Which solid can be made from a net with one square and four triangles?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Square-based pyramid
- Step 1: A net with one square face and four triangular faces folds up with the triangles meeting at a point above the square.
- Step 2: This is a square-based pyramid.
Answer
Square-based pyramid.
Why not the others: A triangular prism needs two triangles and three rectangles, a cube needs six squares and a tetrahedron needs four triangles.
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