Write down the number of faces of each of the following figures:

A. Cuboid


B. Cube


C. Triangular prism


D. Square pyramid


E. Tetrahedron

A. 6


Face is also known as sides. A Cuboid has six faces.




The six faces of the cuboid are:


1) ABFE


2) BFGC


3) GHDC


4) HEAD


5) DCBA


6) HGFE



Book, Matchbox, Brick etc. are examples of Cuboid.


B.6


A Cube has six faces and all faces are equal in length.




The six faces of the cube are:


1) ABFE


2) BCGF


3) CDHG


4) ADHE


5) GHFE


6) ABCD



Sugar Cubes, Dice etc. are examples of Cube.


C. 5


A Triangular prism has two triangular faces and three rectangular faces.




The five faces of the triangular prism are:


1) ABE


2) ABCD


3) BCFE


4) AEFD


5) FDC



D. 5


A Square pyramid has one square face as a base and four triangular faces as the sides. So, Square pyramid has total five faces.




The five faces of the square pyramid are:


1) ABC


2) ACD


3) ABE


4) AED


5) BEDC



E. 4


A Tetrahedron (Triangular Pyramid) has one triangular face as a base and three triangular faces as the sides. So, Tetrahedron has total four faces.




The five faces of the tetrahedron are:


1) ABC


2) ACD


3) ABE


4) AED


5) BEDC



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