8 Solid Geometry

Paper 2 Volume of the half cylinder

1. Volume of the cone =— 1   –––
22 × —
7 2 × 12
2 7 2
=— 1 × –––
22 × 32 × 7
= 231 cm3
3 7
= 66 cm3 Volume of the solid
= 336 + 231
2. Volume of the right prism = 567 cm3

= —1 × 12 × 5 × 10
2 2. Volume of the prism
= 300 cm3 1 × (4 + 7) × 5 × 9
=—
2
3. Volume of the cylinder = 247.5 cm3
22 × 52 × 14
= ––– Volume of the cuboid
7
= 4 × 10 × 10
= 1100 cm3
= 400 cm3

4. Volume of the hemisphere Volume of the solid

1  —4 × –––
22 × —
7 3 = 247.5 + 400
=— = 647.5 cm3
2 3 7 2
= 89— 5 cm3
6 3. Volume of the quarter cylinder
=— 1 × –––
22 × 72 × 20
5. Volume of the pyramid
4 7
=— 1 ×6×6×8
3 = 770 cm3
= 96 cm3 Volume of the cuboid
= 20 × 7 × h
= 140h cm3
Volume of the solid = 770 + 140h
1890 = 770 + 140h
140h = 1890 – 770
Paper 2 1120
   h =
140
1. Volume of the right prism = 8
= area of ∆PQU × PS
=— 1 × 12 × 8 × 7
2
= 336 cm3

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4. Volume of the cone Volume of the combined solid = 144 + 48 × AF

384 = 144 + 48 × AF
= 1 × 22 × 7 × 4
2

3 7 2 48 × AF = 384 − 144
240
= 51 1 cm3 AF = ––––
48
3
= 5 cm
Volume of the hemisphere
= 1 × 4 × 22 × 73
2 3 7
2
= 718 cm 3
3
Volume of the solid
Paper 2
= 51 1 + 718 2
3 3
1. Volume of the half cylinder
= 770 cm3
=— 1   –––
22 × 32 × 14
2 7
= 198 cm3
5. Volume of the pyramid
1 × 10 × 10 × 12 Volume of the cuboid
=— = 14 × 6 × 8
3
= 400 cm3 = 672 cm3

Volume of the cylinder Volume of the solid

22 × —7 2×5 = 198 + 672
= ––– = 870 cm3
7 2
= 192.5 cm3
2. Volume of the pyramid
Volume of the remaining solid
= 400 − 192.5 =— 1 ×8×8×9
= 207.5 cm3 3
= 192 cm3
Volume of the cube
6. Volume of the cuboid =8×8×8
= 11 × 9 × 12 = 512 cm3
= 1188 cm3 Volume of the solid
Volume of the cone = 192 + 512
1 × –––
22 × —7 2×9 = 704 cm3
=—
3 7 2
= 115.5 cm3 3. Volume of the hemisphere
Volume of the remaining solid =— 1  —4 × –––
22 × 33
= 1188 − 115.5 2 3 7
= 1072.5 cm3 4
= 56— cm 3
7
Volume of the cylinder
7. (a) Volume of the right pyramid 22 × 32 × 7
= –––
1 × 6 × 6 × 12 7
= — = 198 cm3
3
= 144 cm3 Volume of the solid
(b) Volume of the right prism = 56—4 + 198
1 × (6 + 10) × AF × 6 7
= — 4 cm3
2 = 254—
= 48 × AF 7

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4. Let the length of the cylinder be l, in cm. 22 r2

Volume of the remaining solid = 44r2 – –––
Volume of the cylinder 3
22 × 42 × l 22 r2
330 = 44r2 – –––
= ––– 3
7
352 l cm3 132 r2 – –––
22 r2 = 330
= –––– ––––
7 3 3
110 r2 = 330
––––
Volume of the two hemispheres 3
4 × –––
22 × 43 r2 = ––––––– 330 × 3
=—
3 7 110
5632 = 9
= ––––– cm3
21 r = 3 cm
352 l + –––––
Volume of the solid = –––– 5632
7 21
352 5632
771 = –––– l + ––––– 7. Volume of the half cylinder
7 21
352 l = 771 − –––––5632 =— 1   –––
22 × —
7 2 × 20
–––– 2 7 2
7 21
352 10 559 = 385 cm3
–––– l = ––––––
7 21 Volume of the right prism
10 559 × ––––
7 = area of trapezium ABGH × BC
l = ––––––
21 352 =— 1 × (7 + 13) × 8 × 20
= 10 cm 2
= 1600 cm3
Volume of the solid
5. Volume of the cylinder = 385 + 1600
22 × 72 × 30
= ––– = 1985 cm3
7
= 4620 cm3
Volume of the cone 8. Let the height of the cone be h, in cm.
1 × –––
22 × —7 2×9 Volume of the cone
=— 1 × –––
22 × 72 × h
3 7 2 =—
= 115.5 cm3 3 7
154
= –––– h cm3
Volume of the remaining solid 3
= 4620 − 2(115.5)
= 4389 cm3 Volume of the hemisphere
=—1  —
4 × –––
22 × 73
6. Let the radius of the cylinder be r, in cm. 2 3 7
Volume of the cylinder 2156 cm3
= –––––
22 × r2 × 14 3
= –––
7 154 h + –––––
2156
= 44r2 cm3 Volume of the solid = ––––
3 3
Volume of the cone 1
1129— = –––– h + ––––– 154 2156
1 × –––
22 × r2 × 7 3 3 3
=—
3 7 154h + 2156 3388
––––––––––– = –––––
22 3 3
= –––r cm3
2
154h + 2156 = 3388
3
154h = 3388 − 2156
h = ––––– 1232
154
= 8 cm

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9. Volume of the right prism 12. Volume of the half cylinder

= 30 × 10 1   –––
22 × 52 × 14
=—
= 300 cm3 2 7
= 550 cm3
Volume of the cylinder
22 × 22 × 10
= ––– Volume of the prism
7 = area of trapezium ABCD × BJ
= 125—5 cm3 1 × (6 + 10) × 5 × 14
=—
7 2
Volume of the remaining solid = 560 cm3

= 300 − 125— 5 Volume of the solid

7 = 550 + 560
2
= 174— cm 3 = 1110 cm3
7

10. Volume of the cylinder 13. Volume of the cylinder

22 × 42 × 7
= ––– 22 × 42 × 12
= –––
7 7
= 352 cm3 3 cm3
= 603—
Volume of the hemisphere 7
1  —
4 × –––
22 × 43 Volume of the two cones
=—
2 3 7 1 × –––
22 × 42 × 6
= 2  —
2 cm3
= 134––– 3 7
21 1
= 201— cm3
Volume of the remaining solid 7
2
= 352 − 134––– Volume of the remaining solid
21 3 − 201— 1
= 603—
19 cm3
= 217––– 7 7
21 2
= 402— cm 3
7
11. Let the height of the cylinder be h, in cm.
Volume of the cylinder
22 × 72 × h 14. Volume of the cylinder
= –––
7 22 × 72 × 10
= –––
= 154h cm3 7
= 1540 cm3
Volume of the two hemispheres
4 × –––
22 × 73 Volume of the cone
=—
3 7 =— 1 × –––
22 × 72 × (22 − 10)
1 3 7
= 1437— cm3
3 = 616 cm3

Volume of the remaining solid = 154h − 1437—1 Volume of the solid

3 = 1540 + 616
872— 2 = 154h − 1437—
1 = 2156 cm3
3 3
154h = 872— + 1437— 2 1
3 3
= 2310
2310
h = –––––
154
= 15 cm

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15. Let the height of the water be h, in cm. 17. Let the height of water in the cuboid container be h,
in cm.
V
0.5 m

h
H 4 cm G
x 1.3 m
h
8 cm
E F

Volume of the conical container x2 = 1.32 − 0.52

=— 1 × –––
22 × 82 × 2h x = 1.44
3 7 = 1.2 m
2816 h cm3
= –––––
21 1 × –––
60 × 80 × h = — 22 × 502 × 120
3 7
Volume of the empty space inside the container 22 × 502 × 120
h = –––––––––––––
=— 1 × –––
22 × 42 × h 21 × 60 × 80
3 7 = 65––– 10 cm
352 h cm3
= –––– 21
21
2816 h − ––––
352 h 18. Volume of the cylinder
Volume of the water = –––––
21 21 22 × —
= ––– 7 2×8
1 2816 352 7 4
821— = –––––h − –––– h
3 21 21 = 77 cm3
2464 = ––––
352 h Volume of the two discs
–––––
3 3
22 ×
= 2 ––– 7 2×2
352h = 2464 —
7 2
h = ––––– 2464 = 154 cm3
352
= 7 cm Volume of the solid
= 77 + 154
= 231 cm3
16. Volume of the half cylinder
1   –––
22 × —
7 2 × 14 19.
EF 2 = EJ 2 + JF 2
=—
2 7 2 EF = 32 + 42
= 269.5 cm3 = 5 cm
Volume of the right prism Volume of the prism
= area of the trapezium FGMN × EF = area of ∆EFJ × FG
=— 1 × (4 + 14) × 5 × 7 =— 1 ×3×4×8
2 2
= 315 cm3 = 48 cm3
Volume of the solid Volume of the cuboid
= 269.5 + 315 =5×7×8
= 584.5 cm3 = 280 cm3
Volume of the solid
= 48 + 280
= 328 cm3

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