Li makes candles with her mother. she made a candle in the shape of a pyramid that had 9 faces. How many sides did the base of th ecandle have? Name the polyhedron formed by the candle.
2007-03-15 11:17:15 · 3 answers · asked by dltamom 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Since there are nine faces total, the base must be an octagon (8 sides). This makes for 8 sides to the "pyramid" part + the base = 9 faces.
2007-03-15 11:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of it this way, if a triangle had 4 faces, then it will have 5 sides, if it has 9 faces it will have how many sides?
2007-03-15 18:25:38 · answer #2 · answered by larua_2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say 9 and "Enneagonal Pyramid"
http://www.korthalsaltes.com/pdf/seven_pyramids.pdf
Go to page 6
Cut it out and fold it together.
2007-03-15 18:35:30 · answer #3 · answered by tom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋