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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 surface
1. A structural member has a mass of 1000 kg. If all the 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 cm 210°.
by 12 cm. Determine the perimeter of the triangle formed a.) 12367.2 c.) 13232.6
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 hemispherical
3. Two circular swimming pools are similar with a scale bowl. The total depth of the two liquids is 6 inches. After
factor of 3:4. The amount of a chlorine mixture to be standing for a few minutes, the mixture separated; the
added is proportional to the volume of water in the pool. black liquid settling below the white. If the thickness of
If two cups of the chlorine mixture are needed for the the white liquid is 2 inches, find the radius of the bowl.
smaller pool, how much of the chlorine mixture is needed a.) 7.33 inches c.) 8.69 inches
for the larger pool? b.) 5.21 inches d.) 6.96 inches
a.) 4.47 c.) 2.76
b.) 4.74 d.) 2.67 13. A sphere of radius 5 cm and a right circular cone of
base radius 5 cm and altitude of 10 cm stand on the same
4. How many edges does a dodecahedron have? horizontal plane. How far from this plane is the plane,
a.) 24 c.) 36 parallel to the former, which will cut the two solids into
b.) 30 d.) 48 two equal circular sections?
a.) 2 cm c.) 4 cm
II. Cylinders, Cones, Pyramids, Frustum, Spheres b.) 3 cm d.) 5 cm

5. A regular hexagonal pyramid has one lateral edge 14. An ocean buoy is in the form of a hemisphere
which measures 10 cm. The length of one side of its base surmounted by a right circular cone whose base diameter
is 6 cm. Find the altitude of the given pyramid. is equal to the diameter of the hemisphere. The radius of
a.) 8.75 cm c.) 7.25 cm the hemisphere is 1.2m and the height of the cone is 2m.
b.) 8.00 cm d.) 9.50 cm If you cut the buoy into 2 parts of equal volumes by a
plane parallel to the base of the cone, how far from the
6. A pyramid is cut into three parts by two planes parallel vertex of the cone should the cut be made?
to its base at distances of h/4 and 3h/4 from its vertex. a.) 2.07 m c.) 1.13 m
Find the ratio of the volumes of upper part to that of the b.) 0.97 m d.) 3.31 m
middle part.
a.) 1/37 c.) 1/18 15. If the surface area of the sphere is increased by 30%,
b.) 26/37 d.) 1/26 by what percent is the volume of the sphere increased?

7. In the previous problem, find the ratio of the volume of 16. Two equal spheres overlap such that the surface of one
upper part to that of the lower part. sphere passes the centroid of the other sphere. If the
a.) 1/37 c.) 1/18 radius of each sphere is 2 m, find the volume common to
b.) 26/37 d.) 1/26 both spheres.
a.) 9.47 c.) 11.47
8. In the previous problem, find the ratio of the volume of b.) 10.47 d.) 12.47
middle part to that of the lower part.
a.) 1/37 c.) 1/18 17. How far from the center of a solid sphere of radius 20
b.) 26/37 d.) 1/26 cm must a cutting plane pass in order to remove 10% of
its volume?
9. How long a wire 1.8-mm diameter can be drawn from a.) 7.832 c.) 10.215
a block of copper 60 mm x 100 mm by 150 mm? b.) 12.168 d.) 8.916

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SOLID GEOMETRY
Applied Mathematics

𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆 = 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 × 𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕

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

Volume of a Pyramid:
𝟏
𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆 = 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 × 𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕
𝟑

Surface Area of a Pyramid:

Similar Solids Theorem – if two similar solids have scale 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 = 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 + 𝑳𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂
factor of a: b, then:
𝑨𝟏 𝒂𝟐 Cone – formed by a set of line segments connecting the
= apex, to all the points on the circumference of the circular
𝑨𝟐 𝒃𝟐
base that is in a plane that does not contain the apex.
𝑽𝟏 𝒂𝟑
=
𝑽𝟐 𝒃𝟑

(𝑨𝟏 )𝟑 (𝑽𝟏 )𝟐
=
(𝑨𝟐 )𝟑 (𝑽𝟐 )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 = 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆 × 𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕
𝟑

Surface Area of a Cone:

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

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SOLID GEOMETRY
Applied Mathematics

Volume of a Sphere:
𝟒 𝟑
𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆 = 𝝅𝒓
𝟑
Surface Area of a Sphere:
𝑺𝑨 = 𝟒𝝅𝒓𝟐

Spherical Segment with one base:

𝒉
𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝑭𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒎 = (𝑨 + 𝑨𝟐 + √𝑨𝟏 𝑨𝟐 )
𝟑 𝟏

𝟏
𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆 = 𝟑 𝝅𝒉𝟐 (𝟑𝑹 − 𝒉)
𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝒐𝒇 𝒁𝒐𝒏𝒆 = 𝟐𝝅𝑹𝒉

Spherical Segment with two bases:

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

intersect itself.
𝑭+𝑽−𝑬 = 𝟐

1
Where 𝐸 = 2 𝑛𝐹

𝟏
𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆 = 𝝅𝒉 (𝟑𝒂𝟐 + 𝟑𝒃𝟐 + 𝒉𝟐 )
𝟔

Spherical Sector/Spherical Cone:

𝟐
𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆 = 𝝅𝑹𝟐 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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