If you were going to represent the top view of the figure, state which boxes should be shaded.
A composite solid is shown.
A three dimensional figure is composed of cubes.
The front row, left stack is 2 cubes high. In the second row from front behind this stack there is another stack that is 3 cubes high.
Next to this there is 1 cube in the second row, second stack from the left.
and next to that there is 1 cube in the second row, third stack from the left.
Behind this cube in the third row third stack from the left there is 1 cube, and behind this is the back row third stack from left with 2 cubes. Next to the 2 cube high stack, there is 1 cube in the back row, right most stack.
A grid is shown with 4 rows and 4 columns of squares. Each square is numbered.
The top row is numbered 1 through 4 from left to right. The second row is numbered 5 through 8 from left to right. The third row is numbered 9 through 12 from left to right. The fourth row is numbered 13 through 16 from left to right.
Squares 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, and 16 should be shaded.
To represent the top view of the figure, we need to determine which boxes should be shaded. Let's go step-by-step according to the given information:
1. The front row, left stack is 2 cubes high.
- Shade the squares numbered 1 and 5.
2. In the second row from the front, behind the first stack, there is another stack that is 3 cubes high.
- Shade the squares numbered 9, 13, and 17.
3. Next to the second stack in the second row (from the left), there is 1 cube.
- Shade the square numbered 10.
4. Next to that, in the second row, third stack from the left, there is 1 cube.
- Shade the square numbered 11.
5. Behind the cube in the third row, third stack from the left, there is 1 cube.
- Shade the square numbered 15.
6. Behind this cube, in the back row, third stack from the left, there are 2 cubes.
- Shade the squares numbered 14 and 18.
7. Next to the 2-cube high stack, in the back row, right-most stack, there is 1 cube.
- Shade the square numbered 19.
Now, your top view of the composite solid is represented by the shaded squares: 1, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, and 19.