What is the slant height in a rectangular or square pyramid

Answer 1

The slant height of a rectangular or square pyramid is the length of the line segment that connects the apex (top vertex) of the pyramid to the midpoint of any of the sides of the base. It is not equal to the height of the pyramid, which is the perpendicular distance from the apex to the base. The slant height is calculated using the Pythagorean theorem, where the slant height (l) is the hypotenuse, the height (h) is one leg, and half the length of the base (b/2) is the other leg. The formula is: l = √(h^2 + (b/2)^2)