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What is a polygon?
like a flat shape
A polygon is a planar figure. Planar means on a plane, so it is flat. It is also made of line segments. Is that a flat shape?
yes
I mean no
There are solid lines and dashed lines. The dashed lines represents edges that are hidden behind faces. If this figure has edges and faces, it cannot be flat. That means polygon is out.
What about pyramid? What is a pyramid?
polyhedron
Correct. A pyramid is a certain type of polyhedron.
Is this figure a pyramid?
I think its B, C, D, E
A pyramid is a solid with a polygon for a base, and triangles for the sides, and all the triangular sides meet at one common point opposite the base.
You are close, but there are two terms that cannot both be at the same time.
Remember what a pyramid is from what I just told you above. Do you know what a prism is?
oh polygon
No. A prism is a solid that have a polygon for a base, and the same polygon for a second base. the bases are parallel. All the sides of a prism are rectangles. A pyramid is not a prism, and a prism is not a pyramid.
Okay so it would be B, D, E
Correct.
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Oooh, I see what I misunderstood now.
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