document.write( "Question 1121974: . A cube has all its corners cut off. How many edges does the resulting shape have?
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document.write( "I will assume \r\n" );
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document.write( "    a)  that we cut small enough corner parts creating triangular faces at the cuts and \r\n" );
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document.write( "    b)  that these triangles are/remain disjoint.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the new solid has (still keep) 12 native edges of the original cube PLUS 8*3 new edges, by 3 at each of 8 cube's corners.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So the number under the question is 12 + 3*8 = 36 edges.\r\n" );
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