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A pyramid with an n-sided base will have n + 1 vertices, n + 1 faces, and 2n edges.

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Q: What is the number of sides on a pyramid?
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How many number of straight sides does pyramid have?

A pyramid has 4 straIGHT SIDES


How is the number of pyramid related to the number of sides of the base?

because the the sides of a based form a face of a pyramid


How many number of sides of base has an pentagonal pyramid?

5 sides


Number of sides on a square based pyramid?

4 sides. * * * * * No, it has 5 faces.


How many equal side does a pyramid have?

A pyramid does not need to have any equal sides. A REGULAR pyramid has as many equal sides as the number of sides on the base. So, a triangular pyramid (tetrahedron) will have 3 equal faces, a square based pyramid will have 4, etc.


How is the number of faces of a pyramid related to the number of sides of its base?

it is agains the rules of that pyramid, or the rules of math of its matter.


What is the number of sides on a base of rectangular pyramid?

4


Is base and sides in a pyramid the same?

No. The sides are always triangular, the base can be a polygon with any number of sides.


Does a pyramid always have an even number of sides?

Yes, because the number of sides of a pyramid is equal to the bottom face's number of edges times 2. Any number multiplied by two except zero is even.


What is the number of sides on base of a triangular pyramid?

The base of any pyramid is simply one side!


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.


How many edges on a pyramid?

A pyramid is a generic term, used to describe a three dimensional shape with a polygonal base and triangular sides that meet at an apex above the base. The base can be a polygon with any number of sides and the number of faces, edges and vertices of a pyramid depend on this number of sides. If the base is an n-sided polygon, then the pyramid has 2n edges.