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Because they are both triangles and they are both 3 dimensional!

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Q: How is a cone and pyramid alike?
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How is a pyramid alike from a cone?

A pyramid and a cone are alike because they are both are like in the same shape.


Explain how a pyramid and a cone are alike and different?

a pyramid and a cone are alike because they both have a flat side on the bottom and they can slide. they are different because a pyramid has 5 flat sides on the sides and 1 flat side on the bottom part. a cone can roll but a pyramid can't roll like the cone.


How are a cone and square pyramid alike?

They are solid shapes that taper to a point.


How is a cone and a pyramid alike and different?

both a cone and a pyramid have a base with one side that comes up to a point the base, however, is the difference a cone has a circular or round base when a pyramid has a triangular, square, or nonround base


Is a cone a pyramid or a prism?

A cone is a common pyramid-like figure where the base is a circle or other closed curve instead of a polygon. A cone has a curved lateral surface instead of several triangular faces, but in terms of volume, a cone and a pyramid are just alike.


How are a cone and a pyramid alike?

Start with a regular tetrahedron (triangular based pyramid). As you increase the number of sides in the base of the pyramid, the shape becomes more and more like a right cone. In the limit, the base tends to a polygon with an infinite number of sides - a circle, and the pyramid tends to a right cone.


How are the pyramid and cone alike?

The cone and the pyramid both have a base and a tip. The cone has a circular base and only 2 faces, 1 edge, and 1 vertex. The pyramid can have 4 verticies, 6 edges, and 4 faces; or 5 verticies, 8 edges, and 5 faces.


Are a cone and a cylinder alike or not alike?

Not alike


How is a pyramid different from a cone?

A cone has a round bottom, and the pyramid has a squarish bottom.


How are cone and a pyramid different?

A cone has 1 face a pyramid has 4 faces.


How is a pyramid like a cone?

A cone is a pyramid in its limit - when the base has infinitely many vertices.


Is a cone is pyramid?

No