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2018 Math Kangaroo

Problem 2

Problem 2 · 2018 Math Kangaroo Easy
Spatial & Visual Reasoning shadows-projections
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Answer: C
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Hint 1 of 2
Imagine looking straight down: each block becomes its flat outline (the cylinder becomes a circle).
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Hint 2 of 2
Match the long bar, the small raised cube, and the round cylinder to the top-view that shows all three in the right places.
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Approach: project the solid to its top (plan) view
  1. From directly above you see only the footprint of each block.
  2. The long block shows as a long rectangle, the small cube on its end shows as a small square attached at one end, and the cylinder shows as a circle.
  3. The choice matching that arrangement is C.
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