the pyramid is in Arena in Memphis, Tennessee its height is 321 ft., and it's slant height is 436.5 ft. find the length of the edge of the square base round the answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

To find the length of the edge of the square base, we can use the Pythagorean theorem.

Let a be the length of the side of the square base and h be the height of the pyramid.

We know that:

a^2 + h^2 = slant height^2

a^2 + 321^2 = 436.5^2

a^2 + 103041 = 190205.25

a^2 = 87164.25

a ≈ √87164.25

a ≈ 295.2 ft

Therefore, the length of the edge of the square base is approximately 295.2 ft.