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What shapes are within a 3D cube

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Within a 3D cube, there are several different shapes that can be made, depending on how you choose to divide or look at the cube:

Cube/Box: The cube is a box shape, with six equal square faces.

Square: Each face of the cube is a square.

Rectangle: If you were to view the cube from an angle in three-dimensional space, each face could be perceived as a rectangle.

Line Segment: The edges of the cube are line segments.

Point: The vertices (corners) of the cube are points.

Triangle: If you connect any three non-collinear vertices, you form a triangle.

Pyramid: If you connect a vertex of the cube to the center of the opposite face, you form a pyramid.

Prism: If you connect two edges that are parallel and equal in length but not on the same face, you form a prism.

Tetrahedron: If you connect any four vertices that are not all on the same plane, you form a tetrahedron.

Octahedron: If you connect the centers of all the faces, you form an octahedron.

Hexahedron: The cube itself is also called a hexahedron, because it has six faces.

All of these shapes are theoretical constructs that we can visualize or draw within the cube.

Hope this helps you! :)

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