Question

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Practice identifying three-dimensional solids and the two-
dimensional figures that created them.
Which statements are true regarding the prism? Check
all that apply.
The prism has no vertices.
The prism has 9 edges.
The bases of the prism are triangles.
The bases of the prism are rectangles.
The prism has 5 faces

Answer 1

1 - False

2 - False

3 - True [for prism which can separate white light into 7, i.e, ordinary prism]

4 - False [for the type of prism stated above]

5 - True

Explanation:

If you can, get a picture of a normal prism and look at it. There are MANY different types of prisms. The answers I have given above are only applicable to the prism we refer to normally, i.e., the pyramid-like shaped one.