Q. The number of hexagonal faces that are present in a truncated octahedron is
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
Explanation
(d)
The truncated octahedron is the 14-faced Archimedean solid, with 14 total faces : 6 squares and 8 regular hexagons.
The truncated octahedron is formed by removing the six right square pyramids one from each point of a regular octahedron as :
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Truncated Octachedron
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