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minus-square@Lifter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish8•3 months agoA pyramid is just a cone with a square base.
minus-square@xx3rawr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish7•3 months agoA cone is just a pyramid whose base has infinite sides
minus-square@Lifter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoNo, a cone can have any flat shape as its base, wherefor a pyramid - which only has four sides - is also a cone.
minus-square@xx3rawr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoBy definition, a pyramid can have any polygon as a base, not just a square. A cone can ONLY have a circle as a base.
minus-square@Lifter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoI say Pyramids ⊂ Cones. You say Cones ⊂ Pyramids. Therefore Cones = Pyramids.
A pyramid is just a cone with a square base.
A cone is just a pyramid whose base has infinite sides
No, a cone can have any flat shape as its base, wherefor a pyramid - which only has four sides - is also a cone.
By definition, a pyramid can have any polygon as a base, not just a square. A cone can ONLY have a circle as a base.
I say Pyramids ⊂ Cones. You say Cones ⊂ Pyramids. Therefore Cones = Pyramids.