what is the shape of the base of a rectangular pyramid?

Question

triangle
rectangle
pyramid
vertex

Answer 1

rectangle

Answer 2

use the image to answer the question.

An illustration shows a slide slice where a triangular plane with a square frame is inserted into a 3D pyramid through one of the edges. The plane is positioned till the apex is reached and the middle triangular portion of the pyramid is highlighted.

what two-dimensional shape is created by slicing a right rectangular pyramid perpendicular to the base?

trapezoid
rectangle
square
triangle

Answer 3

rectangle

Answer 4

use the image to answer the question.

An illustration shows a pyramid with a rectangular base of length 6 meters and width 2 meters. The perpendicular height from the apex to the center of the base is labeled 8.8 meters. The slant height from the apex to the center of the width of the rectangle is labeled 9 meters. Both heights are drawn as dotted lines. The sides that are not visible are shown in dashed lines.

when finding the surface area of the rectangular pyramid, what dimension will be used to find the height of the triangular sides?

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Answer 5

To find the height of the triangular sides, we can use the slant height, which in this case is given as 9 meters.