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erik [133]
2 years ago
10

The base of a prism has n sides. Find the numbers of faces, edges, and

Mathematics
1 answer:
Harman [31]2 years ago
4 0

Answers:

  • faces = n+2
  • edges = 3n
  • vertices = 2n

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Explanation:

Think of a hexagonal room with n = 6 walls, i.e. the floor is a hexagon with n = 6 sides. The floor and ceiling are parallel to each other, and congruent hexagons. That's 2 faces so far. Then we have another 6 faces to account for the walls. This gives 2+6 = 8 faces of a hexagonal prism.

In more general terms, a prism with a base of n sides will have 2 parallel and congruent base faces, and n walls or lateral faces. This gives n+2 total faces.

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Let's go back to the hexagonal prism. The floor has 6 sides to it, and so does the ceiling. We have 6+6 = 12 edges so far. Then we have another 6 edges where each of the rectangular walls meet up. That gives 12+6 = 18 edges total of this hexagonal prism room.

For any more general case, each base has n sides. That gives 2n sides so far for just the bases. Then add on another n for the lateral edges and we get 3n total edges.

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Once again lets revisit the room with the hexagonal floor and ceiling. The floor has 6 vertices and the ceiling has the same vertex count. Therefore, this prism has 6+6 = 12 vertices.

For the general case, each base has n vertices. There are 2 such identical bases giving 2n vertices total.

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One way to check the answer:

We could use Euler's Polyhedron Formula which is

F+V-E = 2

where,

  • F = number of faces
  • V = number of vertices
  • E = number of edges

For the hexagonal prism we found

  • F = 8
  • V = 12
  • E = 18

Then notice how

F+V-E = 2

8+12-18 = 2

20-18 = 2

2 = 2

This confirms the formula works for a hexagonal prism.

Now let's check it for the more general case

We found earlier that,

  • F = n+2
  • V = 2n
  • E = 3n

So,

F+V-E = 2

n+2+2n-3n = 2

3n-3n+2 = 2

0n+2 = 2

0+2 = 2

2 = 2

This helps confirm the answer for any prism with the base of n sides.

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