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Volume and Surface Area of Solids
Volume and Surface Area of Solids
Volume and Surface Area of Solids
of Solids
Conversion of units
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3
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l litre = 1 dm 3 - 1000 cm
3
- 1000 n1L
1 kilolitre = l kL = 1000 litres
FOR MULAE FOR VOLUME AND SURFACE AREA OF CUBOID AND CUBE
1. CUBOID:
(i) Volurne of a cuboid = (length x breadth x height)
= (l x bx h) cubic units
(ii) Diagonal of a cuboid = -Jl 2 + b 2 + h 2 units
(iii) Total surface area of a cuboid= 2(lb + bh + lh) sq units
(iv) Lateral surface area of a cuboid= [2(l + b) x h] sq units
2. CUBE:
3
(i) Volume of a cube= (edge) = a 3 cubic units
(ii) Diagonal of a cube = ✓3a units
(iii) Total surface area of a cube= (6a 2 ) sq units
(iv) Lateral surface area of a cube= (4a 2 ) sq units
SOLVED EXAMPLES
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EXERCISE 20A
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l. P'Jnd Uw volum e , lulcra l HUf !ace area h.l vff-'. <J (;f th<; (;ubol d wL
J •v , Vl. · ~ Ill) .-.•.
dlm cnsiow, arc :
(l) lcng1h 22 cm, hrcad lh ...., 12 cm and hcJIQ'lf. :::,; 7.fi cm
(ll) length l5 m, bread th ~ 6 m and heigh t ;:;; 9 dm
!Ill} length = 24 m, bread th -= 25 cm and heJ¢l t -= f3 m
(lv) len~h --= 48 cm, bread th = 6 dm and het~ l ;;;: l m
The dime nsion s of a rcctangtilar water lank arc 2 m 75 cm by
2.
l m 80 cm by J m 4o cm •J!(;w
many IJLrcR of waler docs H hold when fJJJcd to the brim?
3. A r-;olld recta ngula r piece of iron mcasure1-, 1.05 m x 70 cm x J. .5 cm·
Find th c we1$ t Qf thh-i
piece ln kJlog ram s tf l cm :i of iron weighs 8 ,qam s.
4. The area of a co urtya rd L~ 3750 m 'I,. F'fnd the co8t of cover ing
it with grave l to a hcJ~h t 01
I cm Lf the grave l cos ts? 6.40 per cubic metre.
rs. How many pcrno n s can he accom moda ted In a haJJ of length
16 m, bread th l2 .5 m :.uJ.(j
hc1$ L 4.5 m. as1-mm1ng that 3.6 m a of air 1~ required for each penio n?
6. A cardb oard box lH 1.2 m long, 72 cm wt.de and 54 cm high.
How many ban, of soap can bt:
pu l in to H lf each bar measureR 6 cm x 4.5 cm x 4 cm?
7. Th e ALzc of a ma Leh box JR 4 cm x 2.5 cm x 1.5 cm. What J.s the volum
e of a pack et contaJnln~
144 matchboxc 8? How m.any r-,uch packc tR can he place d in a carto n of
size 1.5 m ✓, 84 crn 1
60 cm?
8 . How many pJank.s of s Jzc 2 m x 25 cm x 8 cm can
be prepa red from awooden block 5 m
long, 70 cm broad and 32 cm thl.ck, assuming that there 18 no
wast.a ge?
9. How many brkkR, each of s ize 25 cm x 13.5 cm x 6
cm, wlll he requi red to huJld a waJl 8 m
Jong, 5 .4 m hi$ ancJ 33 cm thick?
10. A waJJ 15 m Jong, 30 cm wide and 4 m hi$
ls made of brick ~. each rnta,s urlng
J
22 cm / 12.5 cm / 7.5 cm . If
12 oflhc total voJumc of the wall c<m RiHL'i of mort ar, how rmny
brick s arc lherc in lhc wall?
Hint. Volurn ,: ,4 hr/J.:k,; ln llv: wall {fl F>OO 1/ '. iO / 400 J
11. F1nd the capac ity of a rectan gular c;tstcr n In lltrc1; whos
t dim(; nsion s arc
11.2 m ,,. 6 m ,✓- 5.8 m. F'Jnd t.hc area of the Iron sheet requi red
to make the clslcr n .
12. The vol umc of a block of gold is 0.5 ma. If Jt lR hamm
ered Into a ~heel to cover an arto cJI
J heel.a rc, find the 1.hJckncHs of the sheet.
.
Hint. ,I ,hlc kn<:88 of /he sheet uofurrw
· ,
( 0,5 )
m
lO.fi/ JOO/J ()j
· ar<:a I 0000
mm .
J0000
13. The rainfa ll recor ded on a certa in day was 5 cm. Find the volum
e <>f W(}ler lh,1t fell CJn a
2-hcc t.arc field .
14. A river 2 m deep and 45 m widr ls flowing at the ralc of 3 km/h . Ftnd the
quan Uty of waler
that runs Jnlo lht Hca per mlnu lc.
us. A pit 5 m long and 3 .5 m wide IA dug lo a certa in depth . Jf lht volum
e of earth taku1 out "f JI
1
Js 14 m ' , what JN the depth of the pH?
16. A recta ngula r water tank JH 90 cm wide and 40 cm deep
. If Hcrtn con l; 1in 57f:> lllrtli ()f wa tc:r,
what Js Jts lengt h?
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Volume and Surface Area of Solids
A b earn° f wood is 5 m long and 36 cm thick. d What is the
It is made of 1.35 m 3 of woo ·
width of the beam?
18. The volume of a room is 378 m 3 and the area of its floor is 84 m 2. Find the e
h ight of
the room.
19 · A s wimminrt
.. ~~.. ~46 pool is 260 m long and 140 m wide. If 54600 cubic metres
. t iS pUIIlped
ofwa er
into it, find the height of the water level in it. .
20 · Fm . d th dimensions
e volume of wood used to make a closed box of outer
60 cm x 45 cm x 32 cm, the thickness of wood being 2.5 cm all
around .
2 l. Find the volume of iron required to make an open box whose external dimensions. are
36 cm x 25 cm x 16.5 cm , the box being 1.5 cm thick throughout. If 1 cm 3 of iron weighs
8.5 grams, find the weight of the empty box in kilograms.
2 2 , A box With a lid is made of wood which is 3 cm thick. Its external length, breadth and height
are 56 cm, 39 cm and 30 cm respectively. Find the capacity of the box. Also find the volume
of wood used to make the box.
23. The external dimensions of a closed wooden box are 62 cm, 30 cm and 18 cm. If the box is
made of 2-cm-thick wood, find the capacity of the box.
24. A closed wooden box 80 cm long, 65 cm wide and 45 cm high, is made of 2.5-cm-thick
wood. Find the capacity of the box and its weight if 100 cm 3 of wood weighs 8 g.
25. Find the volume, lateral surface area and the total surface area of a cube each of whose
edges measures: (i) 7 m (ii) 5.6 cm (iii) 8 dm 5 cm
26. The surface area of a cube is 1176 cm 2 • Find its volume.
27. The volume of a cube is 729 cm 3 • Find its surface area.
28. The dimensions of a metal block are 2.25 m by 1.5 m by 27 cm. It is melted and recast into
cubes, each of side 45 cm. How many cubes are formed?
29. If thelength of each edge of a cube is doubled, how many times does its volume become?
How many times does its surface area become?
30. A solid cubical block of fine wood costs ~ 256 at ~ 500 per m 3 • Find its volume and the
length of each side.
Mat hem atics tor via::;::; 0
FOR MUL AE FOR VOL UME AND SURFACE AREA OF A CYL IND ER
Let us con side r a cyli nde r of heig ht = h unit s and bas e rad ius = r uni ts .
The n, we hav e:
(ii ) Cur ved (lat era l) surf ace are a of the cyli nde r= (2nr h) sq uni ts
(iii) Total sur fac e are a of the cyli nde r= {2nrh + 2nr 2 ) sq uni ts
= 21tr{h + r) sq uni ts
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Vol umt! und Sur face An> ~, of Soli
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EX ER CIS E 20B . U ide r" w lw~ t
ot th e ~
I. Find the \-ol um c. cur ved f;
s ur ace are a and tota l sur fac e are-a of eac h C'f 1
dlm ens ton s are :
( 1) rad Jus of the bas e
= 7 cm d h
of bas e = 5 6 an eig ht = 50 cm
( 11 ) rad ius the
• m andd hei .ght = I ·25 m
(i11 ) ra d 1us of the bas e = 14 dm
an height = 15 m dbt is 10. 5 m . Fin d the
A ilk
for m of a cyl ind er wh ose rad ius is I 5 m and h"'l~
2. m . tan k is tn the ·
qua nti ty of mi lk 1n Ii tre s th at can be sto red in the tan k .
hig h and its bas e rad.1us is IO
cm . Fin d its weight if tl1e
n cyl ind ric al pol e is 7 m
3. A wo ode tre .
wood we igh s 225 kg per cub ic me the bas e is 140 cm ?
cyl ind er wh ose vol um e is 1.5 4 m s and d.1ameter of
4. Fin d the hei ght of the me ter .
cir cul ar iro n rod of len gth I m is 385 0 cm s . Fin d its dia
5. Th e vol um e of a
et of me tal .
6 · A clo sed cyl ind ric al tan k of dia me ter 14 m
and height 5 mi s ma de fro m a she
req uir ed?
Ho w mu ch she et of me tal wil l be th e
bas e of a cyl ind er is 88 cm and its hei ght is 60 cm . Fin d
7 · Th e cir cum fer enc e of the
vol um e of the cyl ind er and
its cur ved sur fac e are a.
vol um e of
gth 14 m is 22 0 m • Fin d the
2
centimetre.
Hint. Weight of 1 cm3 of metal = 7. 7 g.
Its volum e= {n x (7) 2 x 100-n x (6) 2 x 100} cm3 •
EXERCISE 20C
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Tick(✓) the corre ct answ er in each of thefollowing:
1. The maxi mum length of a pencil that can
be kept in a recta ngula r box of dimensions
12 cm x 9 cm x 8 cm, is
(a) 13 cm (b) 17cm (c) 18 cm (d) 19 cm
2. The total surface area of a cube is 150 cm 2 •
Its volume is
(a) 216 cm 3 (b) 125 cm 3
(c) 64 cm 3 (d) 1000 cm 3
3. The volume of a cube is 343 cm 3 • Its total surface area is
(a) 196 cm 2 (b) 49 cm 2 (c) 294 cm 2 (d) 147 cm 2
4. The cost of painting the whole surface area
of a cube at the rate of 10 paise per cm 2 is
~
264.60. Then, the volume of the cube is
(a) 6859 cm 3 (b) 9261 cm 3 (c) 8000 cm 3 (d) 1064 8 cm 3
5. How many brick s, each meas uring 25 cm x 11.25
cm x 6 cm, will be need ed to build a wall
8 m long, 6 m high and 22.5 cm thick?
(a) 5600 (b) 6000 (c) 6400 (d) 7200
6. How many cube s of 10 cm edge can be put
in a cubical box of 1 m edge?
(a) IO (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 1000 0
7.The edges of a cuboid are in the ratio 1 : 2: 3 and its surfa
ce area is 88 cm 2 • The volume of
the cubo id is
(a) 48 cm 3 (b) 64 cm 3 (c) 96 cm 3 (d) 120 cm 3
8. Two cube s have their volumes in the ratio
1 : 27. The ratio of their surfa ce areas is
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 9 (c) 1 : 27 (d) none of these
Hint. :: = ~
2 ⇒ (~ J ½J⇒ ~
=( = ½⇒ :: = ¼⇒ ::: = ¼·
9. The surfa ce area of a (IO cm x 4 cm x 3 cm)
brick is
2
(a) 84cm (b) 124c m 2
(c) 164c m 2 (d) 180 cm 2
1o. An iron beam is 9 m long, 40 cm wide and 20
cm high. If 1 cubic metr e of iron weighs 50 kg,
what is the weight of the beam?
(a) 56 kg (b) 48 kg (c) 36 kg (d) 27 kg
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(1) If[, b, h be the length, breadth and height of a cuboid, then its whole surface area
= (...... ) sq units.
(HJ If[, b, h be the length, breadth and height of a cuboid, then its lateral surface area
= (...... ) sq units.
(111) If each side of a cube is a, then its lateral surface area is ..... . sq units.
(iv) If r 1s the radius of the base and h be the height of a cylinder, then its volume is
( .... . . ) cubic units.
(v) If r is the radius of the base and h be the height of a cylinder, then its lateral surface
area is ( ...... ) sq units.