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Worksheet for identifying and analyzing the properties of 3D shapes.

A worksheet titled "Properties of 3-D Shapes" with a table to identify and count faces, edges, and vertices of various 3D shapes including a cube, rectangular prism, triangular prism, and square-based pyramid.

A worksheet titled "Properties of 3-D Shapes" with a table to identify and count faces, edges, and vertices of various 3D shapes including a cube, rectangular prism, triangular prism, and square-based pyramid.

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I'll work through this problem step by step to find the properties of each 3D shape.

Let me analyze each shape:

1. Cube (already filled in as example)
- Faces: 6 ✓
- Edges: 12 ✓
- Vertices: 8 ✓
- Right angles on faces: 24 ✓

2. Triangular Prism
- Faces: A triangular prism has 2 triangular faces (top and bottom) + 3 rectangular faces (sides) = 5 faces
- Edges: Each triangle has 3 edges, so 2 triangles = 6 edges. Plus 3 vertical edges connecting them = 9 edges
- Vertices: Each triangle has 3 vertices, so 2 triangles = 6 vertices
- Right angles on faces: The 3 rectangular side faces each have 4 right angles = 3 × 4 = 12 right angles. The triangular faces don't have right angles (unless it's a right triangle, but we assume regular). So total = 12 right angles

3. Rectangular Prism (Cuboid)
- Faces: Top, bottom, front, back, left, right = 6 faces
- Edges: 4 edges on top + 4 edges on bottom + 4 vertical edges = 12 edges
- Vertices: 4 corners on top + 4 corners on bottom = 8 vertices
- Right angles on faces: All 6 faces are rectangles, each with 4 right angles = 6 × 4 = 24 right angles

4. Cylinder
- Faces: 2 circular faces (top and bottom) + 1 curved surface = 3 faces (or sometimes counted as 2 if curved surface isn't counted separately)
- Edges: 2 circular edges where the circles meet the curved surface = 2 edges
- Vertices: 0 vertices (no corners)
- Right angles on faces: 0 right angles (circles and curved surfaces have no right angles)

5. Square-based Pyramid
- Faces: 1 square base + 4 triangular sides = 5 faces
- Edges: 4 edges on the square base + 4 edges from base to apex = 8 edges
- Vertices: 4 corners on the base + 1 apex = 5 vertices
- Right angles on faces: The square base has 4 right angles. The triangular faces typically don't have right angles (unless specified). So = 4 right angles

Let me verify my calculations:

Triangular Prism: 5 faces, 9 edges, 6 vertices, 12 right angles ✓
Rectangular Prism: 6 faces, 12 edges, 8 vertices, 24 right angles ✓
Cylinder: 3 faces, 2 edges, 0 vertices, 0 right angles ✓
Square-based Pyramid: 5 faces, 8 edges, 5 vertices, 4 right angles ✓

Final Answer:

| Shape | Picture | Number of faces | Number of edges | Number of vertices | Number of right angles on faces |
|-------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| Cube | □ | 6 | 12 | 8 | 24 |
| Triangular prism | △▭ | 5 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| Rectangular prism | | 6 | 12 | 8 | 24 |
| Cylinder | ⬭ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Square-based pyramid | ◇△ | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of polyhedron worksheet.
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