Chapter 6

Perimeter, Area and

Volume
6A Area of Circles and Sectors (pg. 50)
6B Area of Composite Shapes (pg. 51)
6C Trapezoidal Rule (pg. 52)
6D Surface Area of Right Prisms (pg. 53)
6E Surface Area of Cylinders and Spheres (pg. 54)
6F Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones (pg. 55)
6G Volume of Prisms (pg. 56)
6H Volume of Cylinders and Spheres (pg. 57)
6I Volume of Pyramids and Cones (pg. 58)
6J Surface Area and Volume of Composite Solids (pg. 59)
6K Capacity (pg. 60)

Written by
Benjamin Odgers
Maths Teacher
B Teaching / B Science

The following theory booklet lines up with the Cambridge Year 11 NSW Standard Mathematics
Textbook. This can be found using the following link:
https://www.cambridge.edu.au/education/titles/CambridgeMATHS-Stage-6-Mathematics-Standard-
Year-11-print-and-interactive-textbook-powered-by-Cambridge-HOTmaths/#.XMYVMEszY2w

49 | P a g e
6A Area of Circles and Sectors https://youtu.be/T5hUKq2q6xM

Area of a circle Area of a sector

𝜃𝜃
𝐴𝐴 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 𝐴𝐴 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2
360

r
r ϴ ϴ
r

Example 1
Calculate the area of the following sector and annulus, correct to 2decimal places.
(a) 3m (b)
120⁰ 5m

3m

50 | P a g e
6B Area of Composite Shapes

Area Formulas

Name Shape Formula

Rectangle b 𝐴𝐴 = 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙
l

1
Triangle h 𝐴𝐴 = 𝑏𝑏ℎ
2
b

Parallelogram h 𝐴𝐴 = 𝑏𝑏ℎ
b
a
h ℎ
Trapezium 𝐴𝐴 = (𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏)
2
b

Example 1 https://youtu.be/kqHCkRc9bCk and https://youtu.be/NYm5f6KoO6Y

Calculate the area of the following composite shapes.
(a) (b)
10cm

1.2m
12cm 5.5m

6.5m
20cm

51 | P a g e
6C Trapezoidal Rule
Used for calculating the area of irregular shapes.

ℎ • ℎ is the height and

𝐴𝐴 = (𝑑𝑑 + 𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑙 )
2 𝑓𝑓 • 𝑑𝑑𝑓𝑓 and 𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑙 represents the distance of the first and last parallel sides

Example 1 https://youtu.be/LrsuzK4DYwA
Calculate the area of the following irregular block of land using the trapezoidal rule.

50 m

28 m

38 m

Example 2 https://youtu.be/cLi8s2BNFlk
Use the trapezoidal rule twice to estimate the area of the following shape.

21 cm

8 cm
30 cm

8 cm

25 cm

52 | P a g e
6D Surface Area of Right Prisms

Example 1 https://youtu.be/zI0C37XeD_Y
Calculate the surface area of the following prism.

9 mm

11 mm
22 mm

Example 2 https://youtu.be/XJIgcDOZO50
Calculate the surface area of the following prism.

3m

7m
4m

53 | P a g e
6E Surface Area of Cylinders and Spheres https://youtu.be/1KWb082DO1A

Name Shape Formula

Open Cylinder
r 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 = 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋ℎ
Cylinder Closed Cylinder
h
𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 = 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋ℎ + 2𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2

Sphere r 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 = 4𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2

Example 1 https://youtu.be/3LPT2Vem0jA
A can is constructed with a base but no lid. Calculate the amount of metal required to make the can by
calculating its surface area correct to 1 decimal place.

12cm

8cm

Example 2 https://youtu.be/xHHBJ9JzkTM
Calculate the surface area of the following closed hemisphere, correct to 4 significant figures.

3m

54 | P a g e
6F Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones

Name Shape Formula

l 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 = 𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 + 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2

Cone
r

Example 1 https://youtu.be/h05HOe6PnSg
Find the surface area of the following square based pyramid.

6m

5m
5m

Example 2 https://youtu.be/ohrOY9KAtbY
Find the surface area of the following cone, correct to 2 decimal places.

12cm

5cm

55 | P a g e
6G Volume of Prisms https://youtu.be/mqbfsLAjwLs
𝑉𝑉 = 𝐴𝐴ℎ

Example 1 https://youtu.be/gejPOGhh_YU
Calculate the volume of the following prism.

4 cm

6 cm
10 cm

Example 2 https://youtu.be/7e-al2mop0E
Calculate the volume of the following prism.

15 m

A = 22 m2

Example 3 https://youtu.be/UoPm2n006d8
Calculate the volume of the following prism.
8 cm

6 cm
10 cm
12 cm

56 | P a g e
6H Volume of Cylinders and Spheres https://youtu.be/gwFq7mxPyjA

Name Shape Formula

r 𝑉𝑉 = 𝐴𝐴ℎ
Cylinder
h
𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 ℎ

r 4 3
Sphere 𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟
3

Example 1 https://youtu.be/XdoEUFgjfMM
Find the volume of the following cylinder correct to 1 decimal place.

8m

2m

Example 2 https://youtu.be/S-p-e-1ouoA
Find the volume of the following hemisphere, correct to 3 significant figures.
4 mm

57 | P a g e
6I Volume of Pyramids and Cones https://youtu.be/yzX52evvTyI
The following YouTube video will show you that a pyramid is 1/3 of a prism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUDjY6vJ8pw

1
𝑉𝑉 = 𝐴𝐴ℎ
3

Example 1 https://youtu.be/0JOG8c2af5M
Calculate the volume of the following pyramid.

2m

2.2 m
2.2 m

Example 2 https://youtu.be/EWFhGsT2YB4
Calculate the volume of the following cone, correct to 4 significant figures.

3m

2m

58 | P a g e
6J Surface Area and Volume of Composite Solids

Example 1 https://youtu.be/hADtYnEY-L0 and https://youtu.be/aiQKCgH_d7Y

Calculate the surface area and volume of the following composite solid, correct to 1 decimal place.
12cm

7cm

6cm

59 | P a g e
6K Capacity https://youtu.be/ExHYm54P_B8

1 cm3
1m3 1m
Will hold
will hold
1 mL of water
1kL of water 1 cup = 250 mL = 250cm3
1m
1m

kL mL
ML L
m3 cm3

Example 1 https://youtu.be/FSoBKCtje5A
Make the following conversions.
(a) 3kL = mL (b) 2000cm3 = L (c) 2.3cm3 = mL

Example 2 https://youtu.be/Ucz81RieIJ8
The following water tank is ¾ full of water.
a) Calculate the volume of the water tank in cubic metres,
correct to 3 decimal places

2.2 m

1.8 m

b) Calculate the amount of water in the water tank, give your solution in Litres.

60 | P a g e