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How are prisms and pyramids alike?

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Both pyramids and prisms are three dimensional. Both of them have polygon faces. Another thing common about pyramids and prisms is that they have a base and faces.

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The similarity between a prism and a pyramid is that they are both Polyhedrons.

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