What is the slant height in a rectangular or square pyramid?(1 point)

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the distance across the triangular face
the distance across the triangular face

the height from the apex straight down to the base of the triangular face where it forms a right angle
the height from the apex straight down to the base of the triangular face where it forms a right angle

the height of the pyramid from the apex straight down to the middle of the base of the pyramid
the height of the pyramid from the apex straight down to the middle of the base of the pyramid

an edge of a triangular face

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The correct response is: the distance across the triangular face.

The slant height of a pyramid is the length from the apex (top point) of the pyramid down to the midpoint of one of the edges of the base, typically along the triangular face of the pyramid.