We'll use pyramid-like figure to mean any figure that is like a pyramid, except that its base can be any 2D shape. The most common pyramid-like figure is a cone.

This would be a rectangular pyramid, because it has a rectangular-- or it has a square base, just like that. You could also have a triangular pyramid, which it's just literally every side is a triangle.

Here are the steps to compute the surface area of a triangular prism: 1. Find the areas of each of the three rectangular faces, using the formula for the area of a rectangle: length x width.

Learn about 3D shapes! A square pyramid has a square base. A rectangular prism is a box shape with all rectangular sides. A triangular prism has triangle faces on opposite sides. A sphere is like a globe. …

A prism has the base that goes through the whole figure, so a triangular prism will have two congruent bases that are a triangle. A triangular pyramid has a triangular base and each base vertex that has …

It looks a little like a triangular prism, but it sticks out too far at the bottom. We can split this figure into the triangular prism and two halves of a pyramid.

The volume of a pyramid is a fraction of the volume of the rectangular prism that encloses it. We can find out what that fraction is by cutting a prism into several pyramids.

Find the volumes of right rectangular and triangular prisms and pyramids. Use the volume to find other measurements of prisms and pyramids.

A cone is a common pyramid-like figure where the base is a circle or other closed curve instead of a polygon. A cone has a curved lateral surface instead of several triangular faces, but in terms of …

If you cut vertically down from the vertex of a pyramid, you get a triangle. You don't always have to cut a pyramid at the same angle either, straight up and down.