Net

Definition

A flat arrangement of a solid’s faces that can be folded to make the solid.

Used by OCR

Specification 10.04a · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

Unfolding it into a net makes those faces easier to count. Each straight edge of the cross-section produces a rectangle whose other dimension is the prism’s length.
Revise: Prisms and Cylinders

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GCSE Mathematics · key term

A flat arrangement of a solid’s faces that can be folded to make the solid.

Used by OCR

Specification 10.04a · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

Unfolding it into a net makes those faces easier to count. Each straight edge of the cross-section produces a rectangle whose other dimension is the prism’s length.
Revise: Prisms and Cylinders

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