Some of the dimensions of a rectangular pyramid are shown in the diagram. The prism is not drawn to scale. The height of the rectangular pyramid is 17 meters.

Answer 1

Since the height of the rectangular pyramid is given as 17 meters, we can label this dimension as follows:
[asy]
size(200,100);
draw((0,0)--(3,0)--(4.9,.9)--(1.9,.9)--cycle);
draw((0,0)--(1.9,-3));
draw((3,0)--(3.8,-2.1));
draw((4.9,.9)--(5.7,-1.2));
draw((1.9,-3)--(3.8,-2.1)--(5.7,-1.2)--(3.8,0),dashed);
label("17",(1.9/2,-3/2),W);
[/asy]
The height is a vertical line segment that connects the apex (top point) of the rectangular pyramid to the base.