Types of Pyramids

The highest point, the point at the top of a shape.

• Base

• Apex

• Face

The bottom of something, in mathematics, the bottom line of a plane shape or the bottom face of a solid.

• Base

• Apex

• Face

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In any geometric solid that is composed of flat surfaces, each flat surface is called a _________________.

• Base

• Face

• Apex

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Its faces are equally sized triangles.

• Regular Pyramid

• Irregular Pyramid

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Its faces are not equally sized.

• Regular Pyramid

• Irregular Pyramid

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The base is a triangle.

• Triangular Pyramid

• Square Pyramid

• Pentagonal Pyramid

• Hexagonal Pyramid

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The base is a square.

• Triangular Pyramid

• Square Pyramid

• Pentagonal Pyramid

• Hexagonal Pyramid

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The base is a pentagon.

• Triangular Pyramid

• Square Pyramid

• Pentagonal Pyramid

• Hexagonal Pyramid

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The base is a hexagon.

• Triangular Pyramid

• Square Pyramid

• Pentagonal Pyramid

• Hexagonal Pyramid

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The Great Pyramid of Khufu remains the largest pyramid ever built. The pyramid is 230 meters (755 ft) in length and an awe-inspiring 139 meters (455 feet) high (originally 146.5 meters or 480.6 ft).

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