SOLUTION: a pyramid has a square base with an area of 169 ft.2. what is the perimeter of the base of the pyramid

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Question 1210697: a pyramid has a square base with an area of 169 ft.2. what is the perimeter of the base of the pyramid
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A pyramid has a square base with an area of 169 ft.2. What is the perimeter of the base of the pyramid?
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The base is the square of the area 169 ft^2 (given).


Hence, the side of the square at the base is sqrt%28169%29 = 13 ft.


The perimeter of the base is four times its side, 4*13 = 52 ft.    ANSWER

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