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The difference between prisms pyramids.

Pyramids and prisms are specific kinds of polyhedra. The word polyhedra is the plural form of polyhedron.. A polygon is a 2-dimensional shape.. . . . . . A polyhedron is a 3-dimensional shape.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presto! A triangular prism!.

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The difference between prisms pyramids.

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    1. The difference between prisms & pyramids. “It’s all about how you slice it!”

    2. Pyramids and prisms are specific kinds of polyhedra. The word polyhedra is the plural form of polyhedron.

    3. A polygon is a 2-dimensional shape.

    4. A polyhedron is a 3-dimensional shape.

    41. A prism is made of congruent shapes.

    42. A pyramid is made of similar shapes that get smaller and smaller.

    43. If you know the names of common polygons, then naming a prism or pyramid will be easy for you.

    44. Look at the polygon on the bottom of the shape.

    48. This is a pentagon.

    54. If you know the common polygons and if you know the difference between a prism and a pyramid, naming these shapes is easy.

    55. The only unique name that you have to remember is the “cube.”

    56. A cube is a specific kind of rectangular prism.

    57. A rectangular prism that has 6 congruent faces is called a cube.

    63. The end.

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