of 24cm and a lateral edge of 13cm.

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Question 1054143: find the slant height of a regular triangular pyramid with a base edge of 24cm and a lateral edge of 13cm.
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find the slant height of a regular triangular pyramid with a base edge of 24cm and a lateral edge of 13cm.
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Slant height = sqrt%2813%5E2-%2824%2F2%29%5E2%29 = sqrt%2813%5E2+-+12%5E2%29 = 5 cm.