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How are pyramids and cones different than prisms and cylinders?

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Answer:

A prism is a polyhedron which has two congruent bases and a pyramid has only one base

A cylinder has two circular bases such that it's sides are curved not flat.

A cone has only one circular base with one vertex.

Explanation:

A prism and a prism are three dimensional figures with sides and faces as polygons.

A prism is a polyhedron which has two congruent bases and a pyramid has only one base.

The base is not of the form of circle or oval.The sides and bases are always polygons.

The base can be square , triangle , rectangle etc.

Cone and cylinder are also three dimensional figures with some differences.

A cylinder has two circular bases such that it's sides are curved not flat.

A cone has only one circular base with one vertex.

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pyramids are prisms that come to a point and cones are cylinders that come to a point
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