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The Pyramid and the Cone

Applied Mathematics — Second Secondary

The Pyramid and the Cone

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Lesson summary

  • A pyramid is a solid whose base is a polygon and whose lateral faces are triangles meeting at one apex.
  • A regular pyramid is a right pyramid whose base is a regular polygon, and its lateral faces are congruent isosceles triangles.
  • A right circular cone has a circular base, and its axis is perpendicular to the base; it satisfies l² = r² + h².
  • In a regular pyramid the slant height satisfies l² = h² + m², where m is the distance from the centre of the base to the midpoint of a side.
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