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The only Platonic solid with less than five faces is which of the following

A. Icosahedron
B. Hexahedron
C. Tetrahedron
D. Octahedron

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Answer: The answer is C. Tetrahedron

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Answer:

Option: C is the correct answer.

C. Tetrahedron.

Explanation:

Platonic solid--

Platonic solid is a convex polyhedron which is constructed with the help of repetition of regular convex polygonal faces.

There are 5 types of platonic solid:

1) Tetrahedron--

It is a polyhedron which is composed of four triangular faces.

2) Cube--

It is a polyhedron which is constructed with the help of square faces and has 6 faces.

3) Octahedron--

In geometry a octahedron is a polyhedron with 8 faces.

Each of the face is composed of equilateral triangles.

4) Dodecahedron--

It is a polyhedron which consist of 12 faces.

5) Icosahedron--

It is composed of 20 faces.

Hence, the only Platonic solid with less than five faces is :

C. Tetrahedron

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