Fareehah A.

asked • 04/25/16

Heather is thinking of a solid that is made up of a couple of shapes.

Heather is thinking of a solid that is made up of a couple of shapes. The solid has 5 faces.One of the faces is a shape that has sides of equal length. THE other 4 faces are shaped that have three sides.what is the name of the solid Heather is thinking of?

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Jason D. answered • 04/25/16

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A pyramid. Each of the 4 sides is a triangle and the bottom is a square(sides of equal lengths).
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Mark M.

A square is not the only regular polygon. The fifth face could be also a triangle, or a hexagon, or ...
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Jason D.

But the problem states," The solid has 5 faces.One of the faces is a shape that has sides of equal length. The other 4 faces are shaped that have three sides." With only 5 faces to make a solid, based on the given criteria, also, the fact that it's 5th grade math, the answer is a pyramid.
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