Volume and Surface Area Questions

FACTS  AND  FORMULAE  FOR  VOLUME  AND  SURFACE  AREA  QUESTIONS

 

 

I. CUBOID

   Let length=l, breadth =b and height =h units. Then,

1. Volume = (l x b x h)

2. Surface area = 2(lb +bh + lh) sq.units

3. Diagonal =l2+b2+h2 units

 

 

II. CUBE 

Let each edge of a cube be of length a. Then,

1. Volume = a3 cubic units.

2. Surface area = 6a2 sq.units

3. Diagonal = 3a units

 

 

III. CYLINDER 

Let radius of base = r and Height (or Length) = h. Then, 

1.Volume = πr2h cubic units 

2. Curved surface area = 2πrh sq.units

3. Total surface area = 2πrh+2πr2 sq.units

 

 

IV. CONE 

Let radius of base =r and Height = h. Then, 

1. Slant height, l=h2+r2 units

 

2. Volume = 13πr2h cubic units.

 

3. Curved surface area = πrlsq.units 

 

4. Total surface area = πrl+πr2sq.units

 

 

V. SPHERE 

Let the radius of the sphere be r. Then, 

1. Volume =43πr3 cubic units

2. Surface area = 4πr2 sq.units

 

 

VI. HEMISPHERE 

Let the radius of a hemisphere be r. Then, 

1. Volume = 23πr3 cubic units.

2. Curved surface area = 2πr2 sq.units

3. Total surface area = 3πr2 sq.units

 

Q:

If the volumes of two right circular cones are in the ratio 1:4 and their diameters of bases in the ratio 4:5, then their heights will be in the ratio:

A) 1: 5 B) 4:25
C) 16:25 D) 25:64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25:64

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The corners of a square of side ‘a’ are cut away so as to form a regular octagon. What is the side of the octagon?

A) a(√2 –1) B) a(√3 –1)
C) a/√2+2 D) a/3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a(√2 –1)

Explanation:

Since we are forming a regular octagon

so AE = AL = FB = BG and so on

So AE = SB = x/√2

AE + EF + FB = side of square = a (Given)

So x/√2 + x + x/√2 = a

X = a/(√2+1) = a(√2 -1)

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The radius and height of a solid cylinder are increased by 2% each. What will be the approximate percentage increase in volume?

A) 6.76 B) 5.88
C) 6.12 D) 3.34
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6.12

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In which of the following quadrilaterals opposite angles are supplementary?

A) Rhombus B) Parallelogram
C) Trapezium D) Cyclic quadrilateral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cyclic quadrilateral

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The curved surface area and the slant height of a right circular cone are 858 cm² and 13 cm respectively. Find its diameter (in cm).

 

A) 21 B) 42
C) 84 D) 63
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42

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In a triangle the length of the side opposite the angle which measures 45° is 8 cm, what is the length of the side opposite to the angle which measures 90°?

A) 8√2 cm B) 4√2 cm
C) 8√3 cm D) 4√3 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8√2 cm

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Number of circles that can be drawn through three non-colinear points is

A) exactly one B) two
C) three D) more than three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) exactly one

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The diagonal of a square is 10 cm. What is the length (in cm) of its side?

A) 5 B) 5√2
C) 10√2 D) 5/√2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5√2

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