Mr Ogana

FORM 4 THREE DIMENSIONONAL GEOMETRY MR STEPHEN OGANA

1. The figure below PQRST is a right pyramid with base PQ = 8cm, QR = 6cm and PT = QT = RT = ST = 13cm.
J and K are mid points of QT and RT respectively,
Determine;
(a) The height of the pyramid (2mks)
T

K
J
S
R
6cm
P
8cm Q
(b) The angle the length TS makes with SJ (3mks)

(c) The angle PTS makes with the base PQRS. (2mks)

(d) The angle between the plane PTS and the plane PJKS. (3mks)

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2. The figure below is a rectangular base pyramid with the base ABCD and vertex V. VC=VB=VA=VD = 39
AB̳̳̳̳̳̳̳̳̳ 24 and BC = 18 EF =8cm FG = 6cm
V

H G
E 8cm F 6 cm

D C
O•
18 cm
A 24cm B

(a) Calculate the height VO of the Pyramid. (2mks)

(a) The Pyramid is cut along a plane EFGH parallel to ABCD as shown.
(i) Calculate the angle between VHE and VBC (3mks)

(ii) Calculate the angle between ABGH and ABCD (5mks)

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3. The figure below is a cuboid ABCDFFGH such that AB 8cm, BC = 6cm and CF 4cm.

F
E
H G
D C

A B
Determine:
a) the length
(i) AC (2mks)

(ii) AF (2mks)

b) The angle AF makes with plane ABCD. (2mks)

c) The angle plane AEFB makes with the plane ABCD (2mks)

d) Find the angle between line EG and line DC (2mks)

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4. The figure below shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH. (Given that AB 12cm, BC=8cm and BE=4cm)

(a) State the projection of AG on the plane EFGH. (2mk)

(b) Determine the angle between the line AG and the plane EFGH. (3mks)

(c) Given that M is the mid-point of FG, determine the angle between the planes AMD and ABCD.

(3mks)

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5. The triangular base ABC of the pyramid OABC is right angled at C and lies in a horizontal plane. The edge OC is
vertical. AC = 5cm, OC = 8cm and angle CAB = 47 o.

8cm

C
5cm

A 47o

B
Calculate;
a) The length AB. (2 Marks)

b) The inclination of the edge OB to the horizontal. (2 Marks)

c) The inclination of the face OAB to the horizontal. (4 Marks)

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6. The figure below shows a frustrum PQRSTUVW of a right pyramid. PQ = 20cm, QR = 15cm, UV = 10cm,
UT = 7.5cm and PU = QV = RW = ST = 12cm.

T W
7.5 cm

U 10 cm
V 12 cm

R
15 cm

P 20 cm Q

Leave all your answer to 4 s.f.

(a) Find the altitude of the pyramid from which the frustrum was cut. (3mks)

(b) Find the angle between

(i) PW and base PQRS (4mks)

(ii) PQVU and the base PQRS (3mks)

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7. The figure below is a square based pyramid ABCDV with AD=DC=6cm, and height VO=10cm.

D
C

6cm
O

A
6cm B

(a) State the projection of VA on the base ABCD. (1mk)

(b) Find:
(i) The length of VA (3mks)

(ii) The angle between VA and ABCD (2mks)

(iii) The angle between VDC and ABCD. (2mks)

(iv) Volume of the pyramid. (2mks)

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8. A pyramid with a vertex O and edge OA, OB, OC and OD each of 17cm long stands on a square base ABCD of
side 8cm as shown below.

A P B

8c
M

D 8cm C

Calculate;
a) The height OP of the pyramid. (3 Marks)

b) The angle between an edge and the base. (3 Marks)

c) The angle between a sloping face and the base. (4 Marks)

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9. The figure below shows a right pyramid with a rectangular base ABCD. O is the centre of the base.
VA =VB=VC=VD=14cm. AB= 12cm and BC=9cm

14cm

D
C
O
9cm
A 12cm B
M
Calculate:
(a) The angle between the line VA and the plane ABCD (3marks)

(b) The angle between the planes VAD and VBC (4marks)

(c) The surface area of the pyramid (3marks)

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10. The figure below shows a cube of side 10cm. M is the midpoint of AF.
E H

D C

A B
Find
(i) length HM (2mks)

(ii) the angle HM and ABCD. (4mks)

(iii) angle between HM and MC ( 4mks)

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11. The figure below is a frustum of a rectangular pyramid with AB=12cm, EF=8cm,BC=9cm and height of
6 cm
H G
6cm
E 9cm F

D C
9cm
A 12cm B
Calculate:
a) the full height of the pyramid (2 marks)

b) angle that the plane ABFE makes with the base ABCD (2marks)

c) angle that AG makes with the base ABCD (3marks)

d) angle that AC makes with line AE (1mark)

e) angle that plane BCGF makes with the base ABCD (2marks)

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12. The figure shows a right pyramid mounted onto a rectangular block. The length AB=8cm, BC = 6cm, CH =3cm
and VC = 15cm
V

D C

A B
E H

F G
1
Given that M is the centre of the plane ABCD and P is a point on MV such that MP = MV, Calculate: -
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(a) The length of EG. (1 mark)

(b) The height MV of the pyramidal section to 2 decimal places. (2 marks)

(c) The angle between the plane BPC and the pyramidal base ABCD. (3 marks)

(d) The angle between the line GV and the plane EFGH. (2 marks)

(e) The volume of the solid to four significant figures. (2 marks)

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13. The figure below represents a right pyramid on a rectangular base. AV=13cm, AB=8cm, BC=6cm

Calculate, correct to 1 decimal place.

(a) the length AC (2mks)

(b) the length VN (2mks)

(c) the angle between line AV and the bale ABCD (3mks)

(d) the angle between plane VAD and the base ABCD (3mks)

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14. The figure below shows a regular tetrahedron VABC of sides 6cm. P and Q are the midpoints of AB and BC
respectively

Calculate
(a) The length VP (2 marks)

(b) The angle between the planes VAB and ABC (4 marks)

(c) The perpendicular height of the tetrahedron (2 marks)

(d) The angle between the line VP and the plane VAQ (2 marks)

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15. The diagram below shows a right pyramid with a square base ABCD and vertex V. O is the centre of the
base. AB = 14m, VA = 20m and N is the midpoint of BC.

Find;
a) The lengths of BO, VO and VN (3 marks)

b) The angle between VO and plane VBC (3 marks)

c) The angle between VB and base ABCD (2 marks)

d) The angle between VDC and VBC (2 marks)

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16. The figure below shows a frustum ABCDEFGH of a right pyramid. AB = 24cm, BC = 10cm, FG = 18cm,

GH = 7.5cm and AF = BG = CH = DE = 15cm.

Determine:
(a) the altitude of the pyramid. (2 marks)

(b) the angle between

(i) AF and the base ABCD (3 marks)

(ii) the planes ABCF and ABCD (3 marks)

(iii) FE and GB (2 marks)

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