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Are all the faces of a prism congruent?

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yes there are congruent because of the shape

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Wrong. The faces may me congruent but don't have to be. Think of a brick (a rectangular prism). Its top and side are certainly not congruent. And there is no requirement, in such a prism, for the top and bottom to be congruent either.

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