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How many bases does a rectangular cube have?
A rectangular cube (a cuboid) is a kind of prism and, by convention, prisms have two bases.
How are a cube and a rectangular prism similar?
Well, honey, a cube is a special kind of rectangular prism where all sides are the same length, so they both have six faces, eight vertices, and twelve edges. It's like saying a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle isn't always a square. So, technically, a cube is just a snazzy rectangular prism showing off its symmetry.
What kind of polygon is included in both a net of a triangular prism and a net of a rectangular prism?
trinangleular prism
Why are the flat surfaces on a rectangular prism called faces?
The flat surfaces of all polyhedra are called faces and a rectangular prism is simply one kind of polyhedron.
What is a cube hexahedron?
A cube is a special kind of hexahedron.
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