ISEE Upper Level Math : Solid Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #3 : How To Find The Volume Of A Pyramid

A right regular pyramid with volume  has its vertices at the points 

where .

Evaluate 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pyramid has a square base that is  units by  units, and its height is  units, as can be seen from this diagram,

Pyramid

The square base has area ; the pyramid has volume 

Since the volume is 1,000, we can set this equal to 1,000 and solve for :

Example Question #4 : How To Find The Volume Of A Pyramid

Find the volume of a pyramid with the following measurements:

  • length = 4in
  • width = 3in
  • height = 5in
Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height of the pyramid.

 

Now, we know the base of the pyramid has a length of 4in.  We also know the base of the pyramid has a width of 3in.  We also know the pyramid has a height of 5in. 

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

Example Question #5 : How To Find The Volume Of A Pyramid

Find the volume of a pyramid with the following measurements:

  • length = 4cm
  • width = 9cm
  • height = 8cm
Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

where l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height of the pyramid.

 

Now, we know the following measurements:

  • length = 4cm
  • width = 9cm
  • height = 8cm

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

Example Question #6 : How To Find The Volume Of A Pyramid

Find the volume of a pyramid with the following measurements:

  • length:  7in
  • width:  6in
  • height:  8in
Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

where l is the length, w is the widthand h is the height of the pyramid.

Now, we know the following measurements:

  • length:  7in
  • width:  6in
  • height:  8in

So, we get

Example Question #11 : Solid Geometry

Find the volume of a pyramid with the following measurements: length= in, width= in, height= in

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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

where l is the length, w is the widthand h is the height of the pyramid.

Now, we know the following measurements:

  • length:  7in
  • width:  6in
  • height:  8in

So, we get

Example Question #1 : Finding Volume Of A Cube

If a cube is inches tall, what is its volume?

Possible Answers:

Not enough information provided.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the volume of a cube, we multiply length by width by height, which can be represented with the forumla .  Since a cube has equal sides, we can use for all three values.

Example Question #61 : Volume

What is the volume of a cube with a side length equal to  inches?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The volume of a a cube (or rectangular prism) can be solved using the following equation:

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

Give the volume of a cube with surface area 150 square inches.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Let  be the length of one edge of the cube. Since its surface area is 150 square inches, one face has one-sixth of this area, or  square inches. Therefore, , and .

The volume is the cube of this, or  cubic inches.

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

What is the volume of a cube in which the edge is equal to , and the value of  is:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, the value of x must be solved for:

Given the edge of the cube is , plugging in the value of x results in . Thus, the area would be equal to this value cubed, which would result in 62. 

Thus, 62 is the correct answer. 

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

The length of a diagonal of one face of a cube is . Give the volume of the cube.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since a diagonal of a square face of the cube is, each side of each square has length .

Cube this to get the volume of the cube:

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