The length of a side of the base of a square pyramid is 15 inches. the pyramid has a lateral area of 270 square inches. what is the slant height of the pyramid?

The slant height of the pyramid is

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The lateral area of the square base pyramid is equal to

where

b is the length side of the base

L is the slant height of the pyramid

we have

substitute the values and solve for L

30 miles

step-by-step explanation:

we know that 60 seconds equals 1 minute and 60 minutes 1 hour

44 ft       60 sec     60 min     158400   ft

  *   *   =

1 sec       1 min       1 hour         hour

we know that there are 5280 ft per mile

158400   ft       1 mile         30 miles

  *   =

1   hour               5280 ft     1 hour

so in 1 hour   it can travel 30 miles

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