Pentagonal Pyramid

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pentagonal pyramid
Pentagonal Pyramid Facts

Notice these interesting things:

  • It has 6 faces
  • The 5 side faces are triangles
  • The base is a pentagon
  • It has 6 vertices (corner points)
  • It has 10 edges

Volume and Surface Area

Volume = 1 3 × [Base Area] × Height
And when side faces are the same:
Surface Area =[Base Area] + 1 2 × Perimeter × [Slant Length]

pentagonal pyramid height and side length

Read More About Pyramids

See the pentagonal pyramid net.

Make your own pentagonal pyramid model.

pentagonal pyramid

 

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