2D and 3D Shapes
2D and 3D Shapes
2D and 3D Shapes
2D AND 3D SHAPES
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.