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  2. Pyramid (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    A right pyramid is a pyramid whose base is circumscribed about a circle and the altitude of the pyramid meets the base at the circle's center; otherwise, it is oblique. [12] This pyramid may be classified based on the regularity of its bases. A pyramid with a regular polygon as the base is called a regular pyramid. [13]

  3. Frustum - Wikipedia

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    A right frustum is a right pyramid or a right cone truncated ... The Egyptians knew the correct formula for the volume of such a truncated square pyramid, but no ...

  4. Moscow Mathematical Papyrus - Wikipedia

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    The fourteenth problem of the Moscow Mathematical calculates the volume of a frustum. Problem 14 states that a pyramid has been truncated in such a way that the top area is a square of length 2 units, the bottom a square of length 4 units, and the height 6 units, as shown. The volume is found to be 56 cubic units, which is correct. [1]

  5. Square pyramid - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, a square pyramid is a pyramid with a square base, having a total of five faces. If the apex of the pyramid is directly above the center of the square, it is a right square pyramid with four isosceles triangles; otherwise, it is an oblique square pyramid. When all of the pyramid's edges are equal in length, its triangles are all ...

  6. Pyramid - Wikipedia

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    Pyramid of Khafre, Egypt, built c. 2600 BC. A pyramid (from Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís) 'pyramid') [1] [2] is a structure whose visible surfaces are triangular in broad outline and converge toward the top, making the appearance roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense.

  7. Pentagonal pyramid - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, the surface area of a pentagonal pyramid is the sum of the areas of the four triangles and the one pentagon. The volume of every pyramid equals one-third of the area of its base multiplied by its height. So, the volume of a pentagonal pyramid is one-third of the product of the height and a pentagonal pyramid's area. [9]

  8. Heptagonal prism - Wikipedia

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    The area of a right heptagonal prism with height and with a side length of and apothem is given ... The volume is found by taking the area of the base, ...

  9. Egyptian geometry - Wikipedia

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    The problem includes a diagram indicating the dimensions of the truncated pyramid. Several problems compute the volume of cylindrical granaries (41, 42, and 43 of the RMP), while problem 60 RMP seems to concern a pillar or a cone instead of a pyramid. It is rather small and steep, with a seked (slope) of four palms (per cubit). [10]