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Question
Is a square prism same as a cube?
Solution
\[\text { Yes, a square prism and a cube are the same. }\]
\[\text { Both of them have 6 faces, 8 vertices and 12 edges }.\]
\[\text { The only difference is that a cube has 6 equal faces, while a square prism has a shape like a cuboid with two square }\]
\[\text { faces, one at the top and the other at the bottom and with, possibly, 4 rectangular faces in between. }\]
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