The table shows information about the
faces, edges and vertices for some
pyramids.
Shape of Faces Edges Vertices
base
Triangle 4
Square 5
Pentagon 6
Hexagon
7
6
8
10
12
Formula:
Write a formula that connects the
number of sides of the base, S,
with the number of faces, F.
Hence, work out the number of faces a
pyramid with a 20-sided base has.
4
5
6
7
Faces:
Formula: