Nets of Solids

Nets of Solids A net is a 2-D pattern that can be folded into a solid. The diagram below shows how a cube is formed from a net. In fact, there can be more than one net for a solid.

For example, the following two nets can also be folded into the cube on the previous page.

The following shows a net of a regular tetrahedron. B C D E F A B C D E F F D C, A, E B When the net is folded into a solid, point A will coincide with point C and point E.

Follow-up question When the net in the figure is folded into a solid, which point(s) will coincide with each of the following points? A B C D E F B E D, F C, A A B C D E F (a) Point A (b) Point D (c) Point E point C point F no points