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VOLUMES OF SOLIDS

A. Volume of a Prism
Exercise 1
1. For each of the following prisms, the area of the base or end face is given.
Calculate the volumes of the prisms:
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e) (f)
2. This time you must calculate the shaded area first, then find the volumes of the prisms.
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e) (f)
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10 cm
Area = 8 cm
2
45 cm
Area = 154 cm
2
7 cm
Area = 92 cm
2
6 cm
Area = 125 cm
2
11 mm
Area = 52 mm
2
20 cm
12 cm
isosceles
triangle
height =
17 cm
10 cm
7 cm
5 cm
rectangle
7 cm
4 cm
6 cm
right angled
triangle
75 cm
12 cm
75 cm
square
10 cm
square with
square hole
6 cm
15 cm
Volume
prism
= Area
base
x height
11 cm
circle with
radius = 6 cm
Area = 29 cm
2
8 cm
3. The cylinder a special prism.
Calculate the volumes of the following cylinders:
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e)
4. Remember: 1 cm
3
= 1 ml ; 1000 cm
3
= 1000 ml = 1 litre
How many litres of water will the following drums hold?
(a) (b) (c)
5. A cylindrical tin of Maxcafe Coffee is 10
centimetres high and has a base diameter
of 7 centimetres.
What is the volume of coffee in the tin
when it is full?
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Volume
(cylinder)
= !r
2
h
10 cm
8 cm
95 cm
3 cm
13 cm
25 cm
15 cm
65 cm
2 cm
1 metre
40 cm
25 cm
60 cm
35 cm
55 cm
40 cm
10 cm
7 cm
6. This rectangular storage tank is full of white paint.
(a) Calculate the volume of paint in the tank
in cubic centimetres (cm
3
).
(b) Calculate the volume of this cylindrical
paint tin.
(c) How many times can the paint tin be completely filled from the tank?
7. Meanz Beanz tins are packed into this cardboard box.
(a) How many tins can be placed on the
bottom layer?
(b) How many layers will there be?
(c) How many tins can be packed in
the box altogether?
(d) How much air space in the box is
there around all the tins?
8. This cast iron pipe has an internal diameter of 16 centimetres and an outside diameter of 20
centimetres. The pipe is 15 metres long.
Calculate the volume of iron needed to make the pipe.
9. How much liquid feeding will this
semi-cylindrical pig-trough hold?
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80 cm
50 cm
45 cm
16 cm
20 cm
33 cm
48 cm
32 cm
8 cm
11 cm
M
B
18 cm
120 cm
16 cm
20 cm
15 m
B . Volume of a Cone
Exercise 2
1. Calculate the volumes of the following conical shapes:
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e)
2. The wafer of an ice-cream cone
has a diameter of 6 centimetres.
The cone is 10 centimetres high.
Calculate the volume of the cone.
3. The sloping height of this cone is 26 cm.
The base radius is 10 cm.
(a) Calculate the height of the cone.
(b) Calculate the volume of the cone.
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Volume
(cone)
=
1
/
3
!r
2
h
6 cm
15 cm
7 cm
10 cm
35 cm
18 cm
40 cm
16 cm
126 cm
108 cm
10 cm
6 cm
10 cm
26 cm
4. Calculate the total volumes of the following shapes.
(a) (b)
5. Water is poured into this conical flask
at the rate of 50 millilitres per second.
(a) Calculate the volume of the flask.
(b) How long will it take, to the nearest
second, to fill the flask to the top?
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20 cm
25 cm
30 cm
30 cm
40 cm
18 cm
30 cm
40 cm
24 cm
12 cm
C. Volume of a Sphere
Exercise 3
1. Calculate the volumes of the following spheres:
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e)
2. This football is fully inflated.
Calculate the volume of air
inside the football.
3. Calculate the volumes of these two hemispheres:
(a) (b)
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Volume
(sphere)
=
4
/
3
!r
3
24 cm
85 cm
14 cm
11 cm
65 cm
92 cm
104 cm
30 cm
4. (a) Calculate the volume of water which can be
stored in this copper hot water tank in cm
3
.
The tank consists of a cylinder with two
hemispherical ends.
(b) How many litres of water will it hold?
(1cm
3
= 1 ml; 1000 ml = 1 litre).
5. Calculate the volume of this childs
rocking toy which consists of a cone
on top of a hemisphere.
6. This decorative wooden fruit bowl
is in the shape of a hollowed out
hemisphere.
Calculate the volume of wood required
to make it.
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60 cm
40 cm
18 cm
16 cm
11 cm
7 cm
Checkup for Volumes of Solids
1. Calculate the volumes of the following prisms:
(a) (b) (c)
2. Calculate the shaded areas and use them to find the volume of each shape.
(a) (b) (c)
3. Calculate the volumes of the following shapes:
(a) (b)
(c)
4. This shape consists of a cone, a cylinder and a hemisphere. Calculate its total volume.
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22 cm
7 cm
isosceles
triangle
height =
13 cm
9 cm
85 cm
12 cm
right angled
triangle
9 cm
Area = 125 cm
2
Area = 28 cm
2
6 cm
Area = 185 cm
2
10 cm
15 cm
8 cm
6 cm
8 cm
Vol
(cylinder)
= !r
2
h
Vol
(sphere)
=
4
/
3
!r
3
Vol
(cone)
=
1
/
3
!r
2
h
11 cm
9 cm
7 cm
15 cm
30 cm 18 cm
12 cm
104 cm
Checkup for Calculations Involving Percentages
1. 3328 2. 7400 3. 946 4. 700 5. 23800 6. 396
7. (a) 5353125 (b) 39%
8. 13600
Volumes of Solids
Exercise 1
1. (a) 80 cm
3
(b) 75 cm
3
(c) 232 cm
3
(d) 572 cm
3

(e) 644 cm
3
(f) 693 cm
3

2. (a) 350 cm
3
(b) 84 cm
3
(c) 675 cm
3
(d) 2040 cm
3

(e) 960 cm
3
(f) 124344 cm
3

3. (a) 20096 cm
3
(b) 26847 cm
3
(c) 255125 cm
3

(d) 11480625 cm
3
(e) 314 cm
3

4. (a) 785 litres (b) 9891 litres (c) 6908 litres
5. 38465 cm
3

6. (a) 180000 cm
3
(b) 40192 cm
3
(c) 44
7. (a) 4 x 6 = 24 (b) 3 (c) 72 (d) 1089792 cm
3

8. 16956 cm
3

9. 152604 cm
3

Exercise 2
1. (a) 5652 cm
3
(b) 5129 cm
3
(c) 2308 cm
3
(d) 6699 cm
3
(e) 3846 cm
3

2. 942 cm
3

3. (a) 24 cm (b) 2512 cm
3

4. (a) 26167 cm
3
+ 36000 cm
3
= 386167 cm
3

(b) 101736 cm
3
+ 25434 cm
3
= 12717 cm
3

5. (a) 90432 cm
3
(b) 18 seconds
Exercise 3
1. (a) 55725 cm
3
(b) 11498 cm
3
(c) 32601 cm
3

(d) 14130 cm
3
(e) 5887 cm
3

2. 72346 cm
3

3. (a) 12856 cm
3
(b) 7180 cm
3

4. (a) 1674666... + 16746.. + 75360 = 1088533 cm
3
(b) 1089 litres
5. 56415.. + 71801... = 12822 cm
3

6. 4543 cm
3

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Checkup for Volumes of Solids
1. (a) 1125 cm
3
(b) 168 cm
3
(c) 185 cm
3

2. (a) 459 cm
3
(b) 1001 cm
3
(c) 5361 cm
3

3. (a) 27977 cm
3
(b) 7693 cm
3
(c) 5887 cm
3

4. 67824 cm
3
+ 33912 cm
3
+ 45216 cm
3
= 45216 cm
3

Linear Relationships
Exercise 1
1. 2, 5,
1
/
2
,
2
/
3
2. (a) 4 (b) 3 (c)
1
/
2
(d)
2
/
3
3. (a)
1
/
3
(b)
1
/
3
(c) 6 (d) 3
4. slopes downwards if gradient is negative as you move from left to right
5. 1, 4,
1
/
3
,
3
/
4

6. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d)
1
/
3
(e)
2
/
3

(f) 1 (g) 3 (h)
1
/
2
(i)
1
/
3

7. (a) sketch showing vertical line. (b) gradient doesnt exist (error)
(c) gradient of a vertical line does not exist.
Exercise 2
1.
2. (a) (b) (c) (d)
(e) (f) (g) (h)
3. Line A a
6
= 2 Line B a
5
= 1 Line C a
1
=
1
/
2
Line D a
3
=
1
/
2
Line E a
4
= 0 Line F a
2
= 3
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x
y
(0,1)
y = 2x + 1
x
y
(0,2)
y = 3x + 2
x
y
(0,3)
y = 4x 3
x
y
(0,5) y = x + 5
x
y
(0,4)
y =
1
/
2
x + 4
x
y
(0,1)
y = 2x + 1
x
y
(0,5)
y = 3x 5
x
y
(0,3)
y = x + 3
x
y
(0,1)
y =
3
/
4
x + 1

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