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- A pyramid is not a prism because it only has one base and a rectangular prism has 2 bases.
- Among other things, a rectangular prism has 6 faces, 8 vertices and 12 edges.
- A rectangular pyramid has 5 faces, 5 vertices and 8 edges.
- Rectangular prisms can be described as a "box". They do not have an apex (the vertice where all the edges meet. On the contrary, a pyramid does have an apex. It is located on the top of the pyramid.
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How many faces on a rectangular prism triangular prism triangular pyramid rectangular prism rectangular pyramid?
Rectangular prism = 6Triangular prism = 5 Triangular pyramid = 4 Rectangular prism: it is still 6 Rectangular pyramid = 5.
What solid has the most vertices a triangular prism rectangular prism rectangular pyramid or a square pyramid?
Triangular prism - 6 Rectangular prism - 8 Rectangular pyramid - 5 Square pyramid - 5 Answer: Rectangular prism
Which solid figure has the most vertices a triangular prism a rectangular pyramid a rectangular prism a triangular pyramid?
A rectangular prism.
Which solid figure has the most vertices triangular prism or rectangular prism or rectangular pyramid or triangular pyramid?
Rectangular pyramid.
What solid figure has the most vertices triangular prism rectangular prism rectangular pyramid triangular pyramid?
A rectangular prism (8).
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