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:

Find the length of a transverse common tangent of the two circles whose radii are 3.5 cm, 4.5 cm and the distance between their centres is 10 cm.

A) 6 cm B) 8 cm
C) 6.4 cm D) 3.6 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6 cm

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The length of two parallel sides of a trapezium are 18 m and 24 m. If its height is 12 m, then what is the area (in sq.m) of the trapezium?

A) 126 B) 252
C) 504 D) 1024
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 252

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In a rhombus _____.

A) Adjacent sides are not equal B) Opposite angles are supplementary
C) Diagonals bisect opposite angles D) Consecutive angles are equal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Diagonals bisect opposite angles

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The corners of a square of side ‘a’ are cut away so as to form a regular octagon. What is the side of the octagon?

A) a(√2 –1) B) a(√3 –1)
C) a/√2+2 D) a/3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a(√2 –1)

Explanation:

Since we are forming a regular octagon

so AE = AL = FB = BG and so on

So AE = SB = x/√2

AE + EF + FB = side of square = a (Given)

So x/√2 + x + x/√2 = a

X = a/(√2+1) = a(√2 -1)

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If the sum of radius and height of a solid cylinder is 20 cm and its total surface area is 880 cm then its volume is

A) 1760 cm3 B) 8800 cm3
C) 2002 cm3 D) 4804 cm3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2002 cm3

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Q:

The orthocentre of a triangle is the point where

A) the medians meet B) the altitudes meet
C) the right bisectors of the sides of D) the bisectors of the angles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the altitudes meet

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The radius and the height of a cone are each increased by 20%. Then the volume of the cone increases by

A) 20% B) 20.5%
C) 62% D) 72.8%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 72.8%

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The heights of a cone and a cylinder are equal. The radii of their bases are in the ratio 2:1. The ratio of their volumes is:

A) 4:3 B) 3:4
C) 2:1 D) 1:2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4:3

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