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Practice: spatial vision

Practice: spatial vision

1

This is the building map of a building of cubes.

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a
How many cubes does the building have?

    / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

    / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

    b
    Draw the view from the front and the view from the right.
    2

    These are the views of a building: 1 from the front, 2 from the right, 3 from above.
    What is the greatest number of cubes the building can have?

      / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

      / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

      3

      The net is folded into a cube.
      Which face will be opposite A\displaystyle A? Opposite B\displaystyle B? Opposite E\displaystyle E?

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      4

      In the net of a cylinder the rectangle is 31.4 cm by 12 cm, and the 31.4 cm side wraps round the base.
      What is the radius of the base? Round to two decimal places.

        / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

        / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

        5

        A cereal box is a box: 30 cm wide, 8 cm deep and 20 cm high.
        An ant walks on the box’s surface from the corner A\displaystyle A to the corner B\displaystyle B.
        How long is the shortest path? Round to two decimal places.

        30820AB

          / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

          / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

          6

          Find the area of the cross-section. Round to two decimal places where needed.

          a
          A round cheese – a cylinder whose radius is 10 cm and height 4 cm – cut in two along its axis

            / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

            / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

            b
            A box whose base is 6 cm by 4 cm and height 3 cm, cut through two opposite upright edges

              / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – check and a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

              / – fraction bar · Tab or the arrows – between numerator and denominator, then a note above or below · Enter – a new line · * – times · ^ – power, ↓ – end of the power

              7

              Can a cross-section of a cylinder be a triangle? Explain.

              8

              Make a drawing in space of a cube whose edge is 4 squares. Mark the hidden edges with dashed lines.