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? asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 2 years ago

If you draw a 3d polygon on a paper then is it a 2d 3d polygon or a 3d 2d polygon?

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    2 years ago

    It's both a 2d 3d polygon and a 3d 2d polygon, since it is a 2d 3d 2d polygon.

  • Mike G
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    By definition, a polygon can only be 2D.

    The equivalent 3D object is a polyhedron

  • 2 years ago

    You are actually asking about the projection of a 3D *polyhedron* onto a plane. The resulting shape is therefore a 2D representation of that 3D polyhedron.

    You can draw a two-point or three-point perspective projection, an isometric projection, an orthographic projection, etc. But in all cases the drawing on the flat plane (paper) is just a way in 2D to represent the original 3D object.

  • Todd
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    It's a 2D representation of a 3D object, polygon or not.

  • TomV
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    I don't know what "2d 3d polygon" or "3d 2d polygon" means, but what you have is a 2D representation or mapping of a 3D polygon.

  • 2 years ago

    neither, it's a graphical representation of a 3D polygon drawn on a 2D paper.

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