there is a pyramid with the hypotenuse of 25 ft and a base of 20 ft what is the missing height? round to the nearest tenth

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To find the missing height of the pyramid, we can use the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

Let's denote the missing height of the pyramid as h.
So, h^2 + 10^2 = 25^2
h^2 + 100 = 625
h^2 = 525
h = √525
h ≈ 22.9 ft

Therefore, the missing height of the pyramid is approximately 22.9 ft.