Question

Each corner of a rectangular prism is cut off. Two (of the eight) cuts are shown. How many edges does the new figure have? Assume that the planes cutting the prism do not intersect anywhere in or on the prism. EXPLAIN PLS

Answer 1

36

Explanation:

Each cut creates a triangular face where the corner used to be. That face adds three edges to the figure. The 8 cuts add a total of 8×3 = 24 edges to the 12 edges the prism already had.

The new figure has 12+24 = 36 edges.