High School Math : Solid Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #21 : Cylinders

Find the volume of the following partial cylinder.

Partial_cylinder

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 520 \pi m^3\)

\(\displaystyle 530 \pi m^3\)

\(\displaystyle 540 \pi m^3\)

\(\displaystyle 550 \pi m^3\)

\(\displaystyle 560 \pi m^3\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 540 \pi m^3\)

Explanation:

The formula for the volume of a partial cylinder is:

\(\displaystyle V = (base)(height)(part)\)

\(\displaystyle V = (\pi r^2)(h)\left(\frac{part}{360}\right)\)

where \(\displaystyle r\) is the radius of the cylinder, \(\displaystyle h\) is the height of the cylinder, and \(\displaystyle part\) is the degrees of the sector.

 

Plugging in our values, we get:

\(\displaystyle V=(\pi (6m)^2)(20m)\left(\frac{270}{360}\right)\)

\(\displaystyle V=540 \pi m^3\)

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Volume Of A Cylinder

If a cylinder has a radius, \small r\(\displaystyle \small r\), of 2 inches and a height, \small h\(\displaystyle \small h\), of 5 inches, what is the total surface area of the cylinder?

Possible Answers:

\small 18\pi\(\displaystyle \small 18\pi\)

\small 24\pi\(\displaystyle \small 24\pi\)

\small 28\pi\(\displaystyle \small 28\pi\)

\small 70\pi\(\displaystyle \small 70\pi\)

\small 36\pi\(\displaystyle \small 36\pi\)

Correct answer:

\small 28\pi\(\displaystyle \small 28\pi\)

Explanation:

The total surface area will be equal to the area of the two bases added to the area of the outer surface of the cylinder. If "unwrapped" the area of the outer surface is simply a rectangle with the height of the cylinder and a base equal to the circumference of the cylinder base. We can use these relationships to find a formula for the total area of the cylinder.

\(\displaystyle A=2A_{base}+A_{rectangle}\)

\(\displaystyle A=2(\pi r^2)+(2\pi r)(h)\)

Use the given radius and height to solve for the final area.

\small 2\pi(2)^{2} + 2\pi (2)(5)\(\displaystyle \small 2\pi(2)^{2} + 2\pi (2)(5)\)

\small 8\pi + 20\pi\(\displaystyle \small 8\pi + 20\pi\)

\small 28\pi\(\displaystyle \small 28\pi\)

Example Question #121 : Solid Geometry

The volume of a cylinder is \(\displaystyle 81\pi\). If the radius of the cylinder is \(\displaystyle 3\), what is the surface area of the cylinder?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 72\pi\)

\(\displaystyle 27\pi\)

\(\displaystyle 81\pi\)

\(\displaystyle 9\pi\)

\(\displaystyle 3\pi\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 72\pi\)

Explanation:

The volume of a cylinder is equal to:

\(\displaystyle V=\pi r^2h\)

Use this formula and the given radius to solve for the height.

\(\displaystyle 81\pi=\pi(3)^2h\)

\(\displaystyle 81\pi=9\pi(h)\)

\(\displaystyle h=9\)

Now that we know the height, we can solve for the surface area. The surface area of a cylinder is equal to the area of the two bases plus the area of the outer surface. The outer surface can be "unwrapped" to form a rectangle with a height equal to the cylinder height and a base equal to the circumference of the cylinder base. Add the areas of the two bases and this rectangle to find the total area.

\(\displaystyle A=2A_{base}+A_{rec}\)

\(\displaystyle A=2\pi r^2+(2\pi r)(h)\)

Use the radius and height to solve.

\(\displaystyle A=2\pi (3)^2+2\pi (3)(9)\)

\(\displaystyle A=18\pi+54\pi\)

\(\displaystyle A=72\pi\)

Example Question #1041 : Act Math

What is the surface area of a cylinder with a base diameter of \(\displaystyle 6in\) and a height of \(\displaystyle 8in\)?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 14\pi in^{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 48\pi in^{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 36\pi in^{2}\)

None of the answers

\(\displaystyle 66\pi in^{2}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 66\pi in^{2}\)

Explanation:

Area of a circle \(\displaystyle A=\pi r^{2}=\pi(\frac{d}{2})^{2}=\pi(\frac{6}{2})^{2}=\pi(3)^{2}=9\pi in^{2}\)

Circumference of a circle \(\displaystyle C=\pi d=6\pi in^{2}\)

Surface area of a cylinder \(\displaystyle SA=2A+hC=2(9\pi)+8(6\pi)=18\pi+48\pi=66\pi in^{2}\)

Example Question #123 : Solid Geometry

A balloon, in the shape of a sphere, is filled completely with water.  The surface area of the filled balloon is \(\displaystyle 144\pi\).   If all of the balloon's water was emptied into a cylindrical cup of base radius 4, how high would the water level be?

 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 28\)

\(\displaystyle 18\)

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle 14\)

\(\displaystyle 4\pi\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 18\)

Explanation:

The surface area of a sphere is given by the formula

\(\displaystyle S (sphere) = 4\pi*r^2\) , which here equals \(\displaystyle 144\pi\) .   So

\(\displaystyle 4\pi*r^2 = 144\pi\)

\(\displaystyle r^2 = 36\)

\(\displaystyle r = 6\)

 

To find out what the water level would be, we need to know how much water is in the balloon.  So we need to find the volume of the balloon.  

The amount of water that is in the balloon is

\(\displaystyle V(sphere) = \frac{4\pi*r^3}{3}\)

=\(\displaystyle \frac{4\pi*6^3}{3}\)

\(\displaystyle 288\pi\)

 

The cylindrical column of water will have this volume, and will have base radius 4. Using the formula for volume of a cylinder, we can solve for the height of the column of water.

\(\displaystyle V(cylinder) = \pi*r^2*h\), where \(\displaystyle r\) is the base radius 4 in this case.

\(\displaystyle 288\pi = \pi*(4^2)*h\)

\(\displaystyle 18 = h\)

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Volume Of A Sphere

What is the volume of a sphere with a radius of \(\displaystyle 12\)?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 2304\pi\)

\(\displaystyle 1728\pi\)

\(\displaystyle 144\pi\)

\(\displaystyle 1600\pi\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2304\pi\)

Explanation:

To solve for the volume of a sphere, you must first know the equation for the volume of a sphere.

\(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}(\pi)(r^{3})\)

In this equation, \(\displaystyle r\) is equal to the radius. We can plug the given radius from the question into the equation for \(\displaystyle r\).

\(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}(\pi)(12^{3})\)

Now we simply solve for \(\displaystyle V\).

\(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}(\pi)(1728)\)

\(\displaystyle V=(\pi)(2304)=2304\pi\)

The volume of the sphere is  \(\displaystyle 2304\pi\)

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Volume Of A Sphere

What is the volume of a sphere with a radius of 4? (Round to the nearest tenth)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 75.9\pi\)

\(\displaystyle 91.2\pi\)

\(\displaystyle 75.3\pi\)

\(\displaystyle 85.3\pi\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 85.3\pi\)

Explanation:

To solve for the volume of a sphere you must first know the equation for the volume of a sphere.

The equation is

Then plug the radius into the equation for \(\displaystyle r\) yielding 

\(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}(4^3)\pi\)

Then cube the radius to get

 \(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}(64)\pi\)

Multiply the answer by \(\displaystyle \frac{4}{3}\) and  to yield \(\displaystyle 85.3\pi\).

The answer is \(\displaystyle 85.3\pi\).

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Volume Of A Sphere

For a sphere the volume is given by = (4/3)πr3 and the surface area is given by = 4πr2. If the sphere has a surface area of 256π, what is the volume?

Possible Answers:

750π

300π

615π

683π

Correct answer:

683π

Explanation:

Given the surface area, we can solve for the radius and then solve for the volume.

4πr2 = 256π

4r2 = 256

r2 = 64

r = 8

Now solve the volume equation, substituting for r:

V = (4/3)π(8)3

V = (4/3)π*512

V = (2048/3)π

V = 683π

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Volume Of A Sphere

Circle_with_diameter

A typical baseball is \(\displaystyle 76mm\) in diameter. Find the baseball's volume in cubic centimeters.

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 22984.7cm^{3}\)

\(\displaystyle 1838cm^{3}\)

\(\displaystyle 2786cm^{3}\)

Not enough information to solve

\(\displaystyle 230cm^{3}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 230cm^{3}\)

Explanation:

In order to find the volume of a sphere, use the formula

 \(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^{3}\)

We were given the baseball's diameter, \(\displaystyle \dpi{100} D=76mm\), which must be converted to its radius.

\(\displaystyle D=2r\)

\(\displaystyle 76mm=2r\)

\(\displaystyle r=\frac{76mm}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle \rightarrow 38mm\)

Now we can solve for volume.

\(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}\pi (38mm)^{3}\)

\(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}\pi (54872mm^{3})\)

\(\displaystyle V=73162\frac{2}{3}mm^{3}*\pi\)

\(\displaystyle \rightarrow 229847.30mm^{3}\)

Convert to centimeters.

\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} \frac{229847.30mm^{3}}{1}*\frac{1cm^{3}}{1000mm^{3}}\approx 230cm^{3}\)

If you arrived at \(\displaystyle 1838cm^{3}\) then you did not convert the diameter to a radius.

Example Question #2 : How To Find The Volume Of A Sphere

What is the volume of a sphere whose radius is \(\displaystyle r=1.6in\).

Possible Answers:

Not enough information to solve

\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} 16.17in^{3}\)

\(\displaystyle 17.16in^{3}\)

\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} \dpi{100} 6.59in^{3}\)

\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} 9.65in^{3}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 17.16in^{3}\)

Explanation:

In order to find the volume of a sphere, use the formula

 \(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^{3}\)

We were given the radius of the sphere, \(\displaystyle r=1.6in\).Therefore, we can solve for volume.

\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} V=\frac{4}{3}\pi (1.6in)^{3}\)

\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} V=\frac{4}{3}\pi (4.096in^{3})\)

\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} V=17.16in^{3}\)

If you calculated the volume to be \(\displaystyle \dpi{100} 9.65in^{3}\) then you multiplied by \(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\) rather than by \(\displaystyle \frac{4}{3}\)

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