A rectangular cube (a cuboid) is a kind of prism and, by convention, prisms have two bases.
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A rectangular prism is basically an elongated cube. Just like a cube, it has six sides.
A rectangular prism is basically an elongated cube. Just like a cube, it has six sides.
A rectangular solid that is not a cube has 3 planes of symmetry.
A cube is a special case of a rectangular prism. If each edge of a rectangular prism were of the same measure, then it would be a cube.
A rectangular pyramid has 5 bases. The base of a pyramid is the polygon upon which the pyramid stands, and in the case of a rectangular pyramid, there are four triangular faces that meet at a single rectangular base. So, the total number of bases in a rectangular pyramid is 1 (rectangular base) + 4 (triangular faces) = 5 bases.