CHAPTER IX

SUMMARY AND REVIEW

46. SUMMARY OF FORMULAS

The following list is a summary of all the formulas we have used in the mensuration of solids.

VOLUMES

Truncated Triangular Prism

e 1 +e 2+ e3
V= K.
3

Volumes of revolution

∝
V= ( 360° 2 π x́ ) A

x́=¿ distance from axis to e.g of area;

∝=¿ angle in degrees through which area revolves;
A=¿generating area.
AREAS

The total area of any solid is the sum of the area of its bounding surfaces.

The lateral area of a solid is its total area minus the area of its bases (or base)

Surfaces of Revolution

S= ( 360∝ ° 2 π x́) L.
x́=¿ distance from axis to e.g of curve;
∝=¿ angle in degrees through which curve revolves;
L=¿ length of generating curve.
 47. REVIEW PROBLEMS

1. Find the weight of a brass water pipe 20 ft . long whose inside diameter is 1.5∈. and whose
thickness is ½∈. if brass wiehgs 520 lb . per cu . ft .
2. The great chinese wall is said to be 1500 miles long, 20 ft . high, 15 ft . wide at the top, and
25 ft . wide at the bottom. If it were possible to build with this material a wall around the earth
at the equator, of a uniform thickness of 4 ft . , how high could it be made? (The equator is
approximately 24 , 900 miles long.)
3. Two spheres of lead, of radii 2and 3∈., respectively are melted into a cylinder of revolution of
radius 1∈. Find the altitude if the cylinder.
4. In Fingal’s Cave, on the Island of Staffa (Hebrides, Scotland), the walls are formed by basaltic
grismatic column varying in height from 18 ¿ 36 ft . These columns, mostly hexagonal are so
perfect as to suggest the hand of man. One of the vertical columns is 20.3 ft . in height and has a
base of 4.7 sq . ft . What is its volume?
5. If the gravity dam whose cross section is shown in the figure wiehgs 150 lb . per cu . ft . find the
total weight of a section of the dam 50 ft .long.
6. A light is placed 5 ft . from the center of a globe 3 ft . in diameter. Find the area of the
illuminated portion.
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7. If a piece of brass 8 by 6 by 12∈. is drawn out into a wire ∈. in diamter, what will be the
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length of the wire?
8. Find the diameter of the base of a pint tin can whose height is 4 ∈. (231 cu .∈.=1 gal ); also
find the number of square feet of tin required to manufacture 10,000 such cans with tope.
(Neglect the waste due to scams, etc.)
9. An anchor ring is formed by revolving a circle 2∈. in diameter about a line lying in the plane of
the circle and at a distance of 7∈. from its center. Find the volume of the solid formed.
10. How many cubic inches of lumber does a stick contain if it is 4 ∈. by 4 ∈¿. at one end,
2∈by 2∈, at the other end, and 16 ft . long?
11. Find the waste in cutting the strongest square timber from a circular log of uniform diamter 2 ft .
and length 8 ft .
12. The water supply of a district consist of a lake whose surface are is 1000 acres . The numner of
households supplied with water is 60,000. Supposing each household to use 25 gal . per day ,
calculate how many day’s supply (to the nearest day below the exact number) is represented by
the depth of 1 ft . of water in the lake. (1 acre equals 43,560 ssq . ft .)
13. The accompanying figure represents the longitudinal view of a Venturimeter, a device designed
to measure the flow of water is pipes. If the throat of the meter is 6∈. long and has an inside
diamter of 4 ∈. find the volume of water contained in the meter which is used in a 12−¿ . pipe
line if the altitude of the tapering parts are i nthe ratio of 1 :3 and the smaller altitude measures
12∈.
14. A concrete surge chamber with circular cross section and vertical inner walls has an inside
diameter of 100 ft . The outer walls taper uniformly surge number is 150 ft . above the pressure
tunnel, and the material used in its construction weighs 150 lb. per cu . ft . Find the total weight
of the chamber when full of water.
15. A spherical shell 2∈¿. thick has an outer diameter of 12∈. Find the volume of the material of
which it is made.
16. Each of the mammoth dredges used un digging the Panama Canal had a dipper the capacity of
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which was 15 cu . yd . If the height of this dipper was 10 ft . 9 ∈. what was the area of the
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bottom?
17. Assuming that a city has 400 miles of water pipes and that the average diameter of the pipes is
1 ft ., how much water us required to fill this entire system?
18. A stone bridge has three equal semicircular arches resting on four equal reactangular piers. The
radius of each arch is R , the dimensions of the piers L ,W , H , while the distance from the top
of each pier to the top of the bridge is D . If L=50 ft . , W =5 ft . , H =10 ft ., R=6 ft . , D=12 .,
find the number of cubic yards of material used in building the bridge.
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19. A druggist sells a certain kind of powder in a rectangular box 4 by 2 by 1 ∈¿. for 25 cents ,
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and in a cylindrical can 2 ∈. high and 2 ∈. in diameter for 10 cents . Which is he more
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economical buy?
20. A factory chimney has the shape of a frustum of a regular pyramid. Its height is 180 ft . , and its
upper and lower bases are squares whose sides are 10 ft . and 16 ft . , respectively. The cross
section of the flue is a square whom side is 7 ft . How many cubic feet of material does the
chimney contain?
21. A stone is dropped into a circular tub 40∈. in diameter, causing the water therein to rise 20∈.
What is the volume ot the stone?
22. How many square feet of tin are required to make a funnel, if the diameters of the top and
bootom are 28∈. and 14∈. , respectively, and the height is24∈. ?
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23. It is desired to cut off a piece of lead pipe 2∈. in outside diameter and ∈. thick, so that it will
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melt into a cube of edge 4 ∈. How long a piece will be required?
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24. A pipe of −¿ .inside diameter conducts water from spring to a booze 3000 ft . disntant. It is
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desired to empty the pipe after the water has been turned off at the spring. Will a 10−qt . Pail
hold the water? (One gal=231 cu .∈.)
25. A reservoir 10 ft . deep in the form of the frustum of an inverted square pyramid with bases 100
and 90 ft . on a side, respectively. How long will it require an inlet pipe to fill this reservoir if the
water pour in at the rate of 200 gal . per min . ? (One gal=231 cu .∈.)
26. A wooden ball 2 ft . in diameter weighs 200 lb. Find the diameter of the same material which
weighs 50 lb.
27. One hundred and fifty posts are used in fencing a lawn. Each post is built in the form of a
frustum of a pyramid surmounted by a pyramid whose lower base is common with the upper
base of th frustum. The height of the pyramidal top is 2∈. and the common base is a square
4 ∈. on an edge. The lower base of the frustum has an edge of 6∈. if the overall height of each
is 6 ft . , how much concrete will be used in making the posts?
28. A water tank, open at the top, consist of a right circular cylinder and a right circular cone, as
shown. If the altitude of the cylinder is three times its radius, and the altitude of the cone is two
 times the same radius, and the altitude of the cone is two times the same radius, find the
number of square feet of aboet metal required to construct a tank having a capacity of
10,000 gal . ( One gal =231 cu..∈. )
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29. A certain Chinese coin, ∈. in diameter and ∈. thick is pierced by a square hole which is
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∈. on a side. Find the amount of metal in the coin.
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30. Window glass formely was made by gathering a lump of molten glass on the end of a hollow rod
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and blowing it into the form of a large hollow cylinder about 6 ft . long and 1 ft . in diameter.
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This was cut longitudinally and then placed in a oven and heated until it softened, when it was
flattened out into plates and cut into the desired sizes. If this plat was 0.12∈. thick find the
amount of glass in the original lump.
31. One section of the mainline sewer pipe for the city of Annapolis passes through a tunnel 484 ft .
long. The cross section of the tunnel is shown in the figure. The sewer pipe is 16∈. in external
diameter and is partially imbedded, in a mattress of concrete, across section of which is shown
in the figure. Find the total cost ( a ) of digging the tunnel at $ 5.00 per cubic yard , ( b ) of pouring
the concrete at $ 9.00 per cubic yard .
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32. A coffee pot is 5∈. deep, 4 ∈. in diameter at the top, and 5 ∈¿. in diameter at the bottom.
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How many cups of coffee will it hold if 6 cups equal a quart? (Answer to nearest whole number.)
33. Disregarding quality, and considering oranges as sphere, determine which is the better bargain,
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oranges averaging 2 ∈. in diameter at 15 cents per dozen, or oranges averaging 3 ∈. in
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diameter at 30 cents per dozen.
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