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 The following solids are frequently seen and used. Double click each diagram for more information.
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Cube
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Cuboid
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Cone
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Cylinder
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Properties of Solids
| Solids are three dimensional objects which have length, width and height. |
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| A solid has faces, edges and vertices. |
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| A prism is a solid with the same cross section or shape for all of its length |
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| A pyramid has a base which can be any shape and the corners of the base taper to a point called the apex. |
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Platonic Solids
A Platonic solid is a regular polyhedron.
A regular polyhedron is a solid in which all of the faces are the same shape and all the edges are the same length.
The Platoninc solids were named after the Greek philosopher, Plato.
There are only 5 PLATONIC SOLIDS
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