Subject: Geometry Definitions

What's the definition of a Triangular Prism and a Triangular pyramid.

Tyler
4th grade

A triangular pyramid is a geometric solid with a base that is a triangle and all other faces are triangles with a common vertex.

 
Triangular pyramid

A triangular prism is ageometric solid with two bases that are congruent (identical), parallel triangles and all other faces are parallelograms. It is referred to as a right triangular prism if the faces are rectangles.

 
Triangular prism

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Penny