A view caps each line; the cube count settles the rest
6.G.A.4
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The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
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1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 16 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 2, 3, 2 cells high, left to right.
- There are 16 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 3, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.
The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
Show solution
1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 9 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 1, 3, 2 cells high, left to right.
- There are 9 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 3, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.
The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
Show solution
1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 10 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 1, 3, 2 cells high, left to right.
- There are 10 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 3, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.
The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
Show solution
1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 10 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 3, 2, 3 cells high, left to right.
- There are 10 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 3, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.
The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
Show solution
1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 10 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 3, 3, 2 cells high, left to right.
- There are 10 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 3, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.
The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
Show solution
1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 12 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 2, 3, 1 cells high, left to right.
- There are 12 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 3, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.
The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
Show solution
1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 14 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 3, 2, 2 cells high, left to right.
- There are 14 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 3, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.
The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
Show solution
1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 9 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 1, 2, 1 cells high, left to right.
- There are 9 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 2, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.
The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
Show solution
1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 9 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 2, 1, 1 cells high, left to right.
- There are 9 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 2, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.
The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
Show solution
1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 18 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 1, 3, 3 cells high, left to right.
- There are 18 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 3, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.
The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
Show solution
1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 12 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 3, 1, 2 cells high, left to right.
- There are 12 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 3, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.
The views from above and from the front are shown for a shape built from unit cubes. Draw the view from the side.
Show solution
1 · Understandwhat's really being asked
A stack of 17 unit cubes is shown from above and from the front. We want what it looks like from the side.
Givens
- The view from above shows which cells hold a stack.
- The view from the front is 3, 2, 3 cells high, left to right.
- There are 17 cubes in all.
Unknowns
- The view from the side.
Constraints
- Every stack rests on the floor, so the footprint is the whole set of occupied cells.
2 · Planchoose the strategy
#17 Visualize Spatial Relationships
The side view cannot be got from the front view: a front view only gives the tallest stack in each column. Work out the individual heights first, using the count to settle what the views leave open, then read the side shadow off them.
3 · Execute3 carry out the plan
1Read what the front view fixes
2Use the count on what is left
3Take the shadow from the side
4 · Reviewdoes it hold up?
The tallest stack anywhere is 3, and both the front and the side views reach exactly that -- as any two views of the same stack must.
Standardsmin grade 6
6.G.A.4Surface area using nets of 3D figures — Relating a stack of cubes to its views from three directions.