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Geometry of 3D Shapes

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Term
Definition
cone   edges = 0 faces = 1 vertices = 1  
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pyramid   edges = 6 faces = 4 vertices = 4  
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cylinder   edges = 0 faces = 2 vertices = 0  
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sphere   edges = 0 faces = 0 vertices = 0  
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rectangular prism   edges = 8 faces = 5 vertices = 5  
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cube   edges = 12 faces = 6 vertices = 8  
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polyhedron   a solid bounded by polygons that enclose a single region of space  
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faces   polygons that make the sides of a polyhedron  
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edge   a line segment formed by the intersection of two faces  
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vertext   a point where three or more edges meet  
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regular polyhedron   all faces are congruent regular polygons  
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convex   any two points can be connected by a segment that lies entirely inside or on the polyhedron  
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platonic solids   the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron  
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prism   a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel bases  
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lateral faces   the faces on a prism that aren't bases  
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lateral edges   the segments connecting the vertices of the base (perimeter of the base)  
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surface area (of a polyhedron)   the sum of all the areas of its faces  
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lateral area (of a polyhedron)   sum of all the areas of its lateral faces  
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net   two dimensional representation of a polyhedron  
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right prism   each lateral edge is perpendicular to both bases  
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oblique prism   lateral edges are not perpendicular to the bases  
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formula: surface area of a pyramid   B + 1/2(Ph)  
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formula: surface area of a prism   2B + Ph  
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formula: surface area of a cone   πr² + πrL  
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formula: surface area of a cylinder   2πr² + 2πrh  
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cone   a solid figure that has a circular base and one vertex  
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cylinder   A solid figure with two congruent and parallel circular bases  
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sphere   an object with all points on its surface equally distant from its center; a ball or globe  
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faces   the flat surfaces of a 3-D figure  
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edges   the intersection of faces of a 3-D figure  
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vertices   a corner of a polygon  
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