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Areas & Volumes

Solutions / Answers of Conventional Questions

1. [11-12 Mid-year Exam]

(a) MC = 12 ÷ 2 = 6 (cm)
In VCM,
VM  10 2  6 2
= 8 (cm)
ME = 8 ÷ 2 = 4 (cm)
In VEM,

VE  8 2  4 2

 48 or ≈ 6.9282

 4 3 (cm) or 6.93 (cm), cor. to 3 sig. fig.

(b) Vol. of the pyramid


1
3
(12)(8)  48 
≈ 222 (cm3) or 128 3 (cm 3 )

(c) Draw VP  AB at P OR “Refer to the fig.”

AP = 8 ÷ 2 = 4 (cm)
In VAP,
VP  VA2  AP 2
 102  42
 84 (cm) or 2 21 (cm) or 9.1652 (cm)

Area of VAB 
1
2
 
8 84  4 84 (cm 2 )

or 8 21 (cm 2 ) or 36.661 (cm2)

Area of VBC 
1
128  48 (cm 2 )
2

Total surface area of the pyramid


 8(12)  2 4 84  2(48)
 (16 21  192) (cm 2 )

or 265 (cm2), cor. to 3 sig. fig.

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2. [11-12 Mid-year Exam]

1
(a) (i)  ( AB ) 2 (20  5)  45
3
AB2 = 9
AB = 3 cm

(ii) ∵ ABV ~ CDV

AB AV
∴ 
CD CV
3 20  5

CD 20
CD = 4 cm

(b) (i) EF : EV = CD : CV
= 4 : 20
=1:5

(ii) Vol. of the mercury cone

1
  (4) 2 (20)  45
3
2
 106   45
3
2
 61 
3
185
  (cm ) OR  193.73 (cm )
3 3

3
Let EV = h cm.
h
EF 
5
2
1 h 185
  h  
3 5 3

h3
 185
25
h = 16.7, cor. to 3 sig. fig.
∴ The height of the mercury cone is 16.7 cm.

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3. [11-12 Standardized Test]

1
(12) 2 (VP )  768
3

VP = 16 (cm)
Draw PQ  BC (or VQ  BC) at Q and join VQ.
VPQ = 90o
VQ  VP 2  PQ 2
2
 12 
 162   
 2 

 292 (cm) or 2 73 (cm)

∴ The total area of all lateral faces

1
2

12 292 4 
= 410 (cm2), cor. to 3 sig. fig.

OR 48 73 (cm 2 )

4. [10-11 Standardized Test]

(a) x : y : z = h : (h + 2h) : (h + 2h + 3h)
=1:3:6
(b) Curved surface area of A : (A + B) : (A + B + C)
= 12 : 32 : 62
= 1 : 9 : 36
= 10 cm2 : (A + B) cm2 : (A + B + C) cm2
∴ Curved surface area of A + B
= 10 × 9 = 90 (cm2)
Curved surface area of A + B + C
= 10 × 36
= 360 (cm2)
Curved surface area of part C
= 360 – 90 = 270 (cm2)
y 3h 1
(c)  
z 6h 2
z = 2y
2 3 1 2 1
y  z (6h)  y 2 (3h)
3 3 3
2 y 3  (2 y) 2 (6h)  y 2 (3h)
2 y 3  24 y 2 h  3 y 2 h
2 y 3  21y 2 h
2y
h
21

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5. [12-13 Standardized Test2 #2]

(a) Method 1:

2 9   2 3
360

θ  120

Method 2:

 92    39
360
θ  120

(b) The volume

  3 9 2  32
1 2

 3  6 2


 80.0 cm 3  (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)

6. [12-13 Standardized Test2 #6]

(a) AB 9

20 16  9
3
AB  20 
5
 12 cm 

(b) AB : EF
=3:5
≠3:4
The two pyramids are not similar.

7. [12-13 Final Exam #13]

5 h
(a) 
15 12
h=4

(b) Vol. of the container

1 1
 (15 2 )(12)  (5 2 )(4)  (15 2 )(9)
3 3
1
 900  33   2025
3
2
 2891  (cm 3 )
3
 2800 cm 3
 It will not overflow.

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(c) Let V cm3 be the vol. of the smaller container.

2
2891  3
3   12  4  9 
V  16 
3
2  17 
V  2891    
3  16 
 7573.8 (cm3 )

The volume of oil left is

2800  7573.8
= 1220 (cm3), cor. to 3 sig. fig.

8. [12-13 S6 Mock Exam #5]

(a) Area of the sector VBB’

=  (6) 12 2  6 2 = 36 5 cm2

or

 253 cm2 (252.8933303 cm2)

(b) BVB'
 (12 2  6 2 )   36 5
360 

BVB'  161 (160.9968944)

9. [12-13 S6 Mock Exam #13]

Height of the whole pyramid = 9 cm

Top length of jelly

cm

Vol of space

cm3

Vol of ice-cream

cm3

Since , it will overflow. I

agree

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10. [12-13 Mid-year exam, 6]

1
(a) AB 2  15   1280
3
AB2 = 256
AB = 16 (cm)

(b) EF = 16 cm ÷ 2 = 8 cm
In VEF,
VF 2 = 152 + 82 = 289
VF = 17 (cm)

 Total surface area

= 544 + 256
= 800 (cm2)

11. [13-14 Standardized Test2 #2]

(a) Method 1:

The diameter of each smaller sphere

1
 12 3
8
= 6 (cm)

Method 2:

Let V1 cm3 , V2 cm3, d1 cm and d2 cm be the volumes and diameters of the larger and smaller spheres resp.
3
V1  d1 
 
V2  d 2 
3
8  12 
 
1  d 2 
12 3
 82
d2
d2  6
 The diameter of each smaller sphere is 6 cm.

Method 3:
Let r cm be the radius of each smaller sphere.
3
4  12  4
    8  r3
3 2 3
216  8 r 3

r 3
The diameter of each smaller sphere is
3 cm × 2 = 6 cm.

(b) The volume of the metal sphere

3
4  12 
  
3 2
= 288
 905 (cm3)
 The volume of the largest pyramid
1
 122 12
3
 576 (cm3 )
 905 cm3
 I do not agree with Rachel.
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12. [13-14 Final Exam, #13]

(a) Let the height of the cone be h cm.
1  5 4  1 4 
    4 2  h        43        23 
3  6 3  2 3 

1  40  1
 h   128  32
3  3  3
OR 4 4 h  42 2   10 2 
9 3 3
40
h  160
3
h = 12
The height of the cone is 12 cm.

(b) Method 1:

Let the radius of the other cone be r cm.

4 1
   23     r 2  6
3 3
32 = 6r2
16
r2 
3
4
r  2.309
3

12 2 4
But  
6 1 2.309
 The two cones are not similar
 I don’t agree with Mary.

Method 2:

Vol. of the1st cone

Vol. of the 2nd cone
1
 (4 2 ) (12)
 3
4
 (2 3 )
3
6

1
3
But  Height of the1st cone    12   8  6
3

 Height of the 2nd cone 

  6 1 1
 The two cones are not similar
 I don’t agree with Mary.
13. [13-14 S.6 Mock Exam #11]
11(a) Let r cm be the radius of the hemisphere.

Therefore, the radius is cm

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(b)

Enough

14. [14-15 S.6 Mock Exam #14]

(a) Let r cm and h cm be the base radius and the height of
cone B respectively.
r h 3 8
 
4 6 1
 r  8, h  12
Let k cm be the height of the small cone cut off.
k 1

12 8
k = 1.5
Volume of the required frustum

=
1
3
  1
 
 8 2  12   12  1.5
3
= 255.5 cm3

(b) Volume of the smaller frustum

=
1
3
  1
 
 4 2  6   12  1.5
3
= 31.5 cm3
Refer to the figure,

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t cm

s cm

1 cm

4 cm

1 2
 
 3 s 12  t   3  1  1.5  255.5  31.5
1 2


 s  12  t
 8 12
s 2 12  t   673.5

12  t  1.5s
1.5s 3  673.5
s 3  449
s  3 449
t  12  1.5  3 449
 0.514  0.5
Therefore the claim is disagreed.
vol. of sand remaining in the bigger frustum
 255.5  31.5
 224

224.5  12  t 
3

 
256  12 

t  0.514  0.5
Therefore the claim is disagreed.

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15. [14-15 Standardized Test #8]

(a) Refer to the figure,

VD 12

VD  11.6 20
20VD  12VD  139.2
VD  17.4 (cm)
VA  29 cm

Height of cone VAB = 292  202

= 21(cm)

Height of cone VCD = 17.42  122

= 12.6(cm)

Volume of frustum ABCD

=
1
3
  1
3
 
 202 21   122 12.6

= 2195.2 (cm3)

3
Volume of frustum ABCD  11.6  8
(b)   
Volume of frustum X  5.8  1
Volume of frustum X = 2195.2  8
= 274.4 (cm3)

(c) Let h cm be the height of two conical covers.

base radius of large cone 20 2

 
base radius of small cone 10 1

height of large cone h 1

 
height of small cone h 1

base radius of large cone height of large cone


base radius of small cone height of small cone

The two covers are not similar.

Therefore, P and Q no longer similar.
The claim is disagreed.

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16. [14-15 Final Exam #13]

13. (a) Volume of red layer = 1  2 2 6
3

 8 (cm )
3
--- 1A

1
(b) Let the upper base radius of the blue layer be r1 cm.

r1 15

2 6

r1  5

 
Volume of blue layer = 1  52 15  8
3
 117 (cm3)
3
new volume of jelly  1  1
(c)   
125 2 8
either one
125
 (cm )
3
New vol. of jelly = correct use
8
of vol. ratio
3
new volume of red jelly  1  1
   ----1M
8 2 8
New vol. of red jelly =  (cm3)
New vol. of blue jelly = 125   
8

= 117  (cm )
3

117
Vol. of blue mixture has to prepare =   40
8
 585 (cm3)
2
Capacity of the bowl =  x3
3
2
 x 3  585
3
x  9.57 >9.5
Therefore, the bowl with internal radius 9.5 cm is not enough to prepare the mixture.

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Method 2:
Vol. of blue mixture has to prepare
=  1  2.52 7.5  1  12 3  40 ---1M (either one)+ 1M
3 
 3 

 1838 (cm3)
Capacity of the bowl
= 2  (9.5)3
3
 1795 (cm3)
< Volume of blue mixture
Therefore, the bowl with internal radius 9.5
cm is not enough to prepare the
mixture. –1A f.t.

17. [15-16 Mid-year Exam #7]

1
(a)  AB 2  VO  512
3
AB 3  512
AB  8 (cm)

(b) Total surface area

= 42  242  8  2  4  82
 453 (cm )
2

18. [15-16 Standardized Test #4]

(a)
1 2
3
1 4 1

r  8   r 3  r 2  20
2 3 3

r 6
3

(b) Slant height of the cone  6 2  82

= 10 (cm)
Total surface area of the solid
 2  6  20    6 10  2  62
 372 (cm 2 )
3

19. [15-16 Final Exam #15]

2 128
(a) Volume of the hemisphere =  (4) 3 = (cm3)
3 3
(b) Let the height be h cm and slant height be l cm,
 (4)l  6656
6656
 (4) 4 2  h 2  6656 42  h2 
4
h 2  16  416
h  20
The height is 20 cm.
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(c) Let the new height be h’ cm,

2
 h' 
   1.04
h
h'  1.04h
Percentage change of height
1.04h  h
=  100%
h
 1.98%

20. [15-16 Final Exam #20]

Radius of cylinder = r
Radius of the cone = 4r
Height of the cone be 4h

Height of the cylinder = 4h – h = 3h

Original Volume
    4r 2  4h
1
3
64r 2 h

3
New volume
64r 2 h
  r 2 (3h)
3
55r 2 h

3
Percentage change
55r 2 h 64r 2 h

 3 3  100%
64r 2 h
3

= –14.0625%

Areas & Volumes

Answers of Multiple Choice Questions

1 C 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 B
6 C 7 B 8 B 9 C 10 A
11 B 12 D 13 B 14 D 15 C
16 D 17 C 18 D 19 D 20 A
21 C 22 B 23 B 24 C 25 B
26 C 27 C 28 D 29 C 30 B

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