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0580/12 Feb/Mar 2021, Question 9: Nets of 3D Shapes

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 12 (Core) · Calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

On a 1 cm² grid, draw a net of a prism whose equilateral triangular cross-section has side 4 cm and whose length is 3 cm.

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Solution · 3 marks

  1. 1Draw three rectangles 4 cm by 3 cm side by side (the 3 cm edges touching)
  2. 2On the two 4 cm edges of the middle rectangle draw an equilateral triangle with sides 4 cm (one above, one below)
  3. 3Net: 3 rectangles and 2 triangles, all edges matching

AnswerCorrect net

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