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1 2. 2 p y r a m i d s. Names of pyramids. Names are based on the shape of the pyramids base. Reference whether it is regular or not To label a pyramid you start with the vertex, and then a hyphen, and then list the vertices of the base. This pyramid is a regular pentagonal pyramid
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Names of pyramids • Names are based on the shape of the pyramids base. • Reference whether it is regular or not • To label a pyramid you start with the vertex, and then a hyphen, and then list the vertices of the base.
This pyramid is a regular pentagonal pyramid • Referred to as V-ABCDE • V is the vertex • ABCDE is the base
The segment from the vertex perpendicular to the base is the altitude.
The 5 faces that have V in common are the lateral faces. The edges of the lateral faces are called the lateral edges.
Most pyramids that you will encounter are regular pyramids, with the following properties • Base is a regular polygon • All lateral edges are congruent • All lateral faces are congruent isosceles triangles. The height of a lateral face is called the SLANT HEIGHT of the pyramid. • The altitude meets the base at its center.
2 methods for finding the lateral area of a regular pyramid • Method 1 • Find the area of one lateral face and multiply by n (number of faces)
Method 2 • Theorem – the lateral area of a regular pyramid equals half the perimeter of the base times the slant height (l). • L.A. = ½ Pl
Find the L.A. • Hint, need to find slant height • Probably going to need to find the apothem of the base.
Volume • The volume of a pyramid equals one third the area of the base times the height of the pyramid. (V=1/3 Bh) • Tip – if the base is a regular polygon then you need to use the formula A= ½ aP to find the base area.
Find the volume • Suppose this figure has base edges of 8 and height of 12
Again the formulas may seem basic but there are values that we need to determine using things like special right triangles, apothems, trigonometry, isosceles triangles, etc. • “Mathematicians stand on each other's shoulders.” • Gauss • What one person has accomplished in mathematics is due to the many that came before them, this idea reverberates through concepts as well.