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A pyramid has a base 16 inches x 16 inches and a slant height of 10 inches.

Hint: You will need to use the Pythagorean theorem to find the altitude.

Volume = ____ cubic in.
Surface area = _____ sq. in.

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morganalphin
Set up the equation 
8^2+x^2=10^2
64+x^2=100
x^2=36
x=6
The altitude is 6. I put 8 in the equation because that is the distance from the center to the point of the pyramid.

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