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Exercise 3

Prisms & Pyramids

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Chapter 7: Space: Solutions Exercise 3: Prisms & Pyramids

1) Name each of the following shapes

a)

Cube
b)

Rectangular prism
c)

Triangular prism

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d)

Triangular pyramid

e)

Square pyramid
2) What is the major difference between prisms and pyramids?

Pyramids have triangular sides that join at an apex, prisms have rectangular sides
and join the base and top which are the same shape

3) A shape has a hexagon at each end and rectangular sides joining them. What is this
shape called

Hexagonal prism

4)
a) How many faces does a rectangular prism have?

b) How many edges does a rectangular prism have?

12

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c) How many vertices (corners) does a rectangular prism have?

5)
a) How many faces does a triangular pyramid have?

b) How many edges does a triangular pyramid have?

c) How many vertices does a triangular pyramid have?

6)
a) How many faces does a triangular prism have?

b) How many edges does a triangular prism have?

c) How many vertices does a triangular prism have?

7) From your answers to questions 4 to 6, is there a rule that connects the number of
faces, edges and vertices in a prism or pyramid?

Yes; number of faces + number of vertices = number of edges +2

8) All prisms have at least __________ pair of parallel faces

One; the base pairs are always parallel

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9) Pyramids have ____________ pairs of parallel faces

Zero

10) What is the main feature of a cube that distinguishes it from other prisms?

All sides are the same length

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