M2 Pyramid: Underlying Anatomy

Image

Lateral or (Slant) Height

Interact with this square pyramid. Use the slide to see the inside the triangle. You can alter the base and height of this square pyramid by dragging the 2 white points. How would you describe the relationship between a square pyramid's LATERAL HEIGHT and its TRUE HEIGHT? (use Pythagorean Theroem To explore this resource in Augmented Reality, see the directions below the applet.

Triangular Pyramid. Use the slider to open the prism