14. The Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt has a square base about 750 feet on each side, and is about 480 feet high at the summit. (a) Taking the numbers above to be accurate, find a formula for the area of a cross section parallel to the ground at a height of y feet.

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14. The Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt has a square base about 750 feet on each side, and
is about 480 feet high at the summit.
(a) Taking the numbers above to be accurate, find a formula for the area of a cross
section parallel to the ground at a height of y feet.
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