alleryTwo parallel pentagon ends joined by rectangles form which solid?
ATriangular prism
BPentagonal pyramid
CHexagonal prism
DPentagonal prism
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Pentagonal prism
1. A prism has two identical parallel bases joined by side faces.
2. Here the bases are pentagons, so the solid is named after them.
3. It is a pentagonal prism. A pyramid has only one base.
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