2006-12-04 19:01:51 · 9 answers · asked by normabedoya4444 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
A three dimensional four sided base one has 5, 4 on the bottom and on at the apex
2006-12-04 19:03:39 · answer #1 · answered by Mark T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A pyramid is any three-dimensional structure where the upper surfaces are triangular and converge on one point. The base of a pyramid is usually quadrilateral or trilateral (but generally it can be any polygon shape), meaning that a pyramid usually has three or four sides (but theoretically there is no limit to the number of sides a pyramid can generally have), but all pyramids must have trilateral sides. The measurements of these triangles uniformly classify the shape as isosceles and sometimes equilateral.
A pyramid's design, with the majority of the weight closer to the ground, means that less material higher up on the pyramid will be pushing down from above. This allowed early civilizations to create stable monumental structures. For thousands of years, the largest structures on Earth were pyramids: first the Red Pyramid in the Dashur Necropolis and then the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the only remaining Wonder of the World.
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2006-12-04 22:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some have 4 (3 corners on the base plus the top point)
Some have 5 (4 corners on the base plus the top point)
Some have so many I can't tell you (look into Pyramids in South America,.. those are a nightmare to count but may not have a point at top).
Some Pyramids don't have top points,.. so the top of the pyramid has as many points as the base ( 3 + 3 = 6 or 4 + 4 = 8)
2006-12-04 19:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by sailortinkitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The base of a pyramid is a square, and has 4 corners. Each of the 4 sides of the pyramid are triangular and meet at the top, or vertex. That can be called a corner too, so there are a total of 5.
2006-12-04 19:06:58 · answer #4 · answered by roxburger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what kind of pyramid. The simplest is the tetrahedron, which consists of 4 triangular faces, and has 4 points. Then comes the square or quadrilateral base, having 5 corners, 4 for the base & 1 for the peak. A pyramid built on a pentagon has 6 vertices, and so on until you get to a cone, which has an uncountable number of "corners", having a circle for a base.
2006-12-04 19:10:37 · answer #5 · answered by Helmut 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The number of corners at the base plus one at the top. Pyramids can have triangular, square, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, - - - - dodecagonal and so forth bases.
2006-12-04 19:11:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no of corners of a pyramid = n +1
Where n = no of sides
Triangular base = 4
Rectangular/Square = 5
Pentagonal = 6
and so on
2006-12-04 22:01:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say 5.
2006-12-04 19:10:08 · answer #8 · answered by Twisted Maggie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Five, I think?
2006-12-04 19:07:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋