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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the difference between constructing and drawing geometric figures? Give a real-world example of each.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

need help with this in an essay ...wrote one before and got 0 out of 5 ...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well, if you drew it, it would be on paper and be two-dimensional. If you constructed it then it wold be three-dimensional. Like the difference between drawing a cube on a piece of paper and making a cube out of paper. Does that help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i understand all of that but to rite it in a essay ..is more of what im tryna get

OpenStudy (anonymous):

really need this ;-(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm trying to think of another way to explain... Ok, so you know if you're holding a cube in your hand it clearly has three dimensions, right? Length, width, and height. But if you were to try one you could only get two dimensions. I think that might be where it's wanting you to do? I can't really be sure since I don't know what your assignment it trying to stress to you.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

all the assignment is telling me to do is write and essay stating the difference between constructing and drawing geometric figures and give a real word -example of each

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats what is stressing about .i wrote one before and i got nothing for it just 0 out of 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you understand the difference between a three-dimensional object and a two-dimensional object?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

kinda

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok. If an object is three-dimensional, it can go in three completely different directions. We're three-dimensional. We can go forward and backward, side to side, or up and down. If an object is two-dimensional though, it can only go in two different directions. So instead of also being and to say go up and down, it could only go side to side or forward and backward. Does that make sense?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i get it but how i put all that in a essay

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