alleryTwo identical cubes are joined face to face. The solid formed is a what?
ASphere
BCube
CCone
DCuboid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Cuboid
1. Place two cubes side by side so a full face of each touches.
2. The length doubles but the width and height stay the same.
3. The result has six rectangular faces, so it is a cuboid and not a cube.
_Source: NCERT Maths Mela Class 3, Ch 2 Toy Joy (ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/cemm102.pdf), Toy Joy_
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