Question

A right hexagonal pyramid has height 10 inches. A slice 2 inches above the base has area 16 in^2
. Find the area of the base. ​

Answer 1

Slant Height of a square pyramid:

By the pythagorean theorem we know that.

s2 = r2 + h. ...

since r = a/2.

s2 = (1/4)a2 + h2, and.

s = √(h2 + (1/4)a2)

This is also the height of a triangle side.