Volume and Surface Area Questions

FACTS  AND  FORMULAE  FOR  VOLUME  AND  SURFACE  AREA  QUESTIONS

 

 

I. CUBOID

   Let length=l, breadth =b and height =h units. Then,

1. Volume = (l x b x h)

2. Surface area = 2(lb +bh + lh) sq.units

3. Diagonal =l2+b2+h2 units

 

 

II. CUBE 

Let each edge of a cube be of length a. Then,

1. Volume = a3 cubic units.

2. Surface area = 6a2 sq.units

3. Diagonal = 3a units

 

 

III. CYLINDER 

Let radius of base = r and Height (or Length) = h. Then, 

1.Volume = πr2h cubic units 

2. Curved surface area = 2πrh sq.units

3. Total surface area = 2πrh+2πr2 sq.units

 

 

IV. CONE 

Let radius of base =r and Height = h. Then, 

1. Slant height, l=h2+r2 units

 

2. Volume = 13πr2h cubic units.

 

3. Curved surface area = πrlsq.units 

 

4. Total surface area = πrl+πr2sq.units

 

 

V. SPHERE 

Let the radius of the sphere be r. Then, 

1. Volume =43πr3 cubic units

2. Surface area = 4πr2 sq.units

 

 

VI. HEMISPHERE 

Let the radius of a hemisphere be r. Then, 

1. Volume = 23πr3 cubic units.

2. Curved surface area = 2πr2 sq.units

3. Total surface area = 3πr2 sq.units

 

Q:

If a cone of radius 3.5 cm and height 9.6 cm is melted and constructed into a cylinder of the same radius, what will be the height of this cylinder? (Take π = 22/7)

A) 3.2 cm B) 6.4 cm
C) 1.6 cm D) 4.8 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3.2 cm

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10 identical solid spherical balls of radius 3 cm are melted to form a single sphere. In this process 20% of solid is wasted. What is the radius (in cm) of the bigger sphere?

A) 24 B) 12
C) 8 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

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Three solid spheres have their radii r1, r2 and r3. The spheres are melted to form a solid sphere of bigger radius. Then the radius of the new sphere is

A) r1+r2+r3 B) r12+r22+r3212
C) r13+r23+r3313 D) r14+r24+r3414
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) r13+r23+r3313

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PQRS is a square whose side is 16 cm. What is the value of the side (in cm) of the largest regular octagon that can be cut from the given square?

A) 8 – 4√2 B) 16 + 8√2
C) 16√2 – √16 D) 16 – 8√2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 16√2 – √16

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The radius of base of a solid cylinder is 7 cm and its height is 21 cm. It is melted and converted into small bullets. Each bullet is of same size. Each bullet consisted of two parts viz. a cylinder and a hemisphere on one of its base. The total height of bullet is 3.5 cm and radius of base is 2.1 cm. Approximately how many complete bullets can be obtained?

A) 83 B) 89
C) 74 D) 79
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 83

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BE and CF are two altitudes of a triangle ABC. If AB = 6 cm , AC = 5 cm and CF = 4 cm , then the length of BE is

A) 4.8 cm B) 7.5 cm
C) 3.33 cm D) 5.5 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4.8 cm

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The length of diagonal BD of a parallelogram ABCD is 36 cm. P and Q are the centroids of triangle ABC and triangle ADC respectively. What is the length (in cm) of PQ?

A) 6 B) 9
C) 12 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

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In triangle PQR, A is the point of intersection of all the altitudes and B is the point of intersection of all the angle bisectors of the triangle. If ∠PBR =105°, then what is the value of ∠PAR (in degrees)?

A) 60 B) 100
C) 105 D) 115
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 60

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