Her Teacher Admits Hexagonal Pyramids Don't Have Rectangles

When asked how many rectangular faces a hexagonal pyramid has, this man's niece replied "0". This is the correct answer, but the teacher said a hexagonal pyramid has 6 rectangular faces. The niece pushed on this issue, challenging the teacher who initially doubled down and defended her answer. But now, with an update from the OP, known as 'JT', and with the power of Newsweek, we have a shocking development in this story from r/askmath. #askreddit #maths #mathmemes Join Wrath of Math to get exclusive videos, lecture notes, and more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEKvaxi8mt9FMc62MHcliw/join Check out the coolest math clothes in the world: https://mathshion.com/ Original Video: https://youtu.be/hTzuyzxpzMA More Math Chats: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLztBpqftvzxXQDmPmSOwXSU9vOHgty1RO Outro music: https://youtube.com/shorts/tfifiSdTZRg Follow Wrath of Math on... ● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrathofmathedu ● TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wrathofmathedu ● X: https://x.com/wrathofmathedu SOURCES https://www.newsweek.com/5th-grader-confusing-math-problem-2072235 https://drops.dagstuhl.de/storage/00lipics/lipics-vol051-socg2016/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.66/LIPIcs.SoCG.2016.66.pdf Mathematical Olympiad Challenges by Titu Andreescu & Răzvan Gelca https://www.reddit.com/r/askmath/comments/1kb4xkq/teacher_told_my_niece_that_the_correct_answer_is_6/ 0:00 Intro 1:23 The Big Issue 2:38 Newsweek Article 7:27 Slicing Hexagons 13:01 The 1800s Theorem 14:24 Conclusion