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It is a pyramid with a flat base on top.

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Q: What is a truncated pyramid?
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Are frusta and truncated pyramids the same?

Not exactly. A frustum would be a pyramid with the apex cut off. A truncated pyramid would be a pyramid with all vertices cut off.


What is the name of a 3D trapezoid?

Truncated pyramid.


Does a truncated square pyramid have perpendicular faces?

It can be.


What is a tomb that resembles a truncated pyramid called?

it is a mastaba


How many faces edges and vertices does a truncated pyramid have?

A truncated pyramid has: faces = number_of_edges_round_polygon_of_base + 2 vertices = number_of_edges_round_polygon_of_base x 2 edges = number_of_edges_round_polygon_of_base x 3


What is a flattened pyramid?

It is the net of its solid shape. If the top of the pyramid is cut off parallel to the base, then it is a truncated pyramid, or a frustum.


Why does a square truncated pyramid support more weight than a penagon pyramid?

Assuming that you mean pentagon, not pentagon, the answer is simply that a truncated pyramid has a flat top which can support weight easily whereas a pentagon pyramid would require a very fine balancing act.


What is a flattened pyramid called?

It is the net of its solid shape. If the top of the pyramid is cut off parallel to the base, then it is a truncated pyramid, or a frustum.


What 3d shape has 7 sides?

A heptahedron.There are 34 distinct heptahedra: some of these are:a hexagon based pyramid,a pentagon based pyramid with one of the basal vertices truncated,a cuboid with one of its vertices truncated.


What is the mathematical formula for calculating the surface area of a truncated pyramid?

To calculate the surface area of a truncated pyramid, you first take the surface area of each side. That would be the base time the straight height. If it is a 4 side pyramid with equivelant sides, multiply that answer by 4.


What is a prehistoric tomb in Peru like a very large truncated pyramid?

HUACA


What are 20 solids?

Some examples of solids are cube, sphere, cylinder, cone, pyramid, prism, tetrahedron, dodecahedron, octahedron, icosahedron, torus, cuboid, rhombic dodecahedron, ellipsoid, oloid, trapezohedron, truncated cone, truncated cuboctahedron, truncated dodecahedron, truncated icosahedron.