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How many edges and vertices does an 62 face octahedron have?
An octahedron has eight faces. If it has 62 faces then it is not an octahedron!
How many bases does an octahedron have?
An octahedron has eight bases/faces.
How do you find the surface area and volume for a octahedron?
rectangle and octahedron
Is octahedron a polygon?
An octahedron is not a polygon. A polygon is a two dimensional shape. An octahedron is a three dimensional shape and is classified as a polyhedron.
Why is a truncated octahedron called a truncated octahedron?
Start with an octahedron in the form of a quadrilateral based dipyramid a regular octahedron is a special case of this). This shape has six vertices - chop these off so as to remove a quadrilateral based pyramid. You will be left with a truncated octahedron. It is an octahedron which has been truncated (shortened) by cutting off its extremities.
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