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0580/12 Feb/Mar 2023, Question 10: 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, a cuboid face is drawn 4 squares by 3 squares and its volume is 24 cm³; complete a net of the cuboid.

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Solution · 3 marks

  1. 1Third dimension = 24 ÷ (4 × 3) = 2 cm
  2. 2The net needs two 4 × 3, two 4 × 2 and two 3 × 2 rectangles
  3. 3Attach 4 × 2 rectangles to the 4 cm edges and 3 × 2 rectangles to the 3 cm edges, then the second 4 × 3 face on the far side of one 4 × 2 rectangle

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