Book 3B Ch 7 Areas and Volumes (III)

Full Solutions
Level 1 4. Volume of the hemisphere

1 3
= ×(9×9)×8 cm
3
1. Volume of the pyramid
¿216 cm3
Total surface area of the hemisphere
= curved surface area + area of the flat surface

Construct VM ⊥ BC.
In △VNM,
5. (a) Let r cm be the radius of the ball.
∵ Surface area of the ball = 225 cm2
(Pyth. theorem) 4 πr 2=225 π
∴ r 2 =56 . 25
r=7 .5
∴ The radius of the ball is 7.5 cm.

(b) Volume of the ball

Area of △VBC

∴ Total surface area of the pyramid

= 4  area of △VBC + base area 6. (a) Let cm be the slant height of the cone.
∵ Curved surface area of the cone = 88 cm2

∴
∴ The slant height of the cone is 11 cm.

(b) Height of the cone

2. Volume of the pyramid (Pyth. theorem)

Volume of the cone

3. Height of the cone

7. Volume of the frustum

Volume of the cone

Total surface area of the cone

= curved surface area + base area
= (  12  13 +   122) cm2

8. Curved surface area of cone VAD

Curved surface area of cone VBC

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Curved surface area of the frustum 12. Total volume of the five balls

Total surface area of the frustum

Empty space in the box

9. Base radius of the cylinder = radius of the hemisphere 13. ∵ The solid sphere can just be fitted into the cubic
container of side length 8 cm.
8
Volume of the solid = cm
2
= volume of the cylinder + volume of the hemisphere ∴ Radius of the solid sphere=4 cm
Volume of the empty space in the container
= capacity of the cubic container
– volume of the solid sphere
Total surface area of the solid
= base area of the cylinder
+ curved surface area of the cylinder
( 4
= 8×8×8− ×π×43 cm3
3 )
3
+ curved surface area of the hemisphere ¿244 cm (cor . to 3 sig . fig.)
14. Let h cm be the decrease in the water level.
∵ Volume of space between the original and new water
levels = volume of the sphere

10. Height of the cone

∴
∴ The decrease in the water level is 2.37 cm.
Volume of the model
= volume of the cone + volume of the cylinder 15. Let x cm2 be the area of the larger figure.

Total surface area of the model

= curved surface area of the cone
+ curved surface area of the cylinder
+ base area of the cylinder
∴ The area of the larger figure is 675 cm2.

11. Volume of the solid

= volume of cone VAB – volume of cone ECD

16.
=

=
Slant height of cone VAB

(Pyth. theorem)
Slant height of cone ECD

(Pyth. theorem)
Total surface area of the solid
= curved surface area of cone VAB
+ curved surface area of cone ECD
+ base area of cone VAB  base area of cone ECD
=

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17. Let A0 and A1 be the original area and the new area of the
octagon respectively; and x be the original length of each
side of the octagon.
20.
New length of each side = (1 + 30%)x
= 1.3x ∴ Carrie must prepare at least 64 bowls to hold all the
water in the container.

Level 2

Percentage increase in the area of the octagon 21. With the notations in the figure,

18. (a) Let V0 be the volume of hemisphere B.

Volume of hemisphere A
= (1  27.1%)V0
= 0.729V0
(a) In △VMB,

∴ The height of △VAB with the base AB is 30 cm.

∴ The ratio of the radius of hemisphere A to
(b) In △VMN,
that of hemisphere B is 9 : 10.

(b)
Volume of the pyramid
∴ The ratio of the curved surface area of
hemisphere A to that of hemisphere B is 81 : 100.

19. Let hA cm and hB cm be the heights of cylinder A and

cylinder B; and V cm3 be the volume of cylinder A
respectively. ∴ Kitty’s claim is disagreed.

22. (a) ∵ △VAM¿ △VBM (RHS)

∴ AM = BM (corr. sides, ¿ △s)

In △VAM,

∴ The volume of cylinder A is 85 cm3. (b) Area of △VAB

1
= ×12× √108 cm
2
2
¿6 √ 108 cm 2
∴ Total surface area of the tetrahedron

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=4×6 √ 108 cm2 23. With the notation in the figure,

2
¿249 cm (cor. to 3 sig. fig.)

(a) ∵ △VAO¿ △VBO (RHS)

∴ AVO = BVO (corr. s, ¿ △s)

In △VOB,

∴ Total surface area of the cone

= curved surface area + base area

(b) In △VOB,

Volume of the cone

24. (a)
Let r cm be the base radius of the vessel.
∵ Circumference of the base of the vessel
= 12 cm

∴
∴ The base radius of the vessel is 6 cm.

(b) Height of the vessel

Capacity of the vessel

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25. Volume of water in the hemispherical part 4 3 3

= ×π×2 m
( ) cm
3
1 4 1.6 3 3
= × ×π ×
2 3 2 28. Volume of the sphere¿ 32 π m 3
128 π 3
¿ cm3
375 1
= ×π×4 2×(10−2×2) m 3
Volume of water above the hemispherical part 3
Volume of the cone¿ 32 π m 3

Let d cm be the depth of water in the cylindrical part.

Volume of the sculpture

Let r m be the radius of the hemisphere.

Depth of water in the test tube
= radius of the hemisphere
+ depth of water in the cylindrical part

∴ The radius of the hemisphere is 4 m.

29. Let r cm be the inner radius of the bowl.

∵ Volume of the cylinder = volume of the sphere

26. Let h cm be the height of the cylinder. ∵ Capacity of the bowl = 60.75 cm3
1 4 3
× ×π×r =60 .75 π
∴ 2 3
r 3 =91 . 125
∴ r=4 . 5
∴ The inner radius of the bowl is 4.5 cm.
External radius of the bowl = (4.5 + 0.5) cm
= 5 cm
Volume of material required

Curved surface area of the cylinder

30. (a) ∵ Volume of the cone

= volume of the hemisphere
Surface area of the sphere

∴
∵ Curved surface area of the cylinder
 surface area of the sphere Volume of the hemisphere
∴ Emily’s claim is disagreed.
Let r cm be the radius of the hemisphere.
27. Total volume of the 50 marbles

∴ The radius of the hemisphere is 5 cm.

Total volume of the 50 marbles and water i.e. The base radius of the cone is 5 cm.
Let h cm be the height of the cone.

Capacity of the container

∴ The height of the cone is 10 cm.

∴ Water will overflow.

∴ Peter’s claim is agreed.

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(b) Slant height of the cone 1

KM = AB
2
1
= ×15 cm
Total surface area of the solid 2
= curved surface area of the cone =7 . 5 cm
+ curved surface area of the hemisphere 1
LN = FG
2
1
= ×20 cm
2
=10 cm
Let VL = x cm. Then, VK = (x  6) cm.
31. (a) V ∵ △VKM  △VLN (AAA)
VK KM
=
∴ VL LN (corr. sides, △s)
16 m

M D
12 m
xm
N C
15 m

Let MN = x m. Then, VN = (16 + x) m. ∴ The height of pyramid VEFGH is 24 cm.

∵ △VNC  △VMD (AAA)
(b) Height of pyramid VABCD = (24  6) cm
VN NC
= = 18 cm
∴ VM MD (corr. sides, △s) Volume of the frustum
16+x 15 = volume of pyramid VEFGH
= – volume of pyramid VABCD
16 12
16+x 5
=
16 4
16+x=20
x=4
∴ MN=4 m 33. (a) Volume of the water in the conical vessel

1
= ×π×15 2×(16+4 ) m 3
3
(b) Volume of cone VBC¿ 1500 π m 3
1 (b) (i) Let h cm be the water level of the cylindrical
= ×π×122 ×16 m 3 vessel.
3
Volume of cone VAD
¿768 π m 3
Volume of the frustum
= volume of cone VBC – volume of cone VAD
=(1500π−768π ) m3 ∴ The water level of the cylindrical vessel is
5 cm.
¿732π m3 (ii) Area of surface in contact with water
= curved surface area in contact with water
32. (a) Let K, L, M and N be the mid-points of AC, FH, BC + base area
and GH respectively.
V

K M
7.5 cm 34. (a)
6 cm
L N
10 cm
Let 9k and 16k be the curved surface areas of
cone VAD and cone VBC respectively, where k ≠ 0.
Curved surface area of frustum ABCD
= 16k – 9k
= 7k
∴ The ratio of the curved surface area of

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∵ Number of cans of paint is proportional to the

cone VAD to that of frustum ABCD (b) Let x be the required number of cans of paint.

area of the surface to be painted.

∴ Kenny’s claim is agreed.

35. (a) Let A0 cm2, A1 cm2 and A2 cm2 be the curved surface
areas of solids A, B and C respectively.
Let 3h cm be the height of solid A.

∴
∴
∴ The ratio of the curved surface areas of solids
A to B to C is 9 : 91 : 125.

(b) Let V0 cm3, V1 cm3 and V2 cm3 be the volumes of

solids A, B and C respectively.

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∴
∴
∴ The ratio of the volumes of solids A to B to C is
27 : 973 : 2375.

36. (a) ∵ (opp. sides of // gram)

∴
=2:1
∵ △DFC  △AFE (AAA)

(b) ∵ △BDA  △CDF (AAA)

Area of ABCF

37. (a) △APB ~ △CPD (AAA)

(b) ∵ △APB ~ △CPD

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(c) ∵ △APB ~ △CPD 4. Answer: B

∴ (corr. sides, ~△s)

If we take AP and CP as the bases of △APB and Total volume of the spheres
△CPB respectively, the two triangles have the same Let r cm be the base radius of the cone.
height.

∴ The base area of the cone is 720 cm2.

∴ 5. Answer: C
= √292 −202 cm ( Pyth. theorem )
Height of the cone¿21 cm
If we take PB and PD as the bases of △APB and Height of the cylinder = (35.5 – 21) cm = 14.5 cm
△APD respectively, the two triangles have the same Curved surface area of the cone
height.

Curved surface area of the cylinder

∴
Base area of the cylinder

∴ Area of the trapezium

Total surface area of the solid
= area of △APB + area of △CPB
+ area of △CPD + area of △APD

6. Answer: C

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Answer: B
Slant height of solid B

(∵ r > 0)
Volume of the pyramid

2. Answer: C
Let h cm be the height of the cone.
1 2
×π ×9 ×h=135 π
∴
3
27 h=135
h=5 7. Answer: A
∴ The height of the cone is 5 cm.

3. Answer: C
Let r cm be the radius of the sphere.

Surface area of the sphere

2 2
=4×π× 3 cm
¿36 π cm
2

Area of the shaded region

( 1960
= 40−
81
cm 2 )
¿15.8 cm2 (cor . to 3 sig. fig .)

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8. Answer: B
Let x cm2 be the base area of the larger pyramid.

∴ The base area of the larger pyramid is 25A cm2.

9. Answer: A
Let x and y be the heights of the larger pyramid and the
smaller pyramid respectively.

∴ The required ratio is 3 : 2.

10. Answer: D
Let V be the vertex of the right circular cone, M and N be
the centres of the upper base and the lower base of the
frustum respectively and VM = x cm.
V

x cm

M D
1 cm
3 cm

N C
2 cm
∵ △VMD  △VNC (AAA)
VM MD
=
∴ VN NC (corr. sides, △s)
x 1
=
x +3 2
2 x=x+ 3
x=3
Volume of the frustum
= volume of cone VBC – volume of cone VAD
1
[ 1
= ×π×22×(3+3)− ×π×12 ×3 cm3
3
3
3 ]
¿7 π cm
11. Answer: C
Let d cm be the depth of the water.

∴ The depth of the water is 4 cm.

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