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Q: Is the tip of a pyramid called the vertex?
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The faces of a pyramid meet at a point called?

The fixed point at the intersection of all the faces of the pyramid is called the VERTEX of the pyramid.


What is the difference between an apex and a vertex?

Well, at least in Polyhedrons, a Vertex is the point at the tip of a pyramid, apex is at the end of the cone.An apex is the top of a pyramid or cone. Technically, the apex is a vertex due to its vertex-like corner. Prisms DO NOT have apexes. They only have vertexes because they do not rise up like a pyramid.----------------------------------------------------------------An apex is usually pointed end of an object; the tip; a point of culmination.A vertex is usually the highest point or in mathematics , the point at which the sides of an angle intersect; the point on a triangle or pyramid opposite to and farthest away from its base.Some apexes may also be vertices.


How many edges are there on a hexagonal pyramid have?

There are six sides to the base, and each vertex (of which there are six) have an edge between them and the tip of the pyramid. So, there are 12 total.


What do you call the face opposite of the vertex in a pyramid?

It is called the base.


What is the vertical section of a square pyramid not through the vertex called?

A trapezium.


Is the base of a pyramid opposite the vertex?

Vertex


What is the tip or a triangle called?

The vertex or the apex. I prefer apex to describe the upper most tip of a triangle.


How many vertex does square pyramid have?

A square pyramid has 5 vertices. The plural of vertex is vertices.


How many vertex does a square based pyramid have?

a square based pyramid has 5 vertex <3


What is the point of the pyramid?

a vertex


A geometric solid with a base that is polygon and lateral faces that are triangles with a common vertex is called what?

A pyramid


What's the vertex of hexagnal pyramid?

Where edges come together is a vertex