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SOLID GEOMETRY
Applied Mathematics

I. Fundamentals in Solid Geometry 10. The volume of a closed cylinder is numerically equal
to its lateral area. The height is 10 m. Find the total
1. A structural member has a mass of 1000 kg. If all the surface area.
dimensions of the members is reduced by 50%, what is a.) 46 π c.) 50 π
the mass of the new member? b.) 48 π d.) 52 π
a.) 125 kg c.) 500 kg
b.) 250 kg d.) 1000 kg 11. Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a
sector having a diameter of 72 cm and central angle of
2. A rectangular block have sides measuring 3 cm by 4 210°.
cm by 12 cm. Determine the perimeter of the triangle a.) 12367.2 c.) 13232.6
formed by the diagonals of three adjacent faces. b.) 13503.6 d.) 14682.5
a.) 20.30 cm c.) 23.00 cm
b.) 30.02 cm d.) 32.00 cm 12. A mixture compound of equal parts of two liquids
one white and the other black, was placed in a
3. Two circular swimming pools are similar with a scale hemispherical bowl. The total depth of the two liquids is
factor of 3:4. The amount of a chlorine mixture to be 6 inches. After standing for a few minutes, the mixture
added is proportional to the volume of water in the pool. separated; the black liquid settling below the white. If
If two cups of the chlorine mixture are needed for the the thickness of the white liquid is 2 inches, find the
smaller pool, how much of the chlorine mixture is radius of the bowl.
needed for the larger pool? a.) 7.33 inches c.) 8.69 inches
a.) 4.47 c.) 2.76 b.) 5.21 inches d.) 6.96 inches
b.) 4.74 d.) 2.67
13. A sphere of radius 5 cm and a right circular cone of
4. How many edges does a dodecahedron have? base radius 5 cm and altitude of 10 cm stand on the same
a.) 24 c.) 36 horizontal plane. How far from this plane is the plane,
b.) 30 d.) 48 parallel to the former, which will cut the two solids into
two equal circular sections?
II. Cylinders, Cones, Pyramids, Frustum, Spheres a.) 2 cm c.) 4 cm
b.) 3 cm d.) 5 cm
5. A regular hexagonal pyramid has one lateral edge
which measures 10 cm. The length of one side of its base 14. An ocean buoy is in the form of a hemisphere
is 6 cm. Find the altitude of the given pyramid. surmounted by a right circular cone whose base
a.) 8.75 cm c.) 7.25 cm diameter is equal to the diameter of the hemisphere. The
b.) 8.00 cm d.) 9.50 cm radius of the hemisphere is 1.2m and the height of the
cone is 2m. If you cut the buoy into 2 parts of equal
6. A pyramid is cut into three parts by two planes volumes by a plane parallel to the base of the cone, how
parallel to its base at distances of h/4 and 3h/4 from its far from the vertex of the cone should the cut be made?
vertex. Find the ratio of the volumes of upper part to a.) 2.07 m c.) 1.13 m
that of the middle part. b.) 0.97 m d.) 3.31 m
a.) 1/37 c.) 1/18
b.) 26/37 d.) 1/26 15. If the surface area of the sphere is increased by 30%,
by what percent is the volume of the sphere increased?
7. In the previous problem, find the ratio of the volume
of upper part to that of the lower part. 16. Two equal spheres overlap such that the surface of
a.) 1/37 c.) 1/18 one sphere passes the centroid of the other sphere. If the
b.) 26/37 d.) 1/26 radius of each sphere is 2 m, find the volume common to
both spheres.
8. In the previous problem, find the ratio of the volume a.) 9.47 c.) 11.47
of middle part to that of the lower part. b.) 10.47 d.) 12.47
a.) 1/37 c.) 1/18
b.) 26/37 d.) 1/26 17. How far from the center of a solid sphere of radius 20
cm must a cutting plane pass in order to remove 10% of
9. How long a wire 1.8-mm diameter can be drawn from its volume?
a block of copper 60 mm x 100 mm by 150 mm? a.) 7.832 c.) 10.215
b.) 12.168 d.) 8.916

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2ND Floor, Cartimar Building, C.M. Recto Avenue, Quiapo, Manila

SOLID GEOMETRY
Applied Mathematics

FORMULAS: Volume= Areaof the base × height

Surface area of a Prism:
Polyhedrons - is a three-dimensional shape with flat Surface Area=2 × Area of the base + Lateral Area
polygonal faces, straight edges and sharp corners or
vertices. Pyramid – A pyramid is a polyhedron that has a base,
Regular Polyhedrons - are those solids with all their which can be any polygon, and three or more triangular
faces identical regular polygons. faces that meet at a point called the apex. These
triangular sides are sometimes called the lateral faces to
distinguish them from the base.

Volume of a Pyramid:
1
Volume= Areaof the base × height
3
Similar Solids Theorem – if two similar solids have
Surface Area of a Pyramid:
scale factor of a: b, then:
A 1 a2 Surface Area= Area of the base + Lateral Area
=
A2 b2 Cone – formed by a set of line segments connecting the
apex, to all the points on the circumference of the
V 1 a3 circular base that is in a plane that does not contain the
=
V 2 b3 apex.

3 2
( A1) (V 1)
3
= 2
( A2) (V 2)

Prism - a polyhedron with two faces (bases) parallel and

congruent and whose remaining faces (lateral faces) are
parallelograms. Every section parallel to the base has the
same area as the base.

Volume of a Cone:
1
Volume= Areaof the base × height
3
Right prism – a prism which has its lateral faces
Surface Area of a Cone:
perpendicular to the base.
Surface Area= Area of the base + Lateral Area
Oblique prism – a prism in which the lateral faces are
not perpendicular to the base. Sphere – is the set of points that are all at the same
distance r from a given point in threedimensional space.
Volume of a Prism: That given point is the center of the sphere, and r is the
sphere's radius.

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SOLID GEOMETRY
Applied Mathematics

Volume of a Sphere:
4 3
Volume= π r
3
Surface Area of a Sphere:
2
SA=4 π r

Spherical Segment with one base:

h
Volume of a Frustum= ( A + A + √ A 1 A2 )
3 1 2

1 2
Volume= π h (3 R−h)
3
Areaof Zone=2 πRh

Spherical Segment with two bases:

Euler’s Formula – for any polyhedron that doesn’t

intersect itself.
F+ V −E=2

1
Where E= nF
2

1 2 2 2
Volume= πh(3 a +3 b + h )
6

Spherical Sector/Spherical Cone:

2 2
Volume= π R h
3

Frustum – the remaining portion obtained after

removing the top portion when a pyramid or a cone is
cut by a cutting plane parallel to its base.

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