5 More about 3-D Figures

(b) regular square pyramid

5 More about 3-D Figures
Revision Exercise 5 (p. 5.48) (c) quadrilateral prism
Level 1
1. (a) There are 6 planes of reflection in the solid as shown 5.
below:

6. prism A

7. (a) Both the side view and top view are incorrect.

(b) Both the side view and top view are incorrect.
(b) There are 2 planes of reflection in the solid as shown
below:

2. (a) There are 5 axes of rotational symmetry in the solid

as shown below:

(c) Both the front view and top view are incorrect.

5 axes, 4 are 2-fold; 1 is 4-fold. 8. (a)

(b) There are 3 axes of rotational symmetry in the solid
as shown below:

All 3 axes are 2-fold.

3. net A and net C

4. (a) regular pentagonal prism

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(b) 10. (a) (i) ∵ ABCDHEFG is a cuboid.

∴ MH is perpendicular to plane HEAD.
∴ EH is the projection of EM on plane HEAD.

(ii) ∵ EH is perpendicular to plane HDCG.

∴ HM is the projection of EM on plane
HDCG.

(b) (i) ∵ MH is perpendicular to plane HEAD.

∴ AH is the projection of AM on plane HEAD.
∴ ∠HAM is the angle between AM and plane
HEAD.
(c)
(ii) ∵ AE is perpendicular to plane EFGH.
∴ EM is the projection of AM on plane EFGH.
∴ ∠AME is the angle between AM and plane
EFGH.

11. V F E
(a) 6 8 12
(b) 8 9 15
(c) 11 13 22
(d) 28 22 48

Level 2
12. Cuboid B
(d)
13. (a) I

(b) N

(c) B and H

14. (a)

9. (a) ∵ ∠BCA = 90°

(b) 5
∴ AC is perpendicular to plane BEFC.
∴ CB is the projection of AB on plane BEFC. 15. (a)

(b) ∠CBA is the angle between BC and plane ABED.

(c) ∵ ADFC and ABED intersect at AD, CA ⊥AD and

BA ⊥ AD (or FD ⊥ AD and ED ⊥ AD).
∴ ∠CAB (or ∠FDE) is the angle between planes
ADFC and ABED.

(b) (i) 3

(ii) 1, 3-fold

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16. (a) (b)

(b)
(c)

(c)
(d)

(d) 18. (a)

17. (a)
(b) Volume of the solid
= area of the front view × 4 cm
1 
=  × (2 + 3) × (3 − 1) + 3 ×1 × 4 cm 3
2 
= 32 cm 3

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19. (a) Challenging Questions (p. 5.53)

1. (a) 9

(b) 13 axes, 3 are 4-fold, 4 are 3-fold, 6 are 2-fold

(c) cube

2. (a)

(b) Volume of the solid

1
= × 2 × 3 × 3 cm3
2
= 9 cm3

(c) Length of the two equal sides of the triangle

= 12 + 32 cm
= 10 cm
Total surface area of the solid (b) 1, 3-fold
 1  
=  × 2 × 3  × 2 + (3 × 10 ) × 2 + 2 × 3 cm 2 3. (a) (i) ∵ ABCD and CBFE intersect at BC,
 2   DC ⊥ BC and EC ⊥ BC.
= (12 + 6 10 ) cm 2 ∴ ∠DCE is the angle between ABCD and
CBFE.
20. (a) ∵ BCGF and ABFE intersect at BF, AB ⊥ BF and
(ii) ∵ ABCD and CBFE intersect at BC,
BC ⊥ BF.
AB ⊥ BC and FB ⊥ BC.
∴ ∠ABC is the angle between planes BCGF and
∴ ∠ABF is the angle between ABCD and
ABFE.
CBFE.
∵ ∠ABC = 123°
∴ The angle between planes BCGF and ABFE is
(b) (i) ∵ ∠FGH is the angle between ABCD and
123°.
ABF and the two planes intersect at
AB.
(b) ∵ BC ⊥ CG and DC ⊥ CG.
∴ FG ⊥ AB and GH ⊥ AB.
∴ ∠BCD is the angle between BC and plane
∴ ∠AGF (∠BGF) and ∠AGH (∠BGH)
DCGH.
must be right angles.
∵ ∠BCD = 180° − 123° (int.∠s, AB //DC)
= 57° (ii) ∵ ∠ECB is the angle between ABCD and
∴ The angle between BC and plane DCGH is 57°. DCE and the two planes intersect at
CD.
(c) ∴ EC ⊥ CD and BC ⊥ CD.
∴ ∠DCB and ∠DCE must be right angles.

Construct BJ such that BJ ⊥ DC.

The projection of BC on plane DCGH is JC.
1
JC = × ( DC − AB)
2
1
= × (3.7 − 1.5) cm
2
= 1.1 cm
∴ The length of the projection of BC on plane
DCGH is 1.1 cm.

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