TFE PAT question

[bakesale20]

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Can anyone help me differentiate between A & D? It seems to me that both could be the correct answer.
The correct answer is A.

Thanks.

 

[[DDS] Samer]

Hmmm thats a weird question. I agree with you.

 

[dawg289]

Whenever a line is present, the white space on opposite sides of the line cannot lie on the same plane. In the top view for D, the two squares on the bottom must be on different planes if the figure is the correct answer. However, in the front view, both squares in the front have the same slope and lie on the same plane. Thus the answer cannot be D.

 

[pilotdentist]

If the end view is compared to D, it implies that a shape is "hidden" behind the left side of the end view. If it wasn't "hidden", then the end view would show two blocks stacked on the left side and not one. If it was "hidden", then it should show a dashed line, but it doesn't.

If something was "hidden" behind the left side of the end view, it should be visible on the front view and correspond to what it looks like from the overhead view. The front view DOES NOT show a platform hidden behind the left side of D, in addition to D not having any dashed lines to represent it.

The only one that works is A.

This may sound vague but its the best I can do without drawing a picture (which i am too lazy to do). Good luck.

 

[mkhan27]

You can tell from the front view of the image that a point (of the triangle) is coming out at us. Now if we were to look at it from the top without rotating we should see that it fits with a triangle which is in A. I kind of see what you mean by it being D from the front view, but if you look at the end view there is no hidden line (dash) indicating a second square behind the other square, which eliminates D.

 

[mkhan27]

I see others already beat me to the response...Ahh great!

 

[bakesale20]

Thanks for the help guys!