Answer to Question #350940 in Geometry for Mpho

Question

Are any platonic solids pyramids? If so which one(s) ?name the pyramid and explain it is a pyramid?

Answer 1

Yes. The main Platonic bodies include the tetrahedron, it can be attributed to the pyramid.

The 5 times of platonic solids are:

Tetrahedron

Cube

Octahedron

Dodecahedron

Icosahedron

A tetrahedron is known as a triangular pyramid in geometry. The tetrahedron consists of 4 triangular faces, 6 straight edges, and 4 vertex corners. It is a platonic solid which has a three-dimensional shape with all faces as triangles.