Question

Write down the number of faces of each of the following figures:
(i) Cuboid
(ii) Cube
(iii) Triangular prism
(iv) Square pyramid
(v) Tetrahedron

Answer 1

(i) A cuboid has 6 faces, namely ABCD, EFGH, HDAE, GCBF, HDCG and EABF.



(ii) A cube has 6 faces, namely IJKL, MNOP, PLIM, OKJN, LKOP and IJNM.


(iii) A triangular prism has 5 faces (3 rectangular faces and 2 triangular faces), namely QRUT, QTVS, RUVS, QRS and TUV.


(iv) A square pyramid has 5 faces (4 triangular faces and 1 square face), namely OWZ, OWX, OXY, OYZ and WXYZ.


(v) A tetrahedron has 4 triangular faces, namely KLM, KLN, LMN and KMN.