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The Differences Between Prisms and Pyramids. PYRAMIDS. PRISMS. The base is a polygon (straight-sided flat shape such as triangle, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon) The sides are triangles which meet at the top (the apex). A solid object that has two identical ends and all flat sides
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PYRAMIDS PRISMS • The base is a polygon (straight-sided flat shape such as triangle, rectangle, pentagon, hexagon) • The sides are triangles which meet at the top (the apex) • A solid object that has two identical ends and all flat sides • The two identical sides could be: triangles, rectangles, etc. • The shape of the ends gives the prism its name • For example, a “triangular prism” has triangular ends
RECTANGULAR PYRAMID VS. PRISM PYRAMID PRISM RECTANGLES RECTANGLE Shape of base: rectangle Shape of bases: rectangle Overall shape: pyramid Overall shape: rectangle
TRIANGULAR PYRAMID VS. PRISM PYRAMID PRISM TRIANGLES TRIANGLE Shape of base: triangle Shape of bases: rectangle Overall shape: pyramid Overall shape: triangle
PENTAGONAL PYRAMID VS. PRISM PYRAMID PRISM PENTAGONS PENTAGON Shape of base: pentagon Shape of bases: pentagon Overall shape: pentagon Overall shape: pyramid
HEXAGONAL PYRAMID VS. PRISM PYRAMID PRISM HEXAGON Shape of base: hexagon Shape of bases: hexagon Overall shape: pyramid Overall shape: hexagon