Packaging designers use nets to design boxes and other containers like the box in Problem 2.

An isometric drawing shows a corner view of a three-dimensional figure. It allows you to see the top, front, and side of the figure. You can draw an isometric drawing on isometric dot paper. The simple drawing of a file cabinet below is an isometric drawing.

A three-dimensional filing cabinet is drawn on isometric dot paper.
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A net shows a three-dimensional figure as a folded-out flat surface. An isometric drawing shows a three-dimensional figure using slanted lines to represent depth.


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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall Geometry Chapter 1 Tools of Geometry Chapter 2 Reasoning and Proof Chapter 3 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Chapter 4 Congruent Triangles Chapter 5 Relationships Within Triangles Chapter 6 Polygons and Quadrilaterals Chapter 7 Similarity Chapter 8 Right Triangles and Trigonometry Chapter 9 Transformations Chapter 10 Area Chapter 11 Surface Area and Volume Chapter 12 Circles Skills Handbook Reference Visual Glossary Selected Answers Index Acknowledgments