A right square pyramid has a base of side and a vertical height of

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Problem

A right square pyramid has a base of side

12\,\text{m}

and a vertical height of

9\,\text{m}

. Find the length of one of its slant edges (the segment joining the vertex to a base corner). (a)

15.6\,\text{m}

(b)

12.4\,\text{m}

(c)

11.0\,\text{m}

(d)

14.0\,\text{m}