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slant height

Noun

Meaning

slant height (plural slant heights)

The distance from any point on the circle of a right circular cone to its apex.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Mathematical pyramids and triangles A pyramid in which the apothem (slant height along the bisector of a face) is equal to times the semi-base (half the base width) is sometimes called a golden pyramid. Source: Internet

That can also be rewritten as or where r is the radius and l is the slant height of the cone. Source: Internet

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