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The square pyramid shown below has a slant height of
17
1717 units and a vertical height of
15
1515 units.
A square pyramid that has a base with a side length of b units and a vertical height of fifteen units. A right triangle is highlighted in the square pyramid. One leg of the triangle is from the center of the base to the apex of the pyramid. It is the same as the height as the pyramid. The other leg of the triangle is from the center of the base to the edge of the base. It is half the size of the side length of the pyramid. The hypotenuse is the height of one of the triangular faces of the pyramid and is seventeen units.
A square pyramid that has a base with a side length of b units and a vertical height of fifteen units. A right triangle is highlighted in the square pyramid. One leg of the triangle is from the center of the base to the apex of the pyramid. It is the same as the height as the pyramid. The other leg of the triangle is from the center of the base to the edge of the base. It is half the size of the side length of the pyramid. The hypotenuse is the height of one of the triangular faces of the pyramid and is seventeen units.
What is the length of one side of the pyramid's base?