2D and 3D Shapes

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2D AND 3D SHAPES

2D AND 3D SHAPES

• THE OBJECTS AROUND US COME IN VARIOUS SHAPES AND SIZES. IN GENERAL,


WE CAN SEE SHAPES SUCH AS TRIANGLES, SQUARES, AND CIRCLES
 EVERYWHERE AROUND US. MOREOVER, SHAPES SUCH AS A SHEET OF PAPER,
HAVE ONLY LENGTH AND BREADTH. THUS SUCH SHAPES ARE 2D OR TWO-
DIMENSIONAL. WHILE OTHER SHAPES SUCH AS THE SHAPE OF A HOUSE, HAVE
LENGTH, BREADTH, AND HEIGHT. THUS SUCH SHAPES ARE
 3D OR THREE-DIMENSIONAL.  LET’S LEARN MORE ABOUT 2D AND 3D SHAPES!
2D SHAPES
In geometry, a shape or a figure that has a length
and a breadth is a 2D shape. In other words, a
plane object that has only length and breadth is 2
dimensional. Straight or curved lines make up the
sides of this shape. Also, these figures can have
any number of sides. In general, plane figures
made of lines are known as polygons. For
example, triangle and square are polygons.

Examples of 2D shapes
Rectangle, circle, square, triangle, quadrilateral
and pentagon are some examples of 2D shapes.
3D SHAPES
In our day to day life, we see several objects around us
which have different shapes. For example, books, ball,
ice-cream cone etc. One thing common in these objects is
that they all have some length, breadth and height or
depth. Thus they have three dimensions and so are
known as 3D shapes. The D in 3D stands for dimensional.
3D shapes occupy space. In a world with three
dimensions, you can travel forward, backward, right, left,
and even up and down.

Examples of 3D Shapes
Cuboid, cube, cylinder, sphere, pyramid and cone are a
few examples of 3D shapes
 
FACES, EDGES, AND VERTICES
The object below is a cube. The corners of the cube are its vertices.
The 12 line segments that form the
skeleton of the cube are its edges. The
6 flat square surfaces that are the skin
of the cube are its faces. Observe that
the two-dimensional figures can be
identified as the faces of the three-
dimensional shapes. For example, a
cylinder has two faces which are circles.
Also, a pyramid has the triangle on its
faces.
NETS FOR BUILDING 3-D SHAPE
A net is a two-dimensional representation of a
three-dimensional figure that is unfolded along
its edges. It represents each face of the figure in
two dimensions. In other words, a net is a pattern
made when the surface of a three-dimensional
figure is laid out. Thus showing each face of the Furthermore, different shapes have different nets.
figure. A solid may have different nets.

For example, a box is solid. It’s a 3D object with


the shape of a cuboid. Below is a net pattern for a
box. Copy an enlarged version of the net and try
to make the box by folding and glueing the faces
together. You may use suitable units.
POLYHEDRON
A solid shape bound by polygons forms a polyhedron. The
word polyhedral is the plural of word polyhedron.

 Faces:  Polygons forming a polyhedron are its faces.


 Edges: Line segments common to intersecting faces
of a polyhedron are its edges.
 Vertices: Points of intersection of edges of a
polyhedron are its vertices.
In a polyhedron, three or more edges meet at a point to
form a vertex. Some examples of polyhedrons are cuboid, Prism
cube, pyramid, and triangular pyramid. A prism is a solid, whose side faces
are parallelograms and whose bases
are congruent parallel rectilinear
figures.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHAPES HAS 6
ANGLES?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHAPES HAS
FEWER CORNERS?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHAPES HAS 4
CORNERS?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHAPES HAS 4
SIDES?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHAPES HAS 4
VERTICES?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHAPES HAS 5
FACES?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHAPES HAS
FEWER EDGES?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHAPES HAS 12
EDGES?
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHAPES HAS 2
FACES?

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