Solid Figures and Polygons
11-5
Each flat surface of a solid figure is a plane figure.
triangular
prism
net of a triangular
prism
The net shows that a triangular prism is made up
of 5 polygons: 2 triangles and 3 rectangles. The
dashed lines show where to fold the net.
If you could cut a solid figure, the new flat
surfaces you create would be plane figures.
2 circles 2 rectangles
Name the shape of each shaded flat surface.
1.
A net is a flat
pattern that
folds into a
solid figure.
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