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For the very simple reason that a square has more sides than a triangle.

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Q: Why does a square pyramid have more faces than a triangular pyramid?
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What solid has more faces a triangular pyramid or a square pyramid?

Square Pyramid


How many more triangle faces than square faces does a square pyramid have?

It has 3 more triangular faces than square faces


How many more faces does a cube have than a triangular pyramid?

A cube has 6 faces and a triangular pyramid has 5 faces. So a cube has 1 more face than a triangular prism. But a triangular pyramid has four faces. You make the call. That is correct: A triangular prism has five faces, and a cube has six faces, but a triangular pyramid has four faces.


What has 5 faces?

a triangular prism, square based pyramid, rectangular prism and much more


How many more faces has a square pyramid than a tetrahedron?

A square pyramid has 1 more face than a tetrahedron. A tetrahedron has 4 faces (equilateral triangles), while a square pyramid has 5 faces (4 triangles and 1 square base). Therefore, the square pyramid has one additional face compared to the tetrahedron.


How many flat face of pyramid?

A pyramid can have 4 or more faces. A pyramid, with a n-sided polygon as base will have n+1 faces. The polygon with the least number of sides is a triangle and a triangular pyramid (tetrahedron) has 4 faces. A square based pyramid has 5 faces, and so on.


How many faces those a pyramid have?

The most common pyramid shapes have 3 faces on a triangular base or 4 faces on a square face. Other pyramid shapes may have more faces corresponding to the shape of the base.


How many more vertices does a square pyramid have thana triangular pyramid?

A square pyramid has 1 more vertex than a triangular pyramid. A square pyramid has 5 vertices, and a triangular pyramid has 4 vertices.


What has 4 triangular bases and square base?

An object cannot have more than one base. However a pyramid has 4 triangular FACES and a square BASE.


How many more vertices does a square pyraimd have that a triangular pyramid?

how many more vertices does a square pyramid have that triangular pyramid


How many face are on a triangular pyramid?

4 faces. The number of faces on a pyramid is one more than the number of sides of the base. A triangle has 3 sides, therefore a triangular pyramid has 3 +1 = 4 faces.


Which figure does not have more then 4 faces?

A triangular based pyramid has only 4 faces.