How to Identify the Nets of Prisms and Pyramids
A net is a flat pattern that folds into a 3D shape. A prism’s net has two identical bases (triangles, rectangles, or other polygons) connected by a row of rectangles, one for each side of the base. A pyramid’s net has a single base with a triangle attached to each of its sides, and the […]
How to Find the Volume and Surface Area of a Triangular Pyramid?
TL;DR: Think of a triangular pyramid, also called a tetrahedron, as a triangle that grew an apex, a triangular base plus three triangular faces meeting at a single point on top. Volume is one-third of base area times perpendicular height (the straight drop from apex to base). Surface area means adding up all four triangular […]
