EXAMINATION

SOLID GEOMETRY

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1. If the edge of a cube is doubled, which of the following is incorrect?

a. the lateral area will be quadrupled
b. the volume is increased 8 times
c. the diagonal is doubled
d. the weight is doubled
2. The volume of a cube is reduced by how much if all sides are halved?
a. 1/8 b. 5/8
c. 6/8 d. 7/8
3. Each side of a cube is increased by 1%. By what percent is the volume of the cube increased?
a. 23.4% b. 33.1%
c. 3% d. 34.56%
4. If the edge of a cube is increased by, 30%, how much is the surface area increased?
a. 67 b. 69
c. 63 d. 65
5. Find the approximate change in the volume of a cube of side x inches caused by increasing its die by
1%.
a. 0.3x3 cu. in b. 0.1x3cu.in
c. 0.02 cu. in d. 0.03x3cu. in
6. A rectangular bin 4 feet long, 3 feet wide and 2 feet high is solidly packed with bricks whose
dimensions are 8 in. by 4 in. by 2 in. The number of bricks in the bin is:
a. 68 b. 386
c. 648 d. 956
7. Find the total surface area of a cube of side 6 cm.
a. 216 sq. cm b. 216 sq. cm
c. 226 sq. cm d. 236 sq. cm
8. The space diagonal of a cube is 4√3 m. Find its volume
a. 16 cu. m b. 48 cu. m
c. 64 cu. m d. 86 cu. m
9. A reservoir is shaped like a square prism. If the area of its base is 225 sq. cm., how many liters of
water will it hold?
a. 3.375 b. 3375
c. 33.75 d. 337.5
10. Find the angle formed by the intersection of a face diagonal to the diagonal of a cube drawn from
the same vertex.
a. 35.26⁰ b. 32.56⁰
c. 33.69⁰ d. 42.23⁰
11. The space diagonal of a cube (the diagonal joining two non-coplanar vertices) is 6 m. The total
surface area of the cube is:
a. 60 b. 66
c. 72 d. 78
12. The base edge of a regular hexagonal prism is 6 cm and their bases are 12 cm apart. Find its volume
in cu. cm.
a. 1563.45 cm2 b. 1058.45 cm2
c. 1896.37 cm3 d. 1122.37 cm3
13. The base edge of a regular pentagonal prism is 6 cm and its bases are 12 cm apart. Find its volume in
cu.cm.
a. 743.22 cm3 b. 786.89 cm3
c. 587.45 cm3 d. 842.12 cm3
14. The base of a right prism is a hexagon with one side 6 cm long. If the volume of the prism is 450 cc,
how far apart are the bases?
a. 5.74 cm b. 3.56 cm
c. 4.11 cm d. 4.81 cm
15. A trough has an open top 0.30 m by 6 m and closed vertical ends which are equilateral triangles 30
cm on each side. It is filled with water to half its depth. Find the volume of the water in cubic
meters.
a. 0.058 b 0.046
c. 0.037 d. 0.065
16. Determine the volume of a right truncated prism with the following dimension: let the corner of the
triangular base be defined by A, B and C. the length AB = 10 feet, BC = 9 feet , and CA = 12 feet. The
sides at A, B and C are perpendicular to the triangular base and have the height of 8.6 feet. 7.1 feet,
and 5.5 feet, respectively.
a. 413 ft3 b. 311 ft3
c. 313 ft3 d. 391 ft3
17. The volume of a regular tetrahedron of side 5 cm is:
a. 13.72 cu.cm b. 14.73 cu.cm
c. 15.63 cu.cm d. 17.82 cu.cm
18. A regular hexagonal pyramid whose base perimeter is 60 cm has an altitude of 30 cm. The volume of
the pyramid is
a. 2958 cu. cm b. 2598 cu. cm
c. 2859 cu. cm d. 2589 cu. cm
19. A frustum of a pyramid has an upper base 100 m by 10 m and a lower base of 80 m by 8 m. if the
altitude of the frustum is 5m find its volume.
a. 4567.67 cu.cm b. 3873.33 cu.cm
c. 4066.67 cu.cm d. 2345.98 cu.cm
20. The altitude of the frustum of a regular rectangular pyramid is 5m the volume is 140 cu.m and upper
base is 3m by 4 m. What are the dimensions of the lower base in m?
a. 9 x 10 b. 6 x 8
c. 4.5 x 6 d. 7.50 x 10
21. The frustum of a regular triangular pyramid has equilateral triangles for its bases. The lower and
upper base edges are 9m and 3 m. respectively. If the volume is 118.2 cu.cm. How far apart is the
base?
a. 9m b. 8m
c. 7m d. 10 m
22. A cylindrical gasoline tank, lying horizontally, 0.90 m in diameter and 3 m long is filled to a depth of
0.60 m. How many gallons of gasoline does it contain? Hint: one cubic meter = 265 gallons
a. 250 b. 360
c. 300 d. 270
23. A closed cylindrical tank is 8 feet long and 3 feet in diameter. When lying in a horizontal position, the
water is 2 feet deep. If the tank is in the vertical position, the depth of the water in the tank is?
a. 5.67 m b. 5.82 m
c. 5.82 ft d. 5.67 ft
24. A circular cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism having a square base one meter on an edge.
The volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. Find its altitude in m
a. 5 b. 4.5
c. 69.08 d. 4
25. If 23 cubic meters of water are poured into a conical vessel it reaches a depth of 12 cm. How much
water must add so that the depth reaches 18 cm?
a. 95 cu. meters b. 100 cu. meters
c. 54.6 cu. meters d. 76.4 cu. meters
26. The height of a right circular cone with circular base down is h. If it contains water to a depth of 2h/3
the ratio of the volume of water to that of the cone is:
a. 1:27 b. 2:3
c. 8:27 d. 26:27
27. A right circular cone with an altitude of 9m is divided into two segments one is smaller circular cone
having the same vertex with an altitude of 6m. Find the ratio of the volume of the two cones.
a. 19:27 b. 2:3
c. 1:3 d. 8:27
28. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a base diameter of 12 cm. It holds water to a depth of 18
cm above its vertex. Find the volume of its content in cc.
a. 387.4 b. 381.7
c. 383.5 d. 385.2
29. A right circular cone with an altitude of 8 cm is divided into two segments. One is smaller circular
cone having the same vertex with volume equal to ¼ of the original cone. Find the altitude of the
smaller cone.
a. 4.52 cm b. 6.74 cm
c. 5.04 cm d. 6.12 cm
30. The slant height of a right circular cone is 5m long. The base diameter is 6m. What is the lateral area
in sq. m?
a. 37.7 b. 47
c. 44 d. 40.8
31. A right circular cone has a volume of 128π/3 cm3 and an altitude of 8 cm. the lateral area is
a. 16√5πcm2 b. 12√5πcm2
c. 16πcm2 d. 15 π cm2
32. The volume of a right circular cone is 36 π. If its altitude is 3 find its radians
a. 3 b. 4
c. 5 d. 6
33. A cone and hemisphere share base that is a semicircle with radius 3 and the cone is inscribed inside
the hemisphere. Find the volume of the region outside the cone and inside the hemisphere.
a. 24.874 b. 27.284
c. 28.274 d. 28.724
34. A cone was formed by rolling a thin sheet of metal in the form of a sector of a circle 72 cm in
diameter with a central angle is 210⁰. What is the volume of the cone?
a. 13,602 cc b. 13,504 cc
c. 13,716 cc d. 13,318 cc
35. A cone was formed by rolling a thin sheet of metal in the form of a set of a circle 72 cm in diameter
with a central angle is 150⁰. Find the volume of the cone in cc.
a. 7733 b. 7722
c. 7744 d. 7711
36. A chemist’s measuring glass is conical in shape. If it is 8 cm deep and 3 cm across the mouth, find the
distance on the slant edge between the markings for 1 cc and 2 cc
a. 0.82 cm b. 0.79 cm
c. 0.74 cm d. 0.92 cm
37. The base areas of a frustum of a cone are 25 sq cm and 16 sq. cm respectively. If its altitude is 6 cm,
find its volume.
a. 120 cm3 b. 122 cm3
c. 129 cm3 d. 133 cm3
38. How far from a vertex is the opposite face of a tetrahedron if an edge is 50 cm long?
a. 38.618 cm b. 40.825 cm
c. 39.421 cm d. 41.214 cm
39. A truncated prism has a horizontal triangular base ABC, AB = 10 cm, BC = 12 cm and CA = 8 cm. The
vertical edges through A, B and C are 20 cm 12 cm and 18 cm long respectively. Determine the
volume of the prism, in cc
a. 661 b. 559
c. 685 d. 574
40. A lateral edge of the frustum of a regular pyramid is 1.8 m long. The upper base is a square 1 m by 1
m and the lower base 2.4 m by 2.4 m sq. Determine the volume of the frustum in cubic meters
a. 4.6 b. 3.3
c. 5.7 d. 6.5
41. A solid spherical steel ball 20 cm in diameter is placed into a fall vertical cylinder containing water,
causing the water level to rise by 10 cm. What is the radius of the cylinder?
a. 12.14 b. 9.08
 c. 10.28 d. 11.55
42. A conical vessel one meter diameter at the top and 60 cm high holds salt at a depth of 36 cm from
the bottom. How many cc of salt does it contain?
a. 37,214 b. 33,929
c. 35,896 d. 31,574
43. An open cylindrical tank is made of a metal sheet of having an area of 43.82 sq. m. If the diameter is
2/3 the height, what is the height of the tank?
a. 3.24 m b. 2.43 m
c. 4.23 m d. 5.23 m
44. The lateral area of a right circular cone is 386 sq. cm. If its diameter is one half its altitude
determines its altitude in centimeters.
a. 24.7 b. 17.4
c. 18.9 d. 22.5
45. The surface area of a regular tetrahedron is 173.2 square centimeters. What is its altitude?
a. 8.2 cm b. 9.6 cm
c. 7.2 d. 6.5
46. A cube of edge 25 cm is cut by a plane containing two diagonally opposite of the cube. Find the area
of the section thus formed in sq.cm.
a. 812.3 b. 912.7
c. 841.2 d. 883.9
47. A swimming pool in shape of length 12 m and with 5.5 m. it has a sloping bottom and is 1 m deep at
one end and 3.6 m deep at the other end. The water from a full cylindrical reservoir is 3.6 m n
diameter and 10 m deep is emptied to the pool. Find the depth of water at the deep end.
a. 2.912 m b. 2.695 m
c. 2.842 m d. 2.754 m
48. Two vertical conical tanks (both inverted) have their vertices connected by a short horizontal pipe.
One tank, initially full of water has an altitude of 6 m and diameters of base 7 m. The other tank,
initially empty has an altitude of 9 m and a diameter of base 8 m. If the water is allowed to flow
through the connecting pipe, find the level to which the water will ultimately rise in the empty tank.
(Neglect the water in the pipe).
a. 4.254 m b. 3.257 m
c. 4.687 m d. 5.151 m
49. A sphere of radius 5 cm and a right circular cone of radius 5 cm and height 10 cm stand on a plane.
How far from the base of the cone must a cutting plane (parallel to the base of the cone) pass in
order to cut the solids in equal circular section?
a. 1 cm b. 3 cm
c. 5 cm d. 2 cm
50. A pyramid whose altitude is 7 ft weighs 800 pounds. At what distance from its base must it by cut by
a plane parallel to its base so that two solids of equal weight will be formed.
a. 3,500 ft b. 5,556 ft
c. 1,444 ft d. 2,856 ft