Volumes, capacity and density

IB Studies

Adrian Sparrow

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 Cubes and cuboids
1. Find the volume of a cube with
Volume of a cube/cuboid,
a side of 6 cm.
V  length  width  height 3
V  xyz.
216 cm
2. A cuboid has sides of x, x  1,
and 6 cm. If the volume of the
3
cuboid is 432 cm , find the value
of x.
x  8 cm
3. A cuboid has a square face of
side x, a length of 12 cm and a
volume of 75 cm3. Find the value
of x.
2.5 cm
 Cylinders
1. Find the volume of a cylinder with
Volume of a cylinder,
a radius of 5 cm and a height of 7 cm.
V  r h
2
3
r  radius and h=height. 550 cm
2. A cylinder has a radius of 4.5 cm
and a volume of 572.6 cm3. Find
the height of the cylinder to the
nearest centimetre.

h  9 cm
3. A cylinder has a height of 7 cm
and a volume of 1407 cm3. Find
the radius of the cylinder to the
nearest centimetre.

r  8 cm
 Pyramids
Volume of a pyramid, 1. Find the volume of a pyramid with
vertical height of 5 cm, and a base
V 
1
3
area of base  vertical height 
area of 20 cm2. 3
33.3 cm
2. A square based pyramid has a
base side of 5 cm and a vertical
height of 8 cm. Find the volume of
the pyramid.
3
66.7 cm
3. A square based pyramid has a
vertical height of 12 cm and a
3
volume of 81 cm .
Find the side of the base.

OV  vertical height 4.5 cm

 Cones
Volume of a cone 1. Find the volume of a cone with a
1 radius of 3 cm and a perpendicular
V   r 2h where r  radius height of 8 cm.
3 3
and h=perpenidular height.
73.4 cm
2. A cone has a volume of 222.5 cm3 ,
and a radius of 5 cm. Find the
perpendicular height of the cone,
correct to the nearest decimal place.

h  8.5 cm
3. A cone has a volume of 377 cm3 ,
and a perpendicular height of 10 cm.
Find the radius of the cone.

r  6 cm
 Spheres
1. Find the volume of a sphere with a
Volume of a sphere, radius of 4 cm.
3
V 
4
 r where r  radius.
3 268 cm
3
2. A hemisphere is half a sphere.
Find the volume of a hemisphere
with a radius of 6 cm.

3
452 cm
3. A sphere has a volume of 589 cm3.
Find the radius of the sphere correct
to one decimal place.

r  5.2 cm
 Cross sections and volumes
Some 3d shapes are not uniform, or do not necessarily have
formula. For these we find a cross-sectional area and multiply by
the length.

ABC is the cross-section of a triangular prism.

Given that the area of ABC is 12 cm2, and the length of the prism
is 8 cm, find the volume of the prism.

3
V  96 cm
 Cross sections and volumes
1. The diagram below shows a semi- 2. A trapezium is a cross section of a
circle with a further semi-circle cut tunnel. The area of the trapezium is
from it. The diagram is a cross section known to be 130 m2.
of a model with a length of 15 cm. a) Find the volume of earth to be
removed in 200 metres of tunnel.
3
V  26000 m
b) 58500 m3 of earth is removed form
the tunnel. Find the length of the
tunnel.
l  450 m
a) Find the shaded area. 3. A triangular prism has a length of
2 14 cm, a height of 5 cm, and a
A  29.5 cm
volume of 210 cm3.
b) Hence find the volume of Find the base of the prism.
the model. 3
V  441.8 cm b  6 cm
 Capacity
Capacity is the amount of fluid 2. A swimming pool is built in the
(liquid) that can be contained.
shape of a cuboid, with a length of
25 m, a width of 8 m and a depth
Capacity is usually measured
in litres, millilitres, or of 2 m. Find the capacity of the
centilitres. pool in litres.
It helps to know that: 400000 litres
1 cm3 = 1 ml 3. A drinking cup is in the shape of
3
1 m = 1000 litres a cone. The cup holds 0.471 litres
of water and has a perpendicular
1. Find the capacity in ml of a height of 6 cm.
cylinder with a radius of 3 cm and Find the diameter of the cup.
a height of 8 cm.

226 ml d  10 cm
 Density
Density is often thought as 2. A cube has each side of 4 cm,
being the weight, it is more and a mass of 32g. Find the density
scientifically known as mass of the cube.
per unit volume. 3
0.5g/cm
mass 3. A solid cylinder has a mass of
density= 0.4kg, a radius of 5 cm and a
volume height of 6.5 cm. Find the density
of the cylinder.
1. A metal has a mass of 12g and
3
3
a volume of 3 cm . Find its density. 0.784g/cm
4. A cube has a density of 2g/cm3.
12g 3 The cube has a mass 0.432 kg.
3
=4g/cm
3cm Find the length of the side of the
cube.
6 cm
 Questions 1
1. The diagram below shows a pyramid with a square base of 10 cm.
OP is the vertical height and CP =14 cm.
a) Calculate the length of PM.
13.1 cm
b) Find the surface area of the pyramid.
2
362 cm
c) Calculate the length of OP.

12.1 cm
d) Hence calculate the volume of the
pyramid. 3
403 cm
e) The pyramid has a density of 1.5 g/cm3.
Find the mass in g.
604.5 g
 Questions 2
1. The diagram below shows a block of cheese. The block is cut from
cheese that was shaped as a cylinder. ABC is part of a circle with a radius
of 8 cm. The block has a height of 10 cm.
a) Calculate the area of ABC.
2
16.8 cm
b) Find the distance BC.
4.19 cm
c) Find the area of the curved outside
part of the cheese.
2
41.9 cm
d) Find the surface area of the block of
cheese.
2
235 cm
e) Find the volume of the block of cheese.
3
168 cm