SOLUTION: If a regular square pyramid has a slant height of 7 units and a base with an edge of 6 units, then what is the area of the base?

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Question 253464: If a regular square pyramid has a slant height of 7 units and a base with an edge of 6 units, then what is the area of the base?
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Area of base is edge squared = 6^2 = 36