Common Core: High School - Geometry : Use Geometric Shapes to Describe Objects: CCSS.Math.Content.HSG-MG.A.1

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Example Question #11 : Modeling With Geometry

Objects in the real world can be described in geometric shapes. What geometric shape describes a coffee mug without a handle?

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers.

Rectangle Prism

Sphere

Open Cylinder

Prism

Correct answer:

Open Cylinder

Explanation:

In the three-dimensional world a coffee mug without a handle has a bottom and top in the shape of a circle. The three-dimensional connection between the top and the bottom creates a cylinder. Therefore, the geometric shape that best describes the coffee mug is an open cylinder since there is no top on the coffee mug.

Example Question #441 : High School: Geometry

Objects in the real world can be described in geometric shapes. What geometric shape describes the rim of a basketball hoop?

Possible Answers:

None of the other answers

Rectangle

Sphere

Cylinder

Circle

Correct answer:

Circle

Explanation:

A basketball hoop is constructed of a pole, a backboard, a rim, and a net that is attached to the rim. Since the question is asking for the geometric shape that describes the rim, recall that the rim of the basketball hoop has the geometric shape of a circle.

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