The slant height in a rectangular or square pyramid is the distance from the apex (top) of the pyramid to the midpoint of one of the edges of the base. It is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed by the height of the pyramid and half of the length of one of the edges of the base. The slant height can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem:
Slant height = √(height^2 + (1/2 * base length)^2)
What is the slant height in a rectangular or square lyramid
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