McGraw Hill Integrated II, 2012
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Exercise 3 Page 840

Start by marking a corner of the solid.

We are asked to sketch a triangular prism 5 units high with bases that are right triangles with legs 4 units and 3 units long using isometric dot paper.

To draw the prism we will follow the steps below.

  1. Mark a corner of the solid.
  2. Draw 5 units down from the corner.
  3. Draw 4 units left from the corner.
  4. Draw 3 units right from the corner.
  5. Draw a triangle top for the top of the solid.
  6. Draw segments 5 units down from each vertex for the vertical edges.
  7. Connect the appropriate vertices using a dashed line for the hidden edges.
  8. Add some colors and shadings if desired. We will!