Can someone answer this?

[Anonymous]

can someone answer this?

[slatyb]

It's ambiguous. I've done graduate work in mathematics. The answer could be 2 faces, 5 vertices, 5 edges (counting vertices where the line clearly changes direction) or 2,2,2 (counting only vertices where three edges meet) or or 5,6,9 (extrapolating the figure to a triangular prism). I expect the teacher wanted either the first or third answer, but I don't know. Who wrote this? And what's the point? Learning names is not mathematics and it's a waste of time. Most scholastic math terms are never used by adults. A few examples: "whole number", "improper fraction", "mixed fraction", "complementary angles", "supplementary angles". And all that stuff in algebra class about conic sections and X and Y intercepts etc. is a complete waste of time.
The interesting thing is that V + F - E = 2.

[Siri137]

Five faces, six vertices, and nine edges. Euler's formula. Vertices + faces - edges = 2

As for the name of the shape, it's a parallelepiped.

[exitseven]

it is sort of hot that you know that.

[Siri137]

@exitseven Hotttttttttttttttttt...
Ah, you like the geeky girls. I wear glasses too (for driving).

[exitseven]

@siri137 I remember Euler's Path from network theory. i did not know he had a formula too.

[Siri137]

@exitseven Yep, and it always equals 2, the very first prime number, and the only even prime that we know of.

[Siri137]

@exitseven Have you seen the movie 'The Cube'? A horror/sci-fi film for mathematicians if there ever was one.

[exitseven]

@siri137 I almost just fainted. 😊😊

[Siri137]

@exitseven Oh no. Don't faint. I'll revive you by talking to you about e, or pi, or phi (Golden Ratio).
Do you know about Vesica Piscis? That's interesting too. Then there's the n-body problem (gravitational attraction).
Anyway, 'The Cube' is a good film. I thought so anyway (I've got the DVD).

[exitseven]

I have never seen that movie. I looked in up and it looks interesting I thought it ws going to be about this'

[Siri137]

@exitseven Correction: it's just called 'Cube'. Made in 1997, Canadian independent film.

[exitseven]

yes, I saw that.

[FunkyMonkee]

What's the question?

[Anonymous]

What are you trying to set up a tent?