Question

Look at the solid figure below. Count the number of faces, vertices, and edges it has. Why is this figure NOT a cube?facesverticesedges

Answer 1

ANSWER and EXPLANATION

We want to count the number of faces, vertices, and edges that the given figure has.

By counting, we see that the figure has 6 faces, 8 vertices, and 12 edges.

To determine if the figure is a cube, we have to look at the dimensions of the figure (length, width, height).

The figure is not a cube because a cube has all its edges to be equal. This means that its length, width, and height are all equal.

But the given figure has its length to be longer than its width and its height.

Hence, it is not a cube.