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Broad Topics > 3D Geometry, Shape and Space > Prisms

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Covering Cups

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What is the shape and dimensions of a box that will contain six cups and have as small a surface area as possible.

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Cutting a Cube

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A half-cube is cut into two pieces by a plane through the long diagonal and at right angles to it. Can you draw a net of these pieces? Are they identical?

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Make Your Own Pencil Case

Stage: 3 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:1

What shape would fit your pens and pencils best? How can you make it?

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Classifying Solids Using Angle Deficiency

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Toni Beardon has chosen this article introducing a rich area for practical exploration and discovery in 3D geometry


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