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PYRAMIDS

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PYRAMIDS

Pyramids having one base shape and a point on the top and triangles all around.

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There are so many types of pyramids based on different polygon as base.

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The sides of the polygon forming the base of pyramid are called base edges and the other sides of the triangle are called lateral edges .The topmost point of a pyramid is called its apex.

Lateral edge

BASE EDGE

APEX

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The height of the prism is the distance between its bases. So the height of a pyramid is the perpendicular distance from the apex to the base.

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AREA OF PYRAMIDS

To find out the area of a pyramid, we can cut this pyramid and open and lay it flat

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FILL IN THE BLANKS

1.THE PYRAMID HAVING BASE IS CALLED