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  • 16-04-2021
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Explain why you divide by 2 for triangles and why you divide by 3 for pyramids

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  • 16-04-2021

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triangles are half a rectangle/square. So thats why you divide by 2. diving by 2 is also multiply by 1/2.

pyramids are in 3 dimensions, so since they are like half, but in three dimensions, you divide by 3, in other words multiply by 1/3.

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