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SAI International School

CLASS - VIII

Mathematics
CHAPTER-10: Visualising Solid shapes Lesson Notes-1

SUBTOPICS: Shapes and Views

Two-dimensional shapes
Plane figures with only two measurements –length and width are called 2-D shapes.
For example:

Three-dimensional shapes

Shapes which can be measured in 3 directions are called three-dimensional shapes. These
shapes are also called solid shapes. Length, width, and height (or depth or thickness ) are
the three measurements of the three-dimensional shapes.
Example :

Solid figures with three measurements –length, width and height are called 3D shapes.

Views of 3D-Shapes

As the 3-D shapes are solid in nature so they may have a different view from different sides.

When we draw the top view, front view and side view on paper then it will look like this.

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