The slant height in a rectangular or square pyramid is the distance from the apex (the top point) to the base along one of the triangular faces. It is not the same as the height, which is the perpendicular distance from the apex to the base. The slant height can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem, where the slant height (l) is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed by the height (h) and half the length of the base (b/2). The formula for the slant height of a rectangular or square pyramid is:
l = √(h^2 + (b/2)^2)
What is the slant height in a rectangular or squarepyramid
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