GED Math : 3-Dimensional Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #5 : Volume Of A Cylinder

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Refer to the cylinder in the above diagram. 

A cone has twice the volume and twice the height of the cylinder. What is the radius of the base of the cone (nearest tenth of an inch, if applicable)?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the volume of the cylinder is

where  and  are the base radius and height of the cylinder.

 

Set  in the formula to find the volume of the cylinder:

 

The cylinder will have volume twice this, or , and height twice the height of the cylinder, which is 80 inches.

The formula for the volume of the cone is

,

so we set  and  and solve for :

 inches.

Example Question #6 : Volume Of A Cylinder

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The above diagram is one of a cylindrical tub. The tub is holding water at 40% capacity. To the nearest cubic foot, how much more water can it hold?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The volume of the cylinder can be calculated using the following formula, setting  and :

 cubic inches.

The tub is 40% full, so it is 60% empty; it can hold

 more cubic inches of water.

The problem asks for the number of cubic feet, so divide by the cube of 12, or 1,728:

The correct response is 27 cubic feet.

Example Question #7 : Volume Of A Cylinder

A circular swimming pool has diameter 40 feet and depth six feet throughout. How many cubic feet of water does it hold? (nearest cubic foot)

Use 3.14 as the value of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pool can be seen as a cylinder with depth (or height) six feet and a base with diameter 40 feet - and radius half this, or 20 feet. The capacity of the pool is the volume of this cylinder, which is

 cubic feet.

Example Question #8 : Volume Of A Cylinder

A circular swimming pool has diameter 20 meters and depth 2.5 meters throughout. How many cubic meters of water does it hold?

Use 3.14 for .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pool can be seen as a cylinder with depth (or height) 2.5 m, a base with diameter 20 m, and a radius of half this, or 10 m. The capacity of the pool is the volume of this cylinder, which is

 cubic meters.

Example Question #1 : Volume Of A Cylinder

Find the volume of a cylinder with a radius of 2, and a height of 11.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the volume for the cylinder.

Substitute the dimensions.

The answer is:  

Example Question #1 : Volume Of A Cylinder

Find the volume of a cylinder with a radius of 2, and a height of 15.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

write the formula for the volume of a cylinder.

Substitute the radius and height.

The answer is:  

Example Question #11 : Volume Of A Cylinder

If the circular base area of a cylinder is , what is the volume of the cylinder if the height is ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the volume of the cylinder.

The area of the circle is .

We can replace this term with .

Substitute the known terms.

The volume is:  

Example Question #51 : 3 Dimensional Geometry

Find the volume of a cylinder with the following measurements:

Diameter:  8in

Height:  12in

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the volume of a cylinder, we will use the following formula:

where r is the radius, and h is the height of the cylinder.

Now, we know the diameter of the cylinder is 8in. We also know the diameter is two times the radius. Therefore, the radius is 4in. 

We know the height of the cylinder is 12in.

Knowing all of this, we can substitute into the formula. We get

Example Question #13 : Volume Of A Cylinder

Find the volume of a cylinder with a height of 14in and a diameter of 8in.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the volume of a cylinder, we will use the formula

where r is the radius, and h is the height of the cylinder.

Now, we know the height of the cylinder is 14in.

We know the diameter of the cylinder is 8in. We also know the diameter is two times the radius. Therefore, the radius is 4in.

Knowing all of this, we can substitute into the formula. We get

Example Question #14 : Volume Of A Cylinder

What is the volume of a cylinder if the base diameter is 10, and the height is 5?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the volume of a cylinder.

The radius is half the diameter.

Substitute the terms in the equation.

The answer is:  

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