Intermediate Geometry : Solid Geometry

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Intermediate Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : How To Find The Surface Area Of A Sphere

Find the surface area of a hemisphere with a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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In order to find the area of a hemisphere, which is just half a sphere, you will need to first find half the surface area of the sphere.

Recall how to find the surface area of a sphere:

, where  is the radius.

Now, since the sphere is cut in half, it also has a circle as its base.

Recall how to find the area of a circle:

Now add together half the surface area of a sphere with the area of the circular base to find the surface area of a hemisphere.

Plug in the given radius to find the surface area.

Make sure to round to  places after the decimal.

Example Question #51 : Spheres

Find the surface area of a hemisphere with a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

13

In order to find the area of a hemisphere, which is just half a sphere, you will need to first find half the surface area of the sphere.

Recall how to find the surface area of a sphere:

, where  is the radius.

Now, since the sphere is cut in half, it also has a circle as its base.

Recall how to find the area of a circle:

Now add together half the surface area of a sphere with the area of the circular base to find the surface area of a hemisphere.

Plug in the given radius to find the surface area.

Make sure to round to  places after the decimal.

Example Question #55 : Spheres

Find the surface area of a hemisphere with a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

13

In order to find the area of a hemisphere, which is just half a sphere, you will need to first find half the surface area of the sphere.

Recall how to find the surface area of a sphere:

, where  is the radius.

Now, since the sphere is cut in half, it also has a circle as its base.

Recall how to find the area of a circle:

Now add together half the surface area of a sphere with the area of the circular base to find the surface area of a hemisphere.

Plug in the given radius to find the surface area.

Make sure to round to  places after the decimal.

Example Question #56 : Spheres

Find the surface area of a hemisphere that has a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

13

In order to find the area of a hemisphere, which is just half a sphere, you will need to first find half the surface area of the sphere.

Recall how to find the surface area of a sphere:

, where  is the radius.

Now, since the sphere is cut in half, it also has a circle as its base.

Recall how to find the area of a circle:

Now add together half the surface area of a sphere with the area of the circular base to find the surface area of a hemisphere.

Plug in the given radius to find the surface area.

Make sure to round to  places after the decimal.

Example Question #291 : Solid Geometry

Find the surface area of a hemisphere that has a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

13

In order to find the area of a hemisphere, which is just half a sphere, you will need to first find half the surface area of the sphere.

Recall how to find the surface area of a sphere:

, where  is the radius.

Now, since the sphere is cut in half, it also has a circle as its base.

Recall how to find the area of a circle:

Now add together half the surface area of a sphere with the area of the circular base to find the surface area of a hemisphere.

Plug in the given radius to find the surface area.

Make sure to round to  places after the decimal.

Example Question #52 : Spheres

True or false: A sphere with radius 1 has surface area .

Possible Answers:

True

False

Correct answer:

False

Explanation:

Given radius , the surface area of a sphere  can be calculated according to the formula

Set :

The statement is false.

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

The surface area of a sphere is .  What is the diameter of the sphere?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The surface area of a sphere is given by

So the equation to sovle becomes  or so

To answer the question we need to find the diameter:

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

If the volume of a sphere is , what is the sphere's diameter?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the volume of a sphere:

Plug in the volume and find the radius by solving for :

Start solving for  by multiplying both sides of the equation by :

Now, divide each side of the equation by :

Reduce the left side of the equation:

Finally, take the cubed root of both sides of the equation:

Keep in mind that you've solved for the radius, not the diameter. The diameter is double the radius, which is: .

Example Question #61 : Spheres

The circumference of a sphere is . Find the radius.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If the circumference of a sphere is , that means we can easily solve for the diameter by using . This is the equation to find the circumference. 

By substituting in the value for circumference (), we can solve for the missing variable

To find the radius of the sphere, we need to divide this value by :

 

Example Question #3 : How To Find The Diameter Of A Sphere

Find the diameter of a sphere if the volume is .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the formula for the volume of a sphere.

Plug in the given volume and solve for the radius.

The diameter is double the radius.

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