Geometric Measuring/Dimensions Webercise

Solid Geometry: Definitions and categorizing

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1. Complete the definition: Solid Geometry is the geometry of _________________. 2. What are the three properties of geometric solids !. Complete the definition: " polyhedron is _____________________________. #. Complete the definition: " non$polyhedron is any shape that is not _____________. %. &ist any fi'e three dimensional( solid geometric shapes. ). Categori*e the follo+ing shapes into polyhedron or non$polyhedron: Sphere( cylinder( pyramid( cu,e( cone( prism( and torus. -. Discuss and come up +ith fi'e real$+orld o,.ects that are e/amples of solid geometry.

Eulers Formula: How can it help?

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8. Use the webpage to help you derive Eulers Formula. . !naly"e how Eulers formula can help us determine the volume of an ob#ect.

Solid Geometry: Volumes

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(). *raw a rectangular prism and hypothesi"e how to find the volume. +hec, answer from website. ((. +reate a pyramid and its dimensions with a volume of (&) units. -.ne side must be () units/ (&. *evise and set up a real world problem involving a cone. 0olve. (1. *educe an e'ample of a #ob in which the ,nowing the volume of a cylinder would be useful. (2. 3hat is an e'ample of a 4great circle when discussing the planet Earth5 (6. 3hich geometric shape will the following formula find the volume of5 782/1-1.(2r91/

Solid Geometry: Real World Examples

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(<. Using the websites above= find the volume of the planet Earth. -assuming it is a solid= perfect circle/ (;. Using the websites above= find the volume of the planet :luto. -assuming it is a solid= perfect circle/ (8. *etermine the difference in the mass of planet Earth and :luto.

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( . From the wor, you have done in this webercise= determine () real world e'amples of how the volume formulas of these geometric solids can be used in the real world= or your future.