(a)[3]
Calculate the height, $h$, of the triangle.
(b)[3]
The triangle is one face of a square-based pyramid. On the $1\,\text{cm}^2$ grid, draw a net of this pyramid.
Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Pythagoras' theorem
Pythagoras' theorem — practice question
The diagram shows a triangle with two equal sides of $5\,\text{cm}$, a base measuring $4\,\text{cm}$, and a perpendicular height $h$ dropped from the top vertex to the base.