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Profile of an Object
Last updated at February 26, 2026 by Teachoo
Class 8 (Ganita Prakash - 1, 2 & Old NCERT)
Chapter 4 Class 8 - Exploring Some Geometric Themes (Ganita Prakash II
- Fractals
- Sierpinski Carpet
- Sierpinski Gasket
- Figure it out - Page 72
- Koch Snowflake
- Fractals in Art
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Imagining Solids
- Solid Shapes
- Net of a Cube
- Net of other Figures
- Shortest Paths on a Cube
- Projections
- Top view, Front View, Side view
- Shadows as Projections
- Figure it out - Page 95-97
- Isometric Projections
- Drawing on Isometric Grids
- Figure it out - Page 100, 101
Transcript
Profile of an ObjectWhen we see a solid object, we are really seeing its profile from a specific viewpoint. Depending on our viewpoint, the outline of this profile can vary dramatically! Let’s look at some Examples Example 1: The Elephant We see different shapes of Elephant if we look at it from front, side or back – all these are profiles of the Elephant It's the exact same 3D solid, but the 2D profile changes drastically depending on where you stand. Example 2: The Cartoon The hole left in the wall is the exact outline (the outer edge) of the character's profile from that specific front-facing viewpoint. We see different profiles from the front and the top
