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Question: How many rectangular faces do a hexagonal pyramid have?...

How many rectangular faces do a hexagonal pyramid have?

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Solution

A hexagon is defined as a polygon with 66 sides. So, Firstly draw a rough polygon with 66 sides and then take a point which should in the middle of the hexagon (equidistant to all the vertices) and make sure that the point (known as apex) is at some height from the 2  D2\;D Hexagon. Connect the vertices of the Hexagon to the Apex such that the lines converge to a common point.

Complete step-by-step answer:
\Rightarrow First, Draw a polygon of 66 sides. The diagram below is a 2  D2\;D Hexagon.

\Rightarrow Now, draw lines connecting the vertices of the 2  D2\;D Hexagon to a point which is placed at some height from the figure.

\Rightarrow Complete connecting all the vertices to get the following 3  D3\;D figure.

\Rightarrow For a better view, tilt the diagram to see all the faces of the Hexagonal Pyramid.

\Rightarrow From the figure above, We can conclude that there are 66 Triangles and 11 Hexagon.
Since the question was to find the number of rectangular faces of a Hexagonal Pyramid,
\therefore There are 00 rectangular faces in a Hexagonal Pyramid.
Additional Information: A Pyramid is a polyhedron that is formed by connecting the polygonal base to a point, which is formally known as an Apex. Each base edge and the converging point apex form triangular faces. It is a conic solid figure with a polygonal base.

The above 3  D3\;D figure is a Pyramid with a square base.

Note:
One should not get confused between a Pyramid and a Prism. A Prism is a geometric figure which has 22 ends that are similar, equal, and parallel edges. It has 22 faces that are parallelograms. Know the difference between a parallelogram and a rectangle to not get confused with each other when asked to find either of the faces.