How many triangles are there in a pyramid?

A pyramid base with a shape of a polygon with, say, n vertices. All the vertices of this polygon are joined to a point in space outside of the polygon by straight lines. Thus we get a pyramid. Such pyramids will therefore have n number of triangle... read more

The number of triangles in a pyramid depends on the base of the pyramid. If the base is a triangle, then there will be 4 triangles. If the base is a square, then there will be 4 triangles. read more

A pyramid has a variable number of triangular faces. The base of a triangle can be practically any regular shape, starting with a triangle. Technically a pyramid can have four or more triangles as faces. read more

There are *SPOILER ALERT* a total of 24 triangles in this puzzle. You can see an illustration of all 24 here if you don’t trust me. And if you want to delve deep into the math, you can check out the discussion on Quora. read more