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pyramids are triangular because of some religious reasons which include stairway to heaven,protection of spirits and all... .According to geometry triangular shapes are more durable and can stand longer,more easy to build...
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What is a real world example of a triangular pyramid?
Some of the pyramids in Antarctica resemble a triangular pyramid.
What are the differences of rectangular prisms and square pyramids?
One difference is square pyramids have 4 triangular faces while rectangular prisms have none!
Why were pyramids desinged in that pyramid shape?
Triangular pyramids are built that way because water was thought as acid to the mummified Pharaohs, so if it rained the pharaohs were safe.
How do you describe a triangular pyramid?
A triangular pyramid is a three dimensional figure whose base is a triangle in shape. Triangular pyramids also have three side faces that are also triangles, four vertices, and six edges.
How many faces edges and vertices do Pentagonal pyramids have?
Pentagonal pyramids have six faces, ten edges, and six vertices. One of the faces is a pentagonal base, the rest are triangular.
How are a rectangular and a triangular pyramid alike?
Rectangular pyramids and triangular pyramids both have triangular faces.
What shape are the faces on a triangular pyramid?
triangle... because pyramids are triangular therefore triangular pyramids have triangle faces
Why are the pyramids so triangular?
Because if their lateral faces were not triangular they would not be called pyramids!
Are all triangular pyramids called tetrahedra?
yes all triangular pyramids are tetrahedra!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How are triangular prisms and pyramids alike?
They both have a triangular shape
Who invented the triangular prism?
The egyptians.their pyramids where formed as triangular prisms.
What shapes are a pyramids?
triangular pyramid
What are facts about the pyramids?
they are triangular and sandy!
Do all pyramids have triangular bases?
no
How are pyramids and triangular prisms the same?
No.
Why are the Egyptian pyramids triangular in shape?
The pyramids of Egypt were built in a triangular shape to represent a mound. The shape was a representation of the Egyptian belief that the Earth came from a mound. Note that while the pyramids are triangular from the side, they actually occupy a square footprint (i.e. square pyramids). This was in order to align the pyramids with the cardinal directions.
What 3Dshape has 9 edges?
a triangular prism * * * * * or a triangular dipyramid (two triangular pyramids stuck together).
