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How many parallelograms are in an octagonal prism?

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In this way, two hexagons and a parallelogram with five inner lines are obtained. Each hexagon has six edges, therefore the prism will have more than 12 edges. At first glance, it is thought that the parallelogram contains nine edges (seven vertical and two horizontal).

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