alleryApart from the base, all faces of a pyramid are what?
ACircles
BPentagons
CSquares
DTriangles
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Triangles
1. A pyramid has one polygon as its base.
2. Every other face joins a base edge to the apex.
3. Such faces are triangles.
_Source: Math Is Fun, Pyramids (mathsisfun.com/geometry/pyramids.html), Parts of a Pyramid_
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