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Problem 16

Geometry Difficulty 1.1 Multiple choice CEMC Fermat · Canada · 2016

A cube has 12 edges, as shown.
How many edges does a square-based pyramid have?

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Official solution

A square-based pyramid has 8 edges: 4 edges that form the square base and 1 edge that joins each of the four vertices of the square base to the top vertex.

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