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0580/12 Oct/Nov 2025, Question 13: Nets of 3D Shapes

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 12 (Core) · Non-calculator · 3 marks

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The question, in short

On a 1 cm² grid, complete the net of a right-angled triangular prism with triangular sides 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm and length 4 cm, using the given square face.

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Solution · 3 marks

  1. 1The prism has a 4 × 4 face, a 3 × 4 rectangle and a 5 × 4 rectangle, plus two 3, 4, 5 right-angled triangles
  2. 2Below the given 4 × 4 face draw the 3 × 4 and 5 × 4 rectangles (either order), sharing 4 cm edges
  3. 3Draw one 3, 4, 5 triangle on each side, each sharing an edge of matching length

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