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The lateral edges of a prism areA. congruent, onlyB. congruent and parallelC. congruent and perpendicularD. perpendicular, only

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A prism is is a three-dimensional solid figure with two parallel faces, called bases, and lateral flat faces which vary in number depending on the type of prism.

Consider an example triangular prism below:

Considering the example triangular prism above, we can tell that the lateral edges are "congruent and parallel"

This property applies to prisms in general, so the answer to the question is: option B

The lateral edges of a prism areA. congruent, onlyB. congruent and parallelC. congruent-example-1
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