{"id":143936,"date":"2022-04-17T10:30:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T05:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/?p=143936"},"modified":"2023-04-02T17:57:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T12:27:39","slug":"vertices-faces-and-edges-cbse-12th-maths-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/blog\/vertices-faces-and-edges-cbse-12th-maths-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertices, Faces, and Edges: CBSE 12th Maths Concept"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Objects have diverse physical characteristics that distinguish them: length, width, and diameter being a few of them. However, regardless of how different their dimensions are, they all take up space and have three dimensions. As a result, they are referred to as solids or three-dimensional shapes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Figures with two dimensions &#8211; length and breadth &#8211; can be depicted on a plane (for instance, a piece of paper). They are often referred to as two &#8211; dimensional figures or planar shapes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three qualities that define any three-dimensional solid are vertices, faces, and edges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowledge of these entities helps us define a solid accurately.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article will explore the definitions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aakash.ac.in\/important-concepts\/maths\/vertices-faces-and-edges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faces, edges, and vertices.<\/a> Along with that, we would also cover Euler&#8217;s formula and its characteristics. In the end, there are some solved examples and questions to polish and embed your mathematical concepts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What are Vertices?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vertex ( plural vertices ) refers to the topmost point of a geometric figure. Since it is the highest point of a shape or a solid, it is also the farthest away from the figure&#8217;s base.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another definition of a vertex is the point of meeting two sides of a plane figure. It can also be defined as a point of a\u00a0 geometrical figure that is the same for three or more sides. Every figure or shape made up of line segments has a set of vertices within it. They are the starting and ending points of edges too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a list of various polyhedrons with their corresponding number of vertices:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Polyhedron\u2019s name<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Number of Vertices<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cube<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cone<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 vertex<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sphere<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cylinder<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rectangular Prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 8 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Triangular Prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hexagonal Prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pentagonal Prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Square pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Octagonal prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Triangular pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rectangular pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hexagonal pyramid\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Octagonal Pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tetrahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">octahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Icosahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dodecahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>What are Edges?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edges of a figure are referred to as the outline of a shape or a solid. They can also be defined as the set of lines that join together to form vertices of various figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we talk about the relation between edges and vertices of a figure, we must acknowledge that there exist considerable contrasts between two-dimensional and three-dimensional figures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, in 2-D figures like squares and triangles &#8211; there are four edges and four vertices; and three edges and three vertices, respectively. However, in the case of a 3-D solid like a cube &#8211; there are 12 edges and 8 vertices. Hence, even though the edges and vertices can be identical in number in the case of 2-D shapes, it is not the case when we talk about 3-D figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a list of various polyhedrons with their corresponding number of edges:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polyhedron\u2019s name<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cube<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cone<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sphere<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cylinder<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rectangular Prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Triangular Prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hexagonal Prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pentagonal Prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Square pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Octagonal prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Triangular pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rectangular pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hexagonal pyramid\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Octagonal Pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tetrahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">octahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Icosahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dodecahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 edges<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>What are faces?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the essential components of a geometrical figure, the face, is defined as any specific flat surface of a solid object.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The face of a 3-D figure is usually a 2-D shape. For instance, the faces of a cube would be in the shape of squares. The exception to this rule is a sphere with only one face with no vertices or edges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The faces of 3-D figures can be of various kinds &#8211; ranging from curved faces to flat faces. We often observe different 3-D figures that comprise a combination of these kinds of surfaces. For example, a cone (3-D figure) has one flat face and one curved face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a list of polyhedrons with their corresponding number of faces:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polyhedron\u2019s name<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of Faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cube<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cone<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 faces (1 flat face and 1 curved face)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sphere<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 continuous face<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cylinder<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 faces (2 flat faces and 1 curved face)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rectangular prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Triangular prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hexagonal prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pentagonal prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Square pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Octagonal prism<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Triangular pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rectangular pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hexagonal pyramid\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Octagonal pyramid<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tetrahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Octahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Icosahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dodecahedron<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 faces<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Euler&#8217;s formula<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we are clear with what vertices, edges, and faces are &#8211; we can now move on to how they are related. Using Euler&#8217;s formula, we calculate the relationship between various geometrical figures&#8217; vertices, faces, and edges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s important to remember that the formula only applies to closed solids with flat sides and straight edges and is irrelevant for figures with curved edges. For instance, we can undoubtedly use Euler&#8217;s formula for cubes and cuboids, but it is not used in the case of cylinders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Euler theorem, named after Leonhard Euler, is one of the most important mathematical theorems. This theorem helps us calculate and analyze various components of a 3-D geometrical figure. Using this formula, we need not count the edges, vertices, and faces of a figure every time we need the numbers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Euler&#8217;s theorem,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F+V-E = 2, where F represents the number of faces, V represents the number of vertices, and E represents the number of edges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us now take a real-life example and apply Euler&#8217;s formula ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will apply Euler&#8217;s formula to a tetrahedron, a 3-D geometrical figure with no curved surface.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Entities of tetrahedron<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Tetrahedron<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of Faces<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of Vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of Edges<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now according to the Euler&#8217;s formula, we have:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F+V-E = 2 (where F = faces, V= vertices, and E= edges)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4+4-6 =2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8-6 = 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 = 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since LHS=RHS, we can say that a tetrahedron follows Euler&#8217;s formula. Hence, this theorem is used to find out any one of the three missing entities of the figure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Euler&#8217;s characteristics<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F+V-E = sigma, which is Euler&#8217;s characteristic of being any integer value<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But specifically for convex polygons, the value is considered as 2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solved Examples<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Find the number of faces in a polyhedron that has 8 vertices and 12 edges. What is the shape you obtain?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> According to the Euler\u2019s formula, we get\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F+V-E = 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rewriting this, we get:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F= E-V+2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F= 12-8+2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F= 4+2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F=6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The polyhedron thus obtained with 6 faces is a cube.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Prove the Euler\u2019s formula for a prism?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> According to the Formula, F+V-E = 2.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faces in a prism = 5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edges in a prism = 9<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vertices in a prism = 6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Substituting the value in the formula, we get:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5+6-9=2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11-9 = 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2=2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence proved.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Can a polyhedron have 20 faces, 10 edges, and 15 vertices?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If a polyhedron has 20 faces, 10 edges, and 15 vertices &#8211; it should be able to satisfy Euler\u2019s formula.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F+V-E=2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, the number of faces F = 20<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of edges E = 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of vertices V = 15<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, by Euler&#8217;s formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LHS: 20+15 = 35<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RHS:\u00a0 10+2 = 12,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is not true because 35\u226012<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, Euler&#8217;s formula is not satisfied. This proves that such a polyhedron does not exist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Questions to Polish your Concepts<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Prove Euler\u2019s formula for octahedra.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using Euler&#8217;s formula find the unknown:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faces<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vertices<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edges<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Can a polyhedron have for its faces:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(i) 2 triangles?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(ii) 5 triangles?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(iii) a square and three triangles?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>4. Is a square prism and a cube the same thing?<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We come across objects of various sizes and shapes in our day-to-day lives, and these objects are nothing but polyhedrons with fixed dimensions and properties. Properties such as Faces, Edges, and vertices. A vertex is the intersection of two or more line segments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A face of a figure is usually defined as any individual flat surface of a solid object, and a point where two faces meet can be characterized as an edge. All three entities are linked to each other, and the relation between them is given by F+V-E=2, which is Euler&#8217;s formula.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objects have diverse physical characteristics that distinguish them: length, width, and diameter being a few of them. However, regardless of how different their dimensions are, they all take up space and have three dimensions. As a result, they are referred to as solids or three-dimensional shapes. 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