Exercise 8.
1. A circle of radius 3 inches is rotated about a line which is R in. from the center of the
circle. Find the volume of the solid generated if its surface area is 84n² in².
Solution:
SA= 4π²rR SA= 4π²rR 84π² = 4π²3R 21 = 3R V= 2π²r²R
V= 4π²r²R 4π² 4π² 3 3 V= 2π²(3)²(7)
7=R V= 1243.57 in³
2. If the ratio of the volume of a torus to its surface area is 3:2, find the radius of its cross-
section.
Solution:
V= 2π²Rr² V/SA = 3/2 (r/2 = 3/2)2
SA= 4π²Rr 2π²Rr²/ 4π²Rr = 3/2 r=3
3. The diameter of the hole in a torus is three times the diameter of its circular section. If the
area of the section is 4 cm², find the volume and the surface area of the torus.
Solution:
A=πr² D = 2 (R-r) Volume: Surface Area:
A= 4π cm² 6 = 2 (R-2) V= 2π²Rr² SA = 4π²Rr
r²= 4 R= 5 = 2π²(5)(2)² = 4π²(5)(2)²
3x2= 6 cm V = 80π cm³ SA= 40π cm²
4. A torus is generated by revolving a circle about a line. If the volume generated is
numerically equal to ten times its surface area, find the radius of the rotating circle
Solution:
V= 2π²Rr² V= 10 SA r= 10(4π²Rr)/2π²Rr
SA= 4π²Rr 2π²Rr²= (4π²Rr) r=20
5. If the surface area of the torus in number 4 is 1,280π² cm², find the radius of torus.
Solution:
R= major radius 1280 = 4π²R R= 1280
r= minor radius 4π² 4π² 4π²
r= R/2 = 36/2 r = 16cm
6. Philip cut a plane to form a new conical section which generates the shape of an ellipsoid.
The major axis of the ellipsoid is 6 cm, the minor axis is 4 cm, and the vertical axis radius
is 3 cm. Find the volume of the ellipsoid formed.
Solution:
M-axis r= 3 V= 4/3π
m-axis r= 2 V= 4/3π(2)(2)(3)
V= 16π
7. A spheroid is formed by revolving an ellipse about its minor axis whose length is one-
third that of the major axis. Find the length of the semiminor axis if the volume of the
ellipsoid is 768 ft³.
Solution:
V= 4/3 π abc 17.306 x 1/3 = 5.7686
768 ft³= 4/3 π (x) (1/3x) (1/3x) V= 4/3π (17.306)(5.7686)(5.7686)
X= 17.306 = 2412.27 768π =2412.27 or 786π ✓
8. A watermelon has an ellipsoidal shape with major axis 30 cm in length, minor axis of 24
cm, and vertical axis of 20 cm. Find its volume.
Solution:
V= 4/3 π abc
30/2= 15 V= 4/3 π (15)(12)(10)
24/2= 12 V= 7539.82cm³
20/2= 10
9. A wine cask has a radius of 28 cm at the top and a radius of 36 cm at the bottom. The
height of the cask is 1 m. What is the volume of the cask in liters (L), assuming that the
shape of the sides is parabolic? (Hint: One liter is equivalent to 1,000 cm³.)
Solution:
M= 100 cm V= ½ π h( r1²+ r2² ) I L = 1000 cm³
r1= 28 cm V= ½ π (100) (28² + 36²) 104000π/1000
r2= 36 cm V= 104000π cm³ V= 104π L
10. The volume of a paraboloid is 27π in.³ and the radius of the circular base is 3 in. Find the
altitude of the solid.
Solution:
V= 27π in³ V= ½ (5²)(h)
r= 3 h= 6
11. The altitude of a two-base paraboloid is 8 in. and the upper base has an area which is four
times the area of the lower base. Find the radii of the solid if the volume is 125π in³
Solution:
V= ½ π h ( a² + b² ) r 1= 2.5² = 6.25
V= ½ π ( 2.5² + 5² ) r 2= 5² = 25 6.25 x 4 = 25
125π=125π ✓ r1= 2.5 r2= 5
12. Find the height of a two-base paraboloid whose volume is numerically equal to the sum
of the areas of its two bases.
Solution:
AB1= π (3)² = 9π V= 45π
AB2=π (6)² = 36π 45π = ½ π (h) ( 3² + 6² )
45π h= 2
