A pyramid is named after the base of the pyramid.
As not all rectangles are squares, only those rectangles which are (also) squares would make a rectangular pyramid a square pyramid.
A rectangle is only a square if it is regular, ie all sides are the same length.
So a rectangle 2 x 3 is not a square, and so a pyramid with this base would be a rectangular pyramid.
However, a 4 x 4 rectangle is a square, and a pyramid with this base would be a square pyramid.
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All the large pyramids in Egypt, Mexico, etc are all rectangular pyramids. All have a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting at a point. ■
The base is different. A rect. pyramid has a rectangle as a base. Because the sides are different length for a rectangle, the triangles will not all be congruent (equal). A square pyramid has a square as the base. All sides of the square are the same length, so all the triangular sides of the pyramid will be congruent.
The pyramids of giza are all square based pyramids.
No.
A rectangular pyramid, or a square pyramid, has 5 faces in all.
Look at the prism. If all faces are rectangular (or square) then so are the bases. Otherwise they are the two congruent parallel faces that are not rectangular. Look at the prism. If all faces are rectangular (or square) then so are the bases. Otherwise they are the two congruent parallel faces that are not rectangular. Look at the prism. If all faces are rectangular (or square) then so are the bases. Otherwise they are the two congruent parallel faces that are not rectangular. Look at the prism. If all faces are rectangular (or square) then so are the bases. Otherwise they are the two congruent parallel faces that are not rectangular.
All rectangular prisms have six faces, but if it's a RECTANGULAR prism, it's not possible for it to have six SQUARE faces, they only have two of those. In total, they usually have four rectangular faces and two square faces.
No because it is only all square!
There are more than 8 square based pyramids, so it is not clear which ones you are thinking of.
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