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Course: Congruence, Similarity, Right Triangles, & Trig 231-240 > Unit 1

Lesson 5: Pythagorean theorem application
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Congruence, Similarity, Right Triangles, & Trig 231-240
Angle relationships & the Pythagorean theorem
Pythagorean theorem application
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Pythagorean theorem in 3D

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Problem

Each vertical cross-section of the triangular prism shown below is an isosceles triangle.
What is the vertical height, h, of the triangular prism?
Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
The height is
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
units.