9 Areas and Volumes (I)

9 Areas and Volumes (I) Activity

Activity 9.1 (p. 9.5)

Quick Review 1. (a)

Let’s Try (p. 9.3)

1
1. (a) Area =  6  8 m 2 (b)
2
= 24 m 2

1
(b) Area =  (4 + 9)  12 cm 2 2. (a)
2
= 78 cm 2

2. Volume = 5  2  3 cm 3 (b)
= 30 cm 3

Review Exercise 9 (p. 9.4)

Activity 9.2 (p. 9.18)
1. Area of the rectangle = 8  5 cm 2 1. (a) Prism A
= 40 cm 2 Number of cubes = 27
Volume = 27 cm3
2. Area of the parallelogram = 12  8 m 2 Base area = 9 cm2
Height = 3 cm
= 96 m 2

Prism B
1
Area of the triangle =  6  7 cm Number of cubes = 18
2
3.
2 Volume = 18 cm3
= 21 cm 2 Base area = 6 cm2
Height = 3 cm
1
4. Area of the triangle =  3 4 m2 (b) Volume of a right rectangular prism
2
= base area  height
= 6 m2
2. (a) (i) Volume of right triangular prism C = 13.5 cm3
1 Volume of right triangular prism D = 9 cm3
5. Area of the trapezium =  (2 + 4)  3 m 2
2 (ii) Right triangular prism C:
= 9 m2 Base area = 4.5 cm2
Height = 3 cm
1 Base area  height = 13.5 cm3
6. Area of the trapezium =  (4 + 7)  4 cm 2
Right triangular prism D:
2
= 22 cm 2 Base area = 3 cm2
Height = 3 cm
Base area  height = 9 cm3
7. Volume of the cube = 3  3  3 cm 3
= 27 cm 3 (b) Yes

3. Yes
8. Volume of the cuboid = 3  2  8 cm 3
= 48 cm 3 Activity 9.3 (p. 9.26)
1. They are the same.

Volume of the cuboid = 8  4  2 m

3
9.
2. (a) CDEF and KLMN
= 64 m 3
(b) (i) ABCN, CFKN, FGJK and GHIJ
(ii) ABHI

3. They are the same.

4. ABHI, AI, perimeter of base

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Classwork Quick Practice 9.3 (p. 9.9)

(a)
Classwork (p. 9.20)
1. (a)

(b)

Produce DC to meet AB at F.
1
Area of trapezium AFDE =  ( 4 + 8)  6 m 2
2
(c)
= 36 m 2
1
Area of △BCF =  (8 − 6)  (10 − 6) m 2
2
= 4 m2
∴ Area of the shop
(a) Volume of the right prism = 12  3 m
3
2.
= area of trapezium AFDE + area of △BCF
= 36 m 3
= (36 + 4) m 2
= 40 m 2
(b) Volume of the right prism = 41 6 cm
3

= 246 cm 3
(b) Area of the shop = 40 m
2

= 40  10 000 cm 2
(c) Volume of the right prism = 24  4 cm
3
= 400 000 cm 2
= 96 cm 3
0.3
The required total cost = $  400 000
10
= $12 000
Quick Practice

Quick Practice 9.1 (p. 9.6) Quick Practice 9.4 (p. 9.10)
Area of parallelogram ABCE = 9  8 m Area of rectangle ABGH = 12  9 cm
2 2

= 72 m 2 = 108 cm 2
1 1
Area of △CDE =  9  6 m2 Area of trapezium CDEF =  ( x + 6)  6 cm 2
2 2
= 27 m 2 = 3( x + 6) cm 2
∴ Area of polygon ABCDE = (3x + 18) cm 2
= area of parallelogram ABCE + area of △CDE
Area of the shaded region = area of rectangle ABGH – area of
= (72 + 27) m2 trapezium CDEF
= 99 m2 78 = 108 − (3 x + 18)
78 = 108 − 3 x − 18
3 x = 12
Quick Practice 9.2 (p. 9.7)
1 x=4
Area of trapezium ABDE =  (12 + 18)  9 cm 2
2
= 135 cm 2 Quick Practice 9.5 (p. 9.10)
1 1
Area of △BDC =  8  6 cm 2 Area of △ABE =  8  (4 + 2) cm 2
2 2
= 24 cm 2 = 24 cm 2
∴ Area of polygon ABCDE 1
Area of △ABC =  8  4 cm 2
= area of trapezium ABDE – area of △BDC 2
= (135 − 24) cm 2 = 16 cm 2
= 111 cm 2 1
Area of △ABD =  8  3 cm 2
2
= 12 cm 2
∴ Area of polygon ABCDE
= area of △ABE + area of △ABC – area of △ABD
= ( 24 + 16 − 12) cm 2
= 28 cm 2

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Quick Practice 9.6 (p. 9.21) Let w cm be the width of a cuboid.

(a) Base area = 6  5 cm ∵ 6  volume of a cuboid = volume of the right triangular
2

= 30 cm 2 prism before melted

∴ 6  (15  w  6) = 3780
Volume of the right prism = 30  10 cm 3
540 w = 3780
= 300 cm 3
w=7
∴ The width of a cuboid is 7 cm.
1
(b) Base area =  (5 + 9)  4 cm 2
2
Quick Practice 9.11 (p. 9.28)
= 28 cm 2
(a) Total area of all lateral faces of the right prism
Volume of the right prism = 28  12 cm
3
= (9 + 15 + 12)  5 cm 2
= 336 cm 3
= 180 cm 2

Quick Practice 9.7 (p. 9.22) (b) Total surface area of the right prism
1
Base area =  8  x cm 2  1 
2 = 180 +  9  12  2  cm 2
 2 
= 4 x cm 2
= 288 cm 2
∵ Volume of the right prism = 540 cm3
∴ 4 x  9 = 540
36 x = 540 Quick Practice 9.12 (p. 9.28)
x = 15 Base area = 7  4 cm 2
= 28 cm 2
Quick Practice 9.8 (p. 9.23) Total area of all lateral faces = [(7 + 5)  2]  h cm 2
(a) Base area = (6  6 − 3  3) m 2 = 24h cm 2
= (36 − 9) m 2 ∵ Total surface area = 368 cm2
∴ 24h + 28  2 = 368
= 27 m 2
24h + 56 = 368
∴ Volume of the right prism = 27  8 m 3
24h = 312
= 216 m 3
h = 13

 1 
(b) Base area =  8  4 +  8  3  cm 2 Quick Practice 9.13 (p. 9.29)
 2 
(a) Total area of the paper used
= (32 + 12) cm 2
1 
= 44 cm 2 =  15  8 + (17 + 15 + 8)  6 cm 2
2 
∴ Volume of the right prism = 44  9 cm 3
= 300 cm 2
= 396 cm 3

(b) Total cost of painting 8 boxes

Quick Practice 9.9 (p. 9.24) = $0.1  300  8
(a) Volume of the cube = 5  5  5 cm 3 = $240
= 125 cm 3  $250
∴ Ken’s claim is agreed.
(b) Let x cm be the rise in water level.
∵ Volume of water above the original water level
Consolidation Corner
= total volume of the 4 cubes
∴ 200  x = 125  4
200 x = 500 Consolidation Corner (p. 9.11)
x = 2 .5 1 
1. (a) Area =   7  (6 − 4) + 7  4 cm 2
∴ The rise in water level is 2.5 cm. 2 
= 35 cm 2
Quick Practice 9.10 (p. 9.24)
Volume of the right triangular prism before melted
1 1 
1  (b) Area =   9  3 +  (5 + 9)  2 cm 2
=   36  15   14 cm3  2 2 
2 
= 27.5 cm 2
= 3780 cm 3

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 1  Consolidation Corner (p. 9.29)

(c) Area = 9  8 −  (9 − 7)  5 cm 2
 2  1. Perimeter of the base = 42 mm
= 67 cm 2 Total area of all lateral faces = 840 mm2
Total area of the lower and upper bases = 254 mm2
∴ Total surface area of the hexagonal prism
1
2. (a)  6  8 + 10 x = 54 = 1094 mm2
2
10 x = 30
2. (a) Total surface area of the right prism
x=3
= [10  5  2 + (5 + 10)  2  8] m 2
= (100 + 240) m 2
1
(b) 12 x −  (4 + 8)  4 = 60 = 340 m 2
2
12 x = 84
x=7 (b) Total surface area of the right prism
1 
=   6  8  2 + (10 + 6 + 8)  7 cm 2
3. Area of the shaded region 2 
1 1 1  = (48 + 168) cm 2
=   (8 − 5)  4 +  (6 + 8)  5 +  6  2 cm 2
2 2 2  = 216 cm 2
= 47 cm 2

3. (a) Let h cm be the height of the right prism.

Consolidation Corner (p. 9.25) ∵ Total surface area = 258 cm2
1. (a) Base area = 30 m2 ∴ 21  2 + 24  h = 258
Volume of the right prism = 30  8 m 3 24h = 216
= 240 m 3 h=9
∴ The height of the right prism is 9 cm.

1
(b) Base area =  8  10 cm 2 (b) Volume of the right prism = 21 9 cm3
2
= 40 cm 2 = 189 cm3
Volume of the right prism = 40  15 cm 3
= 600 cm 3 Exercise

1 Exercise 9A (p. 9.11)

(c) Base area =  (2 + 8)  4 m 2 Level 1
2
1.
= 20 m 2
Volume of the right prism = 20  9 m 3
= 180 m 3

 1 
2. Base area = 6  12 −  (12 − 5)  (6 − 4)  cm 2 Produce DE to meet AB at G.
 2  Area of square AGEF = 2  2 m
2

= 65 cm 2
= 4 m2
Volume of the right prism = 65  7 cm 3
Area of rectangle BCDG = 4  2 m
2

= 455 cm 3
= 8 m2
∴ Area of the figure
1 = area of square AGEF + area of rectangle BCDG
3. (a) Base area =  7  6 cm 2
2 = (4 + 8) m 2
= 21 cm 2
= 12 m 2
Volume of the right triangular prism
= 21  15 cm 3
Area of rectangle ABEF = 8  2 cm
2
= 315 cm 3 2.
= 16 cm 2

Area of parallelogram BCDE = 8  5 cm

2
(b) ∵ Volume of the cuboid
= volume of the triangular prism = 40 cm 2
∴ 10  9  x = 315
x = 3 .5

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∴ Area of the figure 1

7. Area of △ABF =  3  8 cm 2
= area of rectangle ABEF + 2
area of parallelogram BCDE = 12 cm 2
= (16 + 40) cm 2 1
Area of trapezium BCEF =  (8 + 14)  10 cm
2

= 56 cm 2 2
= 110 cm 2
1
Area of parallelogram ABCF = 6  5 cm Area of △CDE =  6  14 cm 2
2
3.
2
= 30 cm 2
= 42 cm 2
1 ∴ Area of the shaded region
Area of △CDE =  4  7 cm
2

2 = area of △ABF + area of trapezium BCEF +

= 14 cm 2 area of △CDE
∴ Area of the figure = (12 + 110 + 42) cm 2
= area of parallelogram ABCF + area of △CDE
= 164 cm 2
= (30 + 14) cm 2
= 44 cm 2
Area of rectangle ABFG = 15  12 cm
2
8.
= 180 cm 2
1
4. Area of △ABF =  6  (10 − 7) cm 2 1
2 Area of △CED =  10  8 cm 2
2
= 9 cm 2
= 40 cm 2
1
Area of trapezium BCEF =  (6 + 10)  7 cm 2 ∴ Area of the shaded region
2
= area of rectangle ABFG – area of △CED
= 56 cm 2
= (180 − 40) cm 2
∴ Area of the figure .
= area of △ABF + area of trapezium BCEF = 140 cm 2
= (9 + 56) cm 2
= 65 cm 2 9. Area of parallelogram AEFG = 5  4 cm
2

= 20 cm 2
Area of rectangle BEDC = 4  2 cm
2
1
5. Area of △ABG =  (2 + 4 + 2)  5 cm 2
2 = 8 cm 2
= 20 cm 2 ∴ Area of the shaded region
Area of rectangle CDEF = 4  3 cm
2
= area of parallelogram AEFG –
= 12 cm 2 area of rectangle BEDC
∴ Area of the figure = ( 20 − 8) cm 2
= area of △ABG + area of rectangle CDEF .
= 12 cm 2
= ( 20 + 12) cm 2
= 32 cm 2 1
10. Area of △PQR =  5  8 cm 2
2
6. = 20 cm 2
1
Area of △PSR =  4  3 cm 2
2
= 6 cm 2
∴ Area of the shaded region
= area of △PQR – area of △PSR
= ( 20 − 6) cm 2
Produce PU to meet SR at V.
1 = 14 cm 2
Area of trapezium PQRV =  ( 4 + 9 + 17)  8 cm
2

2
= 120 cm 2 1
11. Area of trapezium AFGH =  (7 + 2 + 8 + 2)  4 cm 2
Area of parallelogram STUV = 9  6 cm
2
2
= 54 cm 2 = 38 cm 2
Area of rectangle BEDC = 8  2 cm
2
∴ Area of the figure
= area of trapezium PQRV + = 16 cm 2
area of parallelogram STUV ∴ Area of the shaded region
= (120 + 54) cm 2 = area of trapezium AFGH – area of rectangle BEDC
= 174 cm 2 = (38 − 16) cm 2
= 22 cm 2

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12. 1
17. Area of △ABE =  24  7 cm 2
2
= 84 cm 2
Area of rectangle BCDE = 25  x cm
2

= 25 x cm 2
Join TR. Area of the figure = area of △ABE + area of
1
Area of trapezium PQRT =  (3.5 + 6.5)  4 cm 2 rectangle BCDE
2 159 = 84 + 25 x
= 20 cm 2 25 x = 75
1
Area of △SRT =  4  3 cm 2 x=3
2
= 6 cm 2
∴ 1
Area of the shaded region 18. Area of △ABG =  (5 + 8 + 3)  20 cm 2
= area of trapezium PQRT – area of △SRT 2
= ( 20 − 6) cm 2 = 160 cm 2
. Area of rectangle CFED = 8  x cm
2
= 14 cm 2
= 8 x cm 2
Area of the figure = area of △ABG – area of
1
13. Area of △AFG =  (3 + 4 + 5)  17 cm 2 rectangle CFED
2
128 = 160 − 8 x
= 102 cm 2
8 x = 32
1
Area of trapezium BEDC =  (8 + 10)  4 cm
2
x=4
2
= 36 cm 2
∴ Area of the shaded region Level 2
= area of △AFG – area of trapezium BEDC 1
19. (a) Area of the shaded region =  9  8 cm 2
= (102 − 36) cm 2 2
. = 36 cm 2
= 66 cm 2

1
14. Area of rectangle ABHJ = 12  6 cm (b) Area of the shaded region =  15  x cm 2
2

2
= 72 cm 2 15
= x cm 2
Area of rectangle CFED = 2  4 cm
2
2
= 8 cm 2 15
x = 36
1 2
Area of △GHI =  3  2 cm 2
2 x = 4.8
= 3 cm 2
∴ Area of the shaded region 20. (a) Area of the shaded region = 6  10 cm 2
= area of rectangle ABHJ – area of rectangle CFED –
= 60 cm 2
area of △GHI
= (72 − 8 − 3) cm 2
. (b) Area of the shaded region = 12  x cm
2
= 61 cm 2
= 12 x cm 2

12 x = 60
15. Area of parallelogram PQRS = 8  x cm
2
x=5
= 8 x cm 2
Area of parallelogram PQRS = 88 cm2
8 x = 88 1
21. Area of △ABC =  2  11 cm 2
2
x = 11
= 11 cm 2
1
Area of trapezium ACDG =  (7 + 11)  5 cm
2
1
16. Area of trapezium PQRS =  (6 + x)  7 cm 2 2
2 = 45 cm 2
Area of trapezium PQRS = 56 cm2
Area of parallelogram DEFG = 7  (9 − 5) cm
2
1
 (6 + x)  7 = 56 = 28 cm 2
2
6 + x = 16
x = 10

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∴ 25. Area of rectangle ABCD = 12  9 cm

Area of the shaded region 2

= area of △ABC + area of trapezium ACDG +

= 108 cm 2

area of parallelogram DEFG

Area of rectangle PQRS = (12 − 2 − 2)  (9 − 2 − 2) cm
2
= (11 + 45 + 28) cm 2
= 40 cm 2
= 84 cm 2
∴ Area of the shaded region
= area of rectangle ABCD – area of rectangle PQRS
22. Area of trapezium HIJK =
1
 ( 2 + 4)  2 cm 2 = (108 − 40) cm 2
2 = 68 cm 2
= 6 cm 2
Area of rectangle ABFG = (4 + 4 + 4)  4 cm
2
26.
= 48 cm 2
1
Area of △CED =  ( 4 + 4 + 4 − 5 − 5)  2 cm 2
2
= 2 cm 2
∴ Area of the shaded region
= area of trapezium HIJK + area of rectangle ABFG –
area of △CED Produce AB and ED to I, and produce AH and EF to J.
= (6 + 48 − 2) cm 2 Area of rectangle AIEJ = (10 + 8)  (6 + 6) cm
2

= 52 cm 2 = 216 cm 2
Area of rectangle BIDC = 10  6 cm
2

23.
= 60 cm 2
Area of rectangle FJHG = (10 + 8 − 8)  4 cm
2

= 40 cm 2
∴ Area of the shaded region
= area of rectangle AIEJ – area of rectangle BIDC –
area of rectangle FJHG
With the notation in the figure, = (216 − 60 − 40) cm 2
1 = 116 cm 2
area of trapezium BCDG =  (6 + 6 + 12)  12 cm
2

2
= 144 cm 2
1
1 27. Area of △ABD =  ( 4 + 7)  8 cm 2
area of trapezium AFEG =  (6 + 10)  4 cm
2
2
2
= 44 cm 2
= 32 cm 2
1
Area of △CEF =  (7 + 5)  10 cm
2
∴ Area of the shaded region
2
= area of trapezium BCDG –
= 60 cm 2
area of trapezium AFEG
1
= (144 − 32) cm 2 Area of △CDG =  7  3 cm
2

2
= 112 cm 2 = 10.5 cm 2
∴ Area of the shaded region
24. Area of square PQSU = 12  12 cm
2
= area of △ABD + area of △CEF – area of △CDG
= 144 cm 2 = ( 44 + 60 − 10.5) cm 2
1 = 93.5 cm 2
Area of △PQR =  5  12 cm 2
2
= 30 cm 2 1
1 28. Area of △DEG =  (5 + 8)  9 m 2
Area of △RST =  (12 − 5)  (12 − 4) cm 2 2
2 = 58.5 m 2
= 28 cm 2 Area of parallelogram ABFG = 8  11 m
2

1
Area of △PTU =  12  4 cm 2 = 88 m 2
2
1
= 24 cm 2 Area of △CFG = 8 4 m2
2
∴ Area of the shaded region
= 16 m 2
= area of square PQSU – area of △PQR –
area of △RST – area of △PTU
= (144 − 30 − 28 − 24) cm 2
= 62 cm 2

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∴ Area of the shaded region 32. (a) Area of the letter ‘K’
= area of △DEG + area of parallelogram ABFG –  1 1 
= 3  (0.7 + 0.5 + 0.7) −  3  1 −  0.5  1.4  2 m 2
area of △CFG  2 2 
= (58.5 + 88 − 16) m 2 = (5.7 − 1.5 − 0.7) m 2
= 130.5 m 2
= 3.5 m 2

1 (b) Area of the letter ‘K’

29. Area of ABCD =  (5 + x)  2 cm2
2 = 3.5 m 2
= (5 + x) cm2
= 3.5  10 000 cm 2
1
Area of ADEF =  [( x − 3) + x]  8 cm 2 = 35 000 cm 2
2
Cost of painting the letter ‘K’
= 4(2 x − 3) cm 2
0.2
= (8 x − 12) cm 2 =$  35 000
10
∵ Area of polygon ABCEF = area of ABCD + = $700
area of ADEF
∴ 56 = (5 + x) + (8 x − 12) 33. (a) Area of the room
56 = 9 x − 7  1 
63 = 9 x = 600  300 −  (600 − 480)  (300 − 100) cm 2
 2 
x=7 = (180 000 − 12 000) cm 2
= 168 000 cm 2
1
30. (a) Area of △ABC =  (4 + 4)  (3 + 3) cm 2 = 16.8 m 2
2
= 24 cm 2
 1 
1
Area of △DBE =  4  3 cm 2 (b) Area of region BCDE = 16.8 −  6  3  m 2
2  2 
= 6 cm 2 = (16.8 − 9) m 2
∴ Area of the shaded region = 7.8 m 2
= area of △ABC – area of △DBE Total cost of the carpets = $80  7.8
= ( 24 − 6) cm 2 = $624
= 18 cm 2 ∴ The total cost of the carpets is less than $1350.

34. (a) Area of the corridor = [3x + ( x − 3)  3] m

2
(b) Let h cm be the length of EF.
1 = (3x + 3x − 9) m 2
 (5 + 10)  h = 18
2 = (6 x − 9) m 2
7.5h = 18
h = 2.4
∴ The length of EF is 2.4 cm. (b) 6 x − 9 = 51
6 x = 60
1 x = 10
31. (a) Area of △ABG =  2  3 m2
2 Area of the classroom = (10  10 − 51) m 2
= 3 m2 = 49 m 2
Area of rectangle BCFG = 2  4 m
2

= 8 m2 (6 − x)  (7 − 3) 2
∴ Area of ABCFG 35. (a) Area of the stage = m
2
= area of △ABG + area of rectangle BCFG
= 2( 6 − x ) m 2
= (3 + 8) m 2
= 11 m 2
1
(b) 2(6 − x) = 67
5
(b) Let x m be the length of DE. 6 − x = 4.2
1
11 +  (2 + x)  4 = 25 x = 1.8
2
2+ x = 7
x=5
∴ The length of DE is 5 m.

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Exercise 9B (p. 9.30) 7. ∵ Volume of the toy house = 184 cm3

Level 1 ∴ 23  x = 184
1. Volume = 4  4  4 cm3 x =8
= 64 cm3
8. Let h cm be the height of the right prism.
Total surface area = 4  4  6 cm 2 ∵ Total surface area of all lateral faces = 168 cm2
= 96 cm 2 ∴ 24  h = 168
h=7
∴ The height of the right prism is 7 cm.
Base area = 3  7 cm
2
2.
= 21 cm 2
9. ∵ Volume of the right prism = 384 cm3
Volume = 21 12 cm
3 ∴ x  6  8 = 384
= 252 cm3 48 x = 384
x=8
Total surface area = [21  2 + (3 + 7)  2  12] cm
2

= (42 + 240) cm 2 10. ∵ Volume of the right prism = 168 cm3

= 282 cm 2
1
∴  12  4  x = 168
2
1 24 x = 168
3. Base area =  3  4 cm 2 x=7
2
= 6 cm 2
11. ∵ Total surface area = 236 cm2
Volume = 6  6 cm
3

∴ ( x  6 + 5  6 + x  5)  2 = 236
= 36 cm3
11x + 30 = 118
Total surface area = [6  2 + (3 + 4 + 5)  6] cm x =8
2

= (12 + 72) cm 2
= 84 cm 2 12. ∵ Total surface area = 176 cm2
1
∴  (4 + 8)  3  2 + (3 + 4 + 5 + 8)  x = 176
2
4. Base area = 12  5 cm 2
36 + 20 x = 176
= 60 cm 2 x=7
Volume = 60  8 cm 3
= 480 cm 3 13. Let h cm be the depth of water in the container.
Total surface area = [60  2 + (12 + 6)  2  8] cm 2 ∵ Volume of water in the container = 576 cm3
∴ 8  8  h = 576
= (120 + 288) cm 2
h=9
= 408 cm 2 ∴ The depth of water in the container is 9 cm.

1 14. Capacity of the container

5. Base area =  (5 + 11)  4 cm 2 1
2 =  12  8  30 cm 3
= 32 cm 2 2
= 1440 cm 3
Volume = 32  8 cm
3
.< volume of water
= 256 cm3 ∴ The water will overflow.

Total surface area = [32  2 + (5 + 5 + 5 + 11)  8] cm

2

15. (a) Volume of the cuboid = 4  4  6 cm3

= (64 + 208) cm 2

= 96 cm3
= 272 cm 2
(b) Let h cm be the height of the triangular prism.
1 ∵ Volume of the triangular prism
6. Base area =  (7 + 15)  15 m 2
2 = volume of the cuboid
= 165 m 2 1
∴  4  3  h = 96
Volume = 165  10 m 3 2
= 1650 m 3 6h = 96
h = 16
Total surface area = [165  2 + (15 + 15 + 7 + 17) 10] m
2
∴ The height of the triangular prism is 16 cm.
= (330 + 540) m 2

= 870 m 2

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16. (a) Total surface area = [3.9  2 + (3 + 3 + 3)  5] cm  

2
1
22. Base area = 21  10 −  (21 − 3 − 3)  8 cm 2
= (7.8 + 45) cm 2  2 
= 52.8 cm 2 = 150 cm 2

Volume = 150  6 cm 3
(b) Total cost = $1.5  52.8 = 900 cm 3
= $79.2 Total surface area
= [150  2 + (21 + 10 + 10 + 3 + 8 + 17 + 3)  6] cm 2
17. (a) ∵ Volume of the right prism = 96 cm3 = (300 + 432) cm 2
∴ 8  2  x = 96
= 732 cm 2
16 x = 96
x=6
1 
23. Base area =   ( 4 + 3 + 7)  (5 + 3) − 3  3 cm 2
2 
(b) Total surface area of the right prism
= 47 cm 2
= [8  2  2 + (8 + 3)  2  6] cm 2
Volume = 47  8 cm3
= (32 + 132) cm 2
= 376 cm3
= 164 cm 2
Total surface area
= [47  2 + (4 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 7 + 10)  8] cm 2
18. Total surface area:
( x  y + x  z + y  z )  2 = 72 = (94 + 256) cm 2
xy + xz + yz = 36 = 350 cm 2
Possible sets of answers:
x = 3, y = 2, z = 6 or x = 2, y = 2, z = 8 24. Base area
(or any other reasonable answers) 1 
 2  (10 + 13 + 7)  (17 + 12 + 11) − 13  8 −
Level 2 =  cm 2
 1  5  12 
19. Base area = [7  5 − (7 − 2)  (5 − 2)] cm 2
 2 
= 20 cm 2 = 466 cm 2
Volume = 20  3 cm 3
Volume = 466 10 cm 3
= 60 cm 3
= 4660 cm 3
Total surface area = [20  2 + (7 + 5)  2  3] cm
2
Total surface area
= (40 + 72) cm 2 = [466  2 +

= 112 cm 2 (50 + 10 + 8 + 13 + 8 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 5 + 17)  10] cm 2

= (932 + 1420) cm 2
1  = 2352 cm 2
20. Base area =   (4 + 4 + 2 + 2)  3 + 2  2 m 2
2 
= 22 m 2 25. (a) Base area =  1  (3 + 7)  (5 − 2) + 7  2 cm 2
Volume = 22  6 m 3 2 
= 132 m3 = 29 cm 2

Total surface area

(b) ∵ Total surface area = 190 cm2
= [22  2 + (4 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 3)  6] m 2
∴ 29  2 + (3 + 5 + 2 + 7 + 5)  x = 190
= (44 + 144) m 2
22 x = 132
= 188 m 2 x=6

1 26. (a) Base area = [ x  3 − ( x − 1 − 1) 1.5] cm 2

21. Base area =  5  7  2 cm 2
2
= (1.5 x + 3) cm 2
= 35 cm 2
∵ Volume of the right prism = 42 cm3
Volume = 35  8 cm3 ∴ (1.5 x + 3)  4 = 42
= 280 cm3 1.5 x = 7.5
Total surface area = [35  2 + (7 + 5)  2  8] cm
2 x=5
= (70 + 192) cm 2
= 262 cm 2

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(b) Total surface area of the right prism (b) (i) Let h cm be the height of each chocolate chip.
= [(1.5  5 + 3)  2 + (5 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 1.5 + 1.5)  4] cm 2 ∵ Area of the base of each chocolate chip
= 6 cm2
= (21 + 76) cm 2
∴ 6  h = 18
= 97 cm 2 h=3
∴ The height of each chocolate chip is 3 cm.
27. (a) Total area of the cardboard used
(ii) Total surface area of 20 chocolate chips
1 
=   (8 + 24) 18  2 + (8 + 18 + 24)  8 cm 2 = [(6  2 + 12  3)  20] cm 2
2 
= 960 cm 2
= (576 + 400) cm 2
= 976 cm 2
32. (a) Let d cm be the depth of water in the tank.
35  18  d = 5670
(b) The required cost = $0.1 976  8  5 d =9
= $61 ∴ The depth of water is 9 cm.

(b) Total volume of the models = 500  13 cm

3
28. (a) Total surface area of the right prism
 1   = 6500 cm 3
10  5 +  8  6   2 +  2
=  2   cm
Let h cm be the rise in water level.
(8 + 5 + 10 + 5 + 6)  12  35  18  h = 6500
650
= (148 + 408) cm 2 h=
63
= 556 cm 2 ∴ The water level rises to
 650  20
9 +  cm = 19 cm and the water will not
(b) Cost to paint 12 such right prisms  63  63
= $0.5  556  12 overflow.
= $3336
 $3300 33. Capacity of Gary’s box
∴ Carrie’s claim is disagreed. = [3  (30 − 3 − 3)  (20 − 3 − 3)] cm 3
= 3  24  14 cm 3
29. (a) Capacity of the box = 1008 cm 3
= [(40 − 3 − 3)  (26 − 3 − 3)  (10 − 3)] cm3 Capacity of Margaret’s box
= (34  20  7) cm3 = [4  (30 − 4 − 4)  (20 − 4 − 4)] cm 3
= 4760 cm3 = 4  22  12 cm 3
= 1056 cm 3
(b) Volume of wood required ∴ Margaret’s box will have a greater capacity.
= (40  26  10 − 4760) cm 3
1
= (10 400 − 4760) cm 3 34. (a) Volume of water =  (1 + 3)  50  20 m3
2
= 5640 cm 3 = 2000 m3

30. (a) Capacity of Harry’s cup = 8  8  12 cm 3 (b) Let x m be the decrease of depth of the water.
= 768 cm3 50  20  x = 500
x = 0.5
∴ Depth of water measured along AB
1
(b)  (10 + 6)  h  10 = 768 = (3 − 0.5) m
2
80h = 768 = 2.5 m
h = 9.6
35. (a) Volume of water = 20  12  6 cm 3
8  3 15 = 1440 cm 3
31. (a) Volume of each chocolate chip = cm 3
20
= 18 cm 3 (b) (i) Let d cm be the depth of water after the tank is
rotated.
16  12  d = 1440
192d = 1440
d = 7.5
∴ The depth of water is 7.5 cm.
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(ii) Total area of the wetted surface 8. 12  4  2 + (12 + 4)  2  x = 352

= [(16  7.5 + 12  7.5)  2 + 16  12] cm 2 32 x = 256
= 612 cm 2 x =8

Check Yourself (p. 9.38) Revision Exercise 9 (p. 9.39)

1. (a)  Level 1
(b)  1
1. Area of trapezium ABEF =  ( 2 + 6)  3 cm 2
(c)  2
(d)  = 12 cm 2
Area of rectangle BCDE = 6  3 cm
2

2. (a)
= 18 cm 2
∴ Area of the figure
= area of trapezium ABEF + area of rectangle BCDE
= (12 + 18) cm 2
(b)
= 30 cm 2

1
2. Area of trapezium ABCD =  (9 + 18)  12 cm 2
(c) 2
= 162 cm 2
Area of parallelogram PQRS = 5  5 cm
2

= 25 cm 2
∴ Area of the figure
3. Area = 5  8 + 1  (10 − 5)  4 cm 2
 2  = area of trapezium ABCD –
= 50 cm 2 area of parallelogram PQRS
= (162 − 25) cm 2
= 137 cm 2
1 1 
4. Area =   (4 + 10)  (3 + 3) − 10  3 cm 2
2 2 
Area of rectangle ABCD = 12  8 cm
2
= 27 cm 2 3.
= 96 cm 2

Area of rectangle HGFE = 3  5 cm

2
1
5. Base area =  4  3 cm 2
2 = 15 cm 2
= 6 cm 2 ∴ Area of the figure
Volume = 6  8 cm 3 = area of rectangle ABCD – area of rectangle HGFE
= (96 − 15) cm 2
= 48 cm 3 .
= 81 cm 2
Total surface area = [6  2 + (3 + 5 + 4)  8] cm 2

= (12 + 96) cm 2 1
= 108 cm 2 4. Area of trapezium ACFG =  (7 + 3 + 6)  (3 + 2) cm 2
2
= 40 cm 2
1 1
Base area =  (7 + 15)  6 cm 2 Area of trapezium BCED =  (3 + 4)  2 cm
2
6.
2 2
= 66 cm 2 = 7 cm 2
Volume = 66  5 cm3 ∴ Area of the figure
= area of trapezium ACFG – area of trapezium BCED
= 330 cm3
= ( 40 − 7) cm 2
Total surface area = [66  2 + (7 + 10 + 15 + 6)  5] cm 2 = 33 cm 2
= (132 + 190) cm 2

= 322 cm 2 1
5. Area of △PQS =  8  7 cm 2
2
1 = 28 cm 2
7.  x  3  8 = 180
2 1
Area of △QRS =  8  4 cm
2
12 x = 180 2
x = 15 = 16 cm 2

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∴ Area of the figure 10. Base area = 8  3 cm 2

= area of △PQS + area of △QRS
= 24 cm 2
= ( 28 + 16) cm 2
Volume = 24  2 cm 3
= 44 cm 2
= 48 cm 3

Total surface area = [24  2 + (8 + 3 + 8 + 3)  2] cm

2
Area of parallelogram BCDE = 12  9 cm
2
6.
= (48 + 44) cm 2
= 108 cm 2
1 = 92 cm 2
Area of △ABF =  (12 − 8)  6 cm 2
2
= 12 cm 2 1
11. Base area =  12  5 cm 2
∴ Area of the figure 2
= area of parallelogram BCDE + area of △ABF = 30 cm 2
= (108 + 12) cm 2
Volume = 30  18 cm
3

= 120 cm 2
= 540 cm 3
Total surface area = [30  2 + (5 + 12 + 13)  18] cm 2
1
Area of trapezium ABCF =  (4 + 1 + 8)  4 cm
2
7. = (60 + 540) cm 2
2
= 26 cm 2 = 600 cm 2
1
Area of △DEF =  4  x cm
2

2
12. Base area = 6  4 cm
2

= 2 x cm 2
= 24 cm 2
Area of the shaded region
= area of trapezium ABCF + area of △DEF Volume = 24  9 cm 3
38 = 26 + 2 x = 216 cm 3
2 x = 12 Total surface area = [24  2 + (6 + 5 + 6 + 5)  9] cm 2
x=6
= (48 + 198) cm 2
= 246 cm 2
1
8. (a) Area of △ABC =  12  8 cm 2
2
1
= 48 cm 2 13. Base area =  (3 + 11)  6 cm 2
2
= 42 cm 2
(b) Let x cm be the length of AB.
Volume = 42  12 cm
3
1
 x  6 = 48 = 504 cm 3
2
3 x = 48
Total surface area = [42  2 + (11 + 10 + 3 + 6)  12] cm
2

x = 16
= (84 + 360) cm 2
∴ The length of AB is 16 cm.
= 444 cm 2
Area of square ABCD = 13 13 cm
2
9.
= 169 cm 2 14. (5  6 + 5  x + 6  x)  2 = 104
1 11x = 22
Area of △ABE =  13  (13 − 5) cm 2
x=2
2
= 52 cm 2
1 1
Area of △CFE =  7  5 cm  24  x  10 = 840
2
15. (a)
2 2
= 17.5 cm 2 120 x = 840
1 x=7
Area of △AFD =  (13 − 7)  13 cm
2

2
= 39 cm 2 (b) Total surface area of the right prism
∴ Area of △AEF
= area of square ABCD – area of △ABE – 1 
=   24  7  2 + (24 + 7 + 25)  10 cm 2
area of △CFE – area of △AFD 2 
= (169 − 52 − 17.5 − 39) cm 2 = (168 + 560) cm 2

= 60.5 cm 2 = 728 cm 2

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16. Let h cm be the depth of water in the tank. (b) Area of a piece of wood = 28  7 cm 2
20  15  h = 1.35  1000 = 196 cm 2
300h = 1350
h = 4 .5
22. (a) Area of the red carpet = [(18 − 3 − 3)  (14 − 2 − 2)] m
2
∴ The depth of water in the tank is 4.5 cm.
= 120 m 2

17. (a) Volume of the right prism

1
=  (4 + 8)  6  6 cm 3 (b) Cost on using carpet = $42 120
2
= $5040
= 216 cm 3
Cost on using wood = $80  (18  14 − 120)
= $80  132
(b) Volume of one cube = 3  3  3 cm
3
= $10 560
= 27 cm 3 Total cost of the carpet and the wood
Number of cubes which can be made = $(5040 + 10 560)
= 216  27 = $15 600
=8  $15 000
∵ Not more than 10 cubes can be made. ∴ Terry’s claim is agreed.
∴ Harry’s claim is disagreed.
23.
18. Volume of a marble = [64  (15 − 12)  8] cm
3

= 24 cm3

Level 2
1
19. Area of trapezium BCDE =  (6 + 9)  4 cm 2 With the notations in the figure,
2
1
Area of △ABD =  (11 + 5)  (7 + 2) cm
2
= 30 cm 2
2
Area of parallelogram ABEF = 9  5 cm
2
= 72 cm 2
= 45 cm 2
Area of rectangle AFEG = 5  2 cm
2

1
Area of △AFG =  9  4 cm
2
= 10 cm 2
2
1
= 18 cm 2 Area of △DGE =  11  2 cm 2
2
∴ Area of the shaded region
= 11 cm 2
= area of trapezium BCDE +
1
Area of △BEF =  5  7 cm
2
area of parallelogram ABEF + area of △AFG
2
= (30 + 45 + 18) cm 2
= 17.5 cm 2
= 93 cm 2 ∴ Area of the shaded region
= area of △ABD – area of rectangle AFEG –
1 area of △DGE – area of △BEF
20. Area of trapezium ABDG =  (4 + 4 + 5)  3 cm 2
2 = (72 − 10 − 11 − 17.5) cm 2
= 19.5 cm 2 = 33.5 cm 2
1
Area of △CDE =  5  6 cm 2
2
 1 
= 15 cm 2 24. Base area = 10  5 +  10  12  cm 2
 2 
1
Area of △CDF =  5  2 cm = (50 + 60) cm 2
2

2
= 5 cm 2 = 110 cm 2
∴ Area of the shaded region Volume = 110  7 cm 3
= area of trapezium ABDG + area of △CDE – = 770 cm 3
area of △CDF
Total surface area
= (19.5 + 15 − 5) cm 2 = [110  2 + (5 + 10 + 5 + 13 + 13)  7] cm 2
= 29.5 cm 2 = (220 + 322) cm 2
= 542 cm 2
21. (a) 4 x = 28
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 1  (b) Volume of the right prism =

1
 50  120  60 cm 3
25. Base area = 12  10 −  (4 + 12)  (10 − 4) cm 2
 2  2
= (120 − 48) cm 2 = 180 000 cm 3

= 72 cm 2 = 0.18 m3
Volume = 72  10 cm 3  0.2 m3
∴ Harry’s claim is agreed.
= 720 cm 3
Total surface area 31. (a) Rise in water level = (1425  25  15) cm
= [72  2 + (10 + 12 + 4 + 4 + 10)  10] cm 2 = 3.8 cm
= (144 + 400) cm 2 Depth of water in the tank = (10  40% + 3.8) cm
= 7.8 cm
= 544 cm 2

(b) Total area of the wetted surface

26. Base area = [3  (3 + 3 + 3) + 3  (3 + 3) + 3  3] cm
2

= [(7.8  25 + 7.8  15)  2 + 25  15] cm 2

= (27 + 18 + 9) cm 2
= 999 cm 2
= 54 cm 2
 1000 cm 2
Volume = 54  8 cm3
∴ George’s claim is disagreed.
= 432 cm3

Total surface area = [54  2 + (3 + 3 + 3)  4  8] cm

2 32. (a) Let d cm be the thickness of each sheet of memo
note.
= (108 + 288) cm 2 5  4.5  d  500 = 225
= 396 cm 2 11 250d = 225
d = 0.02
27. Base area = (10  10 − 6  6) cm 2 ∴ The thickness of each sheet of memo note is
= 64 cm 2 0.02 cm.
Volume = 64  2 cm3
(b) (500 − x)  0.02 = 6.2
= 128 cm3 500 − x = 310
Total surface area = (64  2 + 4  10  2 + 4  6  2) cm
2 x = 190
= (128 + 80 + 48) cm 2

33. Total surface area to be painted

= 256 cm 2
= [5  5  5 + 4  4  4 + 3  3  5 + (5  5 − 4  4)
+ (4  4 − 3  3)] cm 2
1 1 
28.   ( x + 12)  4 +  12  6  7 = 504 = (125 + 64 + 45 + 9 + 7) cm 2
2 2 
= 250 cm 2
2( x + 12) + 36 = 72
2 x = 12
x=6  1 
34. (a) Base area = 6  3 +  (4 + 6)  7  cm 2
 2 
= (18 + 35) cm 2
29. Base area = [2  7  1 + (7 − 2 − 2)  x] cm 2
= 53 cm 2
= (14 + 3x) cm 2
∴ 2  (14 + 3 x) + [(7 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2)  2 + 2 x]  4 = 167 Volume of the tea = 53  6 cm3
28 + 6 x + (26 + 2 x)  4 = 167 = 318 cm3
28 + 6 x + 104 + 8 x = 167
x = 2. 5 (b) Let x cm be the decrease of depth of the tea.
6  6  x = 72
30. (a) Let h cm be the height of the right prism. x=2
1 ∴ New depth of tea
(50 + 120 + 130)  h = 3  2   50  120 = (10 − 2) cm
2
300h = 18 000 = 8 cm
h = 60
∴ The height of the right prism is 60 cm. 35. (a) Volume of water
= [20  15 − (20 − 7 − 7)  (15 − 10)]  8 cm 3
= (300 − 6  5)  8 cm 3
= 2160 cm 3

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(b) Let h cm be the depth of water. Multiple Choice Questions (p. 9.44)
2160 − 1200 = 20  8  h 1. Answer: B
960 = 160h Area of the shaded region
h=6 1 1 
=  16 14 −  (3 + 6)  4 cm 2
∴ The depth of water is 6 cm. 2 2 
= (112 − 18) cm 2
36. Let d cm be the depth of water in the tank on the right.
= 94 cm 2
1
40  25  d =  16  32  25
2
1000d = 6400 2. Answer: B
d = 6.4 Let h cm be the height of the parallelogram.
∴ The depth of water in the tank on the right is 6.4 cm. 1
 2 h = 3
2
Challenging Questions (p. 9.44) h=3
1. (a) Let h cm be the rise in water level. Area of the shaded region = [(2 + 6)  3 − 3] cm 2
20  h = 6  2  2  2
= 21 cm 2
20h = 48
h = 2.4
∴ The rise in water level is 2.4 cm. 3. Answer: A
Let h cm be the height of trapezium ABCE.
1
(b) Depth of water level when all the cubes are Area of △CDE =  DE  h cm 2
completely immersed in the water 2
= (10 + 2.4) cm Area of parallelogram ABCD
= 12.4 cm = AD  h cm 2
Total height of the cubes = 2  6 cm = DE  h cm 2
= 12 cm = 2  area of △CDE
∵ Depth of water level > total height of the iron ∴ Area of trapezium ABCE
cubes = 3  area of △CDE
∴ All the cubes can be completely immersed in = 3  4 cm 2
water. = 12 cm 2

2. Consider three cases:

4. Answer: D
Case 1:
Placed the side 18 cm of the smaller box along the side
5. Answer: A
2.1 m of the larger box.
1
∵
210 150 180
   11  6  7 Base area =  ( 2 + 10)  6 cm 2
18 25 25 2
= 462 = 36 cm 2
∴ Number of smaller boxes can be packed = 462 Volume of the right prism = 36  4 cm3
Case 2: = 144 cm3
Placed the side 18 cm of the smaller box along the side
1.5 m of the larger box.
150 210 180 6. Answer: A
∵    88 7 Volume of A = 6  6  6 cm
3
18 25 25
= 448 = 216 cm3
∴ Number of smaller boxes can be packed = 448 Volume of B = 3  9  7 cm
3

Case 3: = 189 cm 3
Placed the side 18 cm of the smaller box along the side 1
Volume of C =  6  7  10 cm
3
1.8 m of the larger box. 2
180 210 150
∵    10  8  6 = 210 cm 3
18 25 25
1
= 480 Volume of D =  (4 + 8)  5  7 cm
3

2
∴ Number of smaller boxes can be packed = 480
= 210 cm 3
∴ The greatest number of smaller boxes can be packed
∴ A has the greatest volume.
is 480.

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7. Answer: B 11. Answer: B

1 Rise in water level = (360  2  20  12) cm
 8  15  2 + (8 + 17 + 15)  x = 840
2 = 3 cm
120 + 40 x = 840 Increase in the total area of the wetted surface of the tank
40 x = 720 = [(20  3 + 12  3)  2] cm 2
x = 18 = 192 cm 2

8. Answer: C
1 
Think and Learn (p. 9.50)
Base area =   (10 + 14)  (5 + 5) − 10  5 cm 2
 2 
1
= (120 − 50) cm 2 1.
2
= 70 cm 2
Total surface area of the right prism 2. (a) R1 + R2
= [70  2 + (5 + 10 + 5 + 14 + 26)  10] cm 2
= (140 + 600) cm 2 1 1
(b) area of △ABP =  area of rectangle ABNM = R1
= 740 cm 2 2 2
1 1
area of △CDP =  area of rectangle CDMN = R2
2 2
9. Answer: C
(8  10 − x  6)  12 = 600 ∴ Total area of the coloured region
= area of △ABP + area of △CDP
80 − 6 x = 50
1 1
6 x = 30 = R1 + R2
2 2
x=5

(c) total area of the coloured regions  2

10. Answer: B = area of rectangle ABCD
8  12  18  2 = 16  24  h Total area of the coloured regions 1
∴ =
2h = 18 area of the rectangle 2
h=9

Exam Corner

Exam-type Questions (p. 9.47)

Suggested Solutions Marks
1. Area of polygon ABCDEFGH
= [3  6 + (6 + 3)  6 + 6  9] cm 2 ✓ + 
= (18 + 54 + 54) cm 2

= 126 cm 2 ✓

2. (a) Base area = [8  8 − (8 − 4)  (8 − 4)] cm

2
✓
= (64 − 16) cm 2
= 48 cm 2
Volume of the right prism = 48  12 cm 3
= 576 cm 3 ✓

(b) Total surface area of the right prism

= {[8 + 8 + 4 + (8 − 4) + (8 − 4) + 4]  12 + 48  2} cm 2 ✓ + 
= (384 + 96) cm 2
= 480 cm 2 ✓

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Junior Secondary Mathematics in Action 1B Full Solutions

Suggested Solutions Marks

3. (a) Let x cm be the length of AD.
10  6  x = 480 ✓
x =8
∴ The length of AD is 8 cm. ✓

(b) Total surface area = [(10  6 + 10  8 + 6  8)  2] cm

2
✓
= 376 cm 2 ✓

4. Let h cm be the height of a larger cuboid.

Volume of a larger cuboid = 3r  3r  h cm 3 ✓
= 9r h cm2 3

Volume of a smaller cuboid = r  r  4 cm3 ✓

= 4r 2 cm3
∴ 9r h  2 = 4r  27
2 2
✓
18h = 108 ✓
h=6
∴ The height of a larger cuboid is 6 cm. ✓
5. (a) Let d cm be the depth of water in the tank.
12  8  d = 864 ✓
d =9
∴ The depth of the water in the tank is 9 cm. ✓

(b) (i) Let x cm be the decrease in the depth of water.

12  8  x = 240 ✓
x = 2.5
∴ The decrease in the depth of water is 2.5 cm. ✓
(ii) Let y cm be the increase in the depth of water.
12  8  y = 24  6 ✓
y = 1.5
∴ New depth of water = (9 − 2.5 + 1.5) cm
= 8 cm ✓

6. Answer: A
1
Volume = 12  5 10 cm3
2
= 300 cm3

7. Answer: D
Total surface area
1 
=   (4 + 10)  8  2 + (4 + 8 + 10 + 10)  14  cm 2
 2 
= 560 cm 2

8. Answer: B
Volume of B = base area of B  height of B
36 cm3 = 4  base area of A  height of B
∴ base area of A  height of B = 9 cm3
Volume of A = base area of A  height of A
= base area of A  3  height of B
= 3  base area of A  height of B
= 3  9 cm3
= 27 cm3

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