How many faces does a square-based pyramid have?

Square Pyramid Facts. Notice these interesting things: It has 5 Faces; The 4 Side Faces are Triangles; The Base is a Square; It has 5 Vertices (corner points); It has 8 Edges. Spin Explode ... 55. When side faces are different we can calculate the area of the base and each triangular face separately and then add them up. read more

A square pyramid has a square base. Each side of the base is attached to a triangle, and all the triangles slant to meet at the top of the pyramid. The pyramid has five vertices, four on the base and one at the tip of the pyramid. read more

A square based pyramid is a pentahedron, meaning it has five faces. It consists of four equilateral triangles, which have equal sides and equal angles. This shape is a regular polygon, which by definition has a regular polygon as its base and equally sized triangles as its faces. read more

A square based pyramid has 5 faces - of which 1 is a square face at the base and 4 isosceles triangle, above. 5 vertices - of which 4 are at the base where 3 edges meet and one above where 4 edges meet. read more