AMC 8 Preparation Chapter 13 Geometric Visualization
PROBLEMS
Problem 1. Draw the figure shown in front, top, and side views.
Problem 2. Draw the front, top, and side views of the following solid.
Problem 3. Draw the front, top, and side views of the following solid.
Problem 4. How many unit cubes are needed to build a stack of cubes which has
the following views?
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 12 (E) 14
Problem 5. The front, bottom and side views of a three-dimensional figure are
shown. Individual unit cubes are stacked to form
the figure. What is the least possible number of
cubes needed to build this figure?
(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 10 (D) 12 (E) 14
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Problem 6. Using the following pictures, find the volume of the 3-dimensional
figure.
(A) 208.3 in3 (B) 312.5 in3 (C) 350 in3 (D) 416.7 in3 (E) 625 in3
Problem 7. The length of an edge of each of the six cubes in the solid is 2
centimeters. In square centimeters, what is the total surface area
of the solid?
(A) 80 (B) 88 (C) 90 (D) 92 (E) 94
Problem 8. The following polyhedron with dimensions as given has a volume of
7 cubic units. How many faces does the figure contain?
(Three edges and one vertex of the polyhedron are not
shown in the diagram.)
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 12 (E) 14
Problem 9. The drawing shows a solid made of stacked cubes. Which of the
following best represents the base plan for the solid?
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Problem 10. Draw a solid object that corresponds to the following base plan.
Problem 11. Draw a base plan for the following solid object.
Problem 12. The piece of paper can be folded up to form a cube. What numbered
face will be opposite the number 6 face?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5
Problem 13. The figure may be folded along the lines shown to form a number
cube. Three number faces come together at each corner of
the cube. What is the largest sum of three numbers whose
faces come together at a corner?
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14 (E) 15
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Problem 14. When folded up, find all the other vertices that meet with vertex 1 in
the following nets.
Problem 15. When folded to form a cube, what is the value in the square opposite
the one marked x?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 5
Problem 16. Find the sum of the numbers on the triangular faces that share the
same vertex as A.
(A) 14 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 17 (E) 18
Problem 17. If the strip of triangles, as shown, is folded to form an octahedron,
and each vertex is assigned the value of the sum of the four
triangular faces to which it belongs, find the maximum value
of a vertex.
(A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 20 (D) 22 (E) 24
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Problem 18. When the strip of triangles is folded to form an octahedron, which
face is opposite the shaded one?
(A) F (B) B (C) C (D) D (E) E
Problem 19. An octahedral net is a collection of adjoining triangles that can be
folded into a regular octahedron. When the net below is
folded to form an octahedron, what is the sum of the
numbers on the faces adjacent to one marked with a 3?
A. 13 B. 15 C. 17 D. 18 E. 19
Problem 20. An octahedral net is a collection of adjoining triangles that can be
folded into a regular octahedron. When the net below is
folded to form an octahedron, what is the sum of the
numbers on the faces adjacent to one marked with a 4?
A. 13 B. 15 C. 17 D. 18 E. 12
☆Problem 21. (2004 Mathcounts State Team) This net with 5 square faces and
10 equilateral triangular faces is folded into a 15-faced
polyhedron. How many edges does the polyhedron have?
(A) 28 (B) 25 (C) 20 (D) 18 (E) 14
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Problem 22. A convex polyhedron has 36 faces, 24 of which are triangular, and
12 of which are quadrilaterals. Find the number of space diagonals the polyhedron
has. (A space diagonal is a line segment connecting two vertices which do not
belong to the same face).
(A) 325 (B) 301 (C) 265 (D) 241 (E) 214
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SOLUTIONS
Problem 1. Solution:
From the front and top views, there appears to be 1 cube on the bottom level. The
side view shows that the bottom layer has cubes.
Problem 2. Solution:
Front: Treat the front face as a 2-dimensional figure.
Top: Treat the top face as a 2-dimensional figure.
Side: Treat the side face as a 2-dimensional figure.
Problem 3. Solution:
Problem 4. Solution: A.
Problem 5. Solution: A.
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Problem 6. Solution: B.
We draw the three-dimensional figure as shown in the
figure.
The volume is the sum of volume of the right prism with a
trapezoid for a base with a height of 5 inches and the
volume of right triangular prism with a height of 10 inches:
(10 5) 5 (5 5)
5 10 312.5 .
2 2
Problem 7. Solution: B.
We view this solid from three sides:
Top (and bottom): we see 4 squares. 4 2 = 8.
Front (and back): we see 3 squares. 3 2 = 6.
Left side (and right): we see 4 squares. 4 2 = 8.
The number of faces is 8 + 6 + 8 = 22.
The area of each face is 2 2 = 4 (cm2).
The answer is 22 4 = 88 (cm2).
Problem 8. Solution: C.
We view this solid from three sides:
Top (and bottom): 3 + 1 = 4.
Front (and back): 1 + 1 = 2.
Left side (and right): 3 + 1 = 4.
The number of faces is 4 + 2 + 4 = 10.
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Problem 9. Solution: A.
Problem 10. Solution:
Problem 11. Solution:
Problem 12. Solution: C.
When we fold the paper, number 1 face will be opposite the number 5 face,
number 2 face will be opposite the number 4 face, and the number 3 face will be
opposite the number 6 face.
Problem 13. Solution: D.
When we fold the figure, faces 6, 5, and 3 will come together
at a corner. The sum is the largest: 6 + 5 + 3 = 14.
Problem 14. Solution:
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Problem 15. Solution: B.
Face 1 will touch face x and faces 3, 4, and 5 are adjacent to face x, so face 2 is
opposite to face x in the folded cube.
Problem 16. Solution: C.
We know that one of the numbers is 7.
We see that A will meet with C and D.
So faces 7, 5, 1 and 3 share one vertex. The sum
of the values is 7 + 5 + 1 + 3 = 16.
Problem 17. Solution: E.
We already know three faces that meet at vertex A: 8,
7, 6, so we only need to find one more face. Vertex B
will meet Vertex A when folded, so the other face is
the face marked “3”. The faces marked with the
numbers 8, 7, 6, and 3 form the maximum vertex. 8 +
7 + 6 + 3 = 24.
Problem 18. Solution: C.
The face that is opposite the shaded one should not share any vertices or edges
with the shaded triangle.
We name the three vertices of the shaded triangle in
the net H, J, and K. We draw line 1 from K to P.
From this line, we draw line 2 based on our method
in the chapter discussion. From line 2, we see that
faces D and E share the same vertices with the
shaded triangle.
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Next, we draw line 3 from H to Q and we get line 4. From here, we know that
face F shares a vertex with the shaded triangle.
Looking at vertex J, we know that faces A, G, and B all share vertices with the
shaded triangle. Therefore the only face not sharing any vertices or edges with the
shaded triangle is the face C.
Problem 19. Solution: B.
From the figure below we see that vertices A, B, and C will
meet. When they meet, the faces 1 and 8 will be adjacent to
one marked with a 3. Since face1 is adjacent to face 7, face 4,
and face 3, it must not be adjacent to face 6. Since face 3 is
adjacent to face 1, it must be adjacent to face 6 (not face 4).
So the sum is 8 + 6 + 1 = 15.
Or :
We see that the face 8 is adjacent to face 3. We also see that the red lines going
through faces 3, 1, and 6. So face 1 and face 6 will be adjacent to face 3. So the
sum is 8 + 6 + 1 = 15.
Problem 20. Solution: E.
From the figure below we see that vertices A and B will meet. So the faces
marked 2, 5, 6, and 4 will share the same vertex.
We know that face 1 is adjacent to face 4. Two faces
out of three faces 2, 5, and 6 will be adjacent to face 4.
We see that the red lines going through both faces 4
and 5. So face 4 and face 5 will be adjacent.
Since face 2 is adjacent to face 5, it must not be
adjacent to face 4. So face 6 is adjacent to face 4. So the sum is 1 + 5 + 6 = 12.
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Problem 21. Solution: B.
Method 1 (official solution):
The net with 5 square faces and 10 equilateral triangles is folded
into a 15-faced polyhedron as shown below.
Since there are five squares with four sides each, they contribute 20
sides. There are also 10 triangles with three sides each, which
contribute 30 more sides. Notice that every side of a square or
triangle hooks up with a side of another square or triangle to form an edge.
Therefore, the 50 sides we have will form 50 ÷ 2 = 25 edges.
Method 2 (our solution):
By the Edges and Faces formula, we have:
F S 5 4 10 3
E 25 edges.
2 2
Problem 22. Solution: D.
F = 24 + 12 = 36.
By the Edges and Faces formula, the number of edges of the polyhedron is
F S 24 3 12 4
E 60 .
2 2
We know that F + V = E + 2. The number of vertices is V = E + 2 − F = 60 + 2
– 36 = 26.
Each quadrilateral has two face diagonals so we get 2 12 = 24 diagonals for 12
quadrilaterals.
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The number of segments of the convex polyhedron is 325 .
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The answer is 325 60 24 = 241.
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