Question

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A cuboid has …….. rectangular faces, …………edges and ………..vertices.

Answer 1

A cuboid has 6 rectangular faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices.

The 6 faces of the cuboid are,

ABCD, EFGH, ADHE, BCGF, ABFE, DCGH.

Out of these, four faces, namely, ABFE, DCGH, BCGF and ADHE are called Lateral faces of the cuboid.

The 12 edges of the cuboid are,

AB, BC, CD, DA, EF, GH, FG, EH, CG, BF, AE, DH.

The 8 vertices of the cuboid are

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H.