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Was geometry used in building pyramids?
It is an understanding of geometry because when the Egyptian slaves and/or laborers were building the pyramids they needed to make sure that all of the sides were the exact same size and that would require math or geometry to make a 3D figure like a pyramid.
Why have the priests come to the altar in the book Oedipus Rex?
The priests are trying to figure out how to remedy the plague
What figure sits on guard over the great pyramids?
the sphinx
What is a solid figure with four faces called?
triangle based pyramids
How do you find a buildings volume?
In general, the volume of an object is its Length x Width x Height. If the building is not a regular shape then you would have to figure it out in sections that are regular shapes. For example, cylinders, spheres, pyramids, etc.
Are there windows in pyramids?
there were no windows in the pyramids because if there was windows in the pyramids then the structures wouldn't be a straight four sided figure that is like the North Star, because it has four sides and each side counts as a direction
What is a figure with one base and a top called an apex?
Typical figures are cones and pyramids.
What is rectangular pyramids?
A rectangular pyramid is a solid (3-dimensional) figure that comes to a point opposite the base (like the Pyramids of Egypt.) Its base is a four-sided plane figure with right angles and opposite sides equal (a rectangle--or square for that matter).
Why was finging the orsetta stone so important?
to figure out egyptian language
What solid figure has all triangle faces?
There are several: a tetrahedron with 4 equilateral triangles. An 8-sided solid (think of 2 Egyptian pyramids, turn one upside down and put the two square bases together). A 20-sided also has equilateral triangles.
What is a three-dimensional figure whose surfaces are polygons?
A polyhedron. Examples include pyramids and cubes.
What is a space figure that has volume and is three dimensional examples are cubes spheres and pyramids?
A solid shape.
