Mensuration Worksheet

1.
8x cm
F C
x cm

15 cm E D

A B
8 cm 8 cm

In Fig above, ABCDEF is a sheet of metal plate is to be designed from a rectangular

sheet ABCF with dimensions FC = 8x cm and AF = 15 cm. The removable part CDEF is an
isosceles trapezium with sides FE = CD. The distance between the parallel sides ED and FC
is x cm. The points D and E are 8 cm from BC and AF respectively.
(a) express in terms of x, for
(i) the length ED.
(ii) the area of trapezium CDEF.
(b) show that the area of ABCDEF is A = 128x – 8 x 2 cm 2.
(c) find x for which A is maximum.
(d) hence find the area , in cm2, of the removed part.

2. In the fig. ABCDE is a card board plate. F is the mid point of the side AB.
EFCD is a sector with radius EF is to be cut from the given card. Given that
BC =10 cm, chord EC = 8 cm and ECBA is a rectangle.
Calculate, to 2 decimal places,
F B
A
a) the radius FC of the sector.
b) angle EFC.
c) the area of the sector EFCD.
d) the area of the circle segment ECD. 10cm
e) the perimeter of the circle segment ECD.

8cm
E C
3. D

12cm

16cm
18cm

The diagram shows a combination of two different cones with a common base
16cm
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that are joined. These cones are cutout from a solid cylinder with base
diameter 16 cm. The heights of the cones are 18 cm and 12 cm respectively.

Calculate to 2 decimal places,

a) The volume of the cylinder.
b)The volume of the larger cone.

c) Express the volume of both cones as the percentage of the volume of the
cylinder.

d) The slant heights of each cone.

e) The surface area of the combined conical block.

volume of the cylinder = base area  height.

volume of the cone = 1 base area  height.

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Curved surface area of the cone =  r l

4. The wood used to make a pencil is in the form of a regular hexagonal prism with a circular
hole drilled symmetrically along the axis of the prism, as shown in the diagram.

4mm
Each side of the hexagon is of length 4mm, the diameter of the circular hole is 2mm and the
length of the pencil is 18 cm.

a) Calculate, correct to three significant figures.

(i) the height of an equilateral triangle with sides each of length 4mm,
(ii) the area of a regular hexagon with sides each of length 4mm,
(iii) the area of a circle of diameter 2mm (take as 3.142),
(iv) the volume of wood in the pencil in mm3.
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b) The manufacturer also sell these in special pack of seven pencils arranged as shown in
the diagram. The cross-section of the pack is given.

(i) How many lines of symmetry does the cross-section of the pack has?
(ii) What is order of rotational symmetry for the cross-section of the pack?
(iii) How many planes of symmetry does the pack has?

c) Assuming that the edges of the pencils which are touching the pack exactly fits in the
lateral surface of the pack, calculate to 1 decimal place
(i) the radius of the cross-section, in mm
(ii) the lateral surface area of the pack, in mm2.
(iii) the volume of the pack, in mm3.

d) Assuming that each cubic centimeter of the wood has a mass of 0.7 g, calculate
the mass of the wood in the pencil for the entire pack, correct to two
significant. figures.

5. x cm (x + 28 ) cm

(y + 1) cm
(x – 3) cm

A square has side x cm length and a rectangle has sides of length (x + 28)cm and breadth
(x – 3)cm.
The radius of the circle is (y + 1)cm.

a) The perimeter of the rectangle is five times the perimeter of a square.

(i) Write down the perimeter of the rectangle in terms of x.

(ii) Write down an equation in terms of x and solve for x.
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b) The area of the rectangle is twice the area of the square.

(i) Write down an expression in terms of x for the area of the rectangle.
(ii) Write an equation in terms of x and show that it simplifies to x2 – 25x +84 = 0
(iii) Solve the equation x2 – 25x +84 = 0

c) when x = 21cm, 80% area of the rectangle is equal to the area of the circle with radius
(y +1)cm

(i) Find the 80% area of the rectangle

(ii) Find the value of y , to the nearest centimeter

6.

2r cm 2r cm
8 cm
r cm
r cm

A cylinder whose height is equal to its diameter is to be cut from a solid sphere of wood.
Volume and surface area of the sphere are 4/3 r3 and 4r2

a) Find
(i) the volume of the cylinder in terms of r and 
(ii) the surface area of the cylinder in terms of r and 

b) The radius of the sphere is 8 cm. Find, to 3 significant figures

(i) the height of the cylinder, in cm

(ii) the volume of the sphere, in cm3 ,
(iii) the volume of wood wasted, in cm3 .

c) Find the surface area of cylinder as a percentage of the surface area of the original sphere.

d) Another wooden cylinder is similar to the above one has a volume of 180cm3.
(i) Find its vertical height, to one decimal place
(ii) What should be the radius of the sphere if this was cut from a solid sphere of wood
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7.
B
NOT TO
SCALE
Q

P
10 cm

M
O
x

C
A R
26 cm

The circle, center O, is inside the triangle ABC. P, Q and R are the
point of tangencies ( point of contacts) on the circle.
AB = 10 cm, AC = 26 cm.

a) (i) Write down the geometrical name of the figure APOR.

Given that AP = x cm,
(ii) Explain why AR = x cm ?
(iii) Express BQ and QC in terms of x.
(iv) Calculate the side BC if angle ABC = 90 o .
(v) Use your answers to part (iii) and (iv),
show that x =6 .

b) Taking x = 6, correct to 2 decimal places,

(i) show that angle ROQ = 157.38 o.
(ii) calculate the area of the sector ROQM.
(iii) the area of shaded region RMQC.
(iv) the perimeter of shaded region RMQC.
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8. 4 cm
D C
NOT TO
SCALE
(x +1) cm

A B
(3x +1) cm

ABCD is an isosceles trapezium with AD = BC, AB = 3x +1 cm, DC = 4 cm

and the vertical height ( the distance between unequal sides) is x + 1 cm.
Given that the area of trapezium is 28 cm2.
a) (i) Write down an equation in terms of x and show that your equation
simplifies to 3 x 2 + 8x – 51 = 0.
(ii) Factorize 3 x 2 + 8x – 51
(iii) Solve the equation 3 x 2 + 8x – 51 = 0.
b) By taking x = 3, Calculate
(i) the side AD.
(ii) the perimeter of ABCD.
H G
NOT TO
SCALE

D 4 cm
C
E F

(x+1) cm
15 cm

A (3x +1) cm B

A bar of wood is a prism with cross section ABCD, and its length is 15 cm .
A cylindrical copper wire of thickness 0.5 cm is wrapped tightly around
the lateral surface area of the bar, starting at a point A and finishing at E
without any gap.
c) (i) Calculate the number of rotations could be made.
(ii) Show that the total length of the wire to cover the lateral surface area
of the bar is 720 cm.
(iii) Calculate the mass of the wire in grams, if the mass of 1 cm3 of the
wire is 8.92 grams.
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9. Diagram I shows a kite, OABC, AB = 8.8 cm, angle at A= 130o and at B = 40o.
a) i) Show that the length of the minor diagonal AC = 6 cm, to the nearest cm.
ii) Explain why angle AOC = 60o.
iii) The area of kite OABC, to 2 decimal placces.
C

O 400 B
1300
8.8 cm

A Diagram I

b) Six of the shapes shown in Diagram I are arranged to form the figure
shown in Diagram II.

C B

A
O

Diagram II

For the diagram II,

i) Write down the number of line symmetry.
ii) Write down the order of rotational symmetry.
iii) Calculate the perimeter of the whole shape.
c) Diagram II is a net of a regular hexagonal based pyramid.
Calculate, to 2 decimal places, for this pyramid
i) the surface area.
ii) the base area.
iii) the vertical height.
iv) the volume.
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10.
r

The volume of a frustum can be obtained by a specified formula

a) Calculate in terms of , the volume of a frustum when R = 8 cm, r = 3 cm

and h = 10 cm.
b) Another frustum is made by a wood whose dimensions
R = 7 cm, h = 8 cm, and the volume V = 248 cm3.
i) Show that r2 + 7r – 44 = 0.
ii) Factorize r2 + 7r – 44
iii) Solve the equation r2 + 7r – 44 = 0.
iv) Calculate the volume of largest cone which can be made from the above
frustum whose volume is 248 cm3.
v) Calculate the percentage of the wood wasted.

11. A toy is made from cylindrical wood

NOT TO SCALE
whose diameter is 2x cm and the height
is 17 cm. The toy is a combination of
a right circular cone with slant height
13 cm and hemisphere with diameter
2x cm.
a) Explain why the vertical height 17 cm

of the cone is 17 – x cm.

Form an equation by using 13 cm
Pythagorous theorem, and hence
deduce that x2 – 17 x + 60 = 0.
b) i) Factorize x2 – 17 x + 60 2x cm
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ii) Solve x2 – 17 x + 60 = 0.
c) Take x = 5, calculate to, in terms of ∏,
i. The volume of the cylinder.
ii. The surface area of the cylinder.
iii. The volume of the toy.
iv. The surface area of the toy.
d) What percentage of the wood is wasted?
Volume of cylinder = area of base × height

volume of sphere = ∏ r3

volume of cone = ⅓ (base area) × height

surface area of sphere = 4 ∏ r2
curved surface area of cylinder = 2∏ rh
curved surface area of cone = ∏ rl

12. [The value of ∏ is 3.142, correct to three decimal places.]

Diagram I shows a sector, ADB, of a circle.
The centre of the circle is C and its radius is 6 cm.
a) Calculate the length of the major arc ADB
D

C
6 1200
A B
Diagram I
b) Two tangents are drawn to touch the circle at A and B.
The tangents meet at T, to form the shape shown in Diagram II.
D

C
6 1200
i) Explain why A B

ii) Calculate the length of AT.

iii) Calculate the perimeter of the shape ADBT
T
Diagram II
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c) Four of the shapes shown in Diagram II are arranged to form the figure
shown in Diagram III. This figure has rotational symmetry of order 4.

x0

Diagram III
(i) Write down the number of lines of symmetry in this figure.
(ii) Calculate the angle (marked as x0 in Diagram III) between each shape.
(iii) Every second, the figure turns through 400 about its centre.
Calculate the time it takes to make 108 revolutions. Give your answer in minutes and seconds.
d) Diagram I represents a net diagram of a solid
(i) Name the solid
(ii) Calculate the vertical height of the solid
(iii) Calculate the volume of the solid

13. [The value of ∏ is 3.142 correct to three decimal places.]

Diagram I Diagram II
S R

15 C

A N B

P Q

Diagram I shows an open rectangular box of height 15 cm.

The box contains 10 cylindrical tins.
The tins touch one another and the sides of the box.
Each tin has radius 6 cm and height 15 cm.
a) (i) Each tin has a label wrapped round it, which exactly covers its vertical
surface.
Calculate the area of paper needed for one label.
(ii) Calculate the volume of one tin.
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b) Diagram II shows the view of the box and the tins from above.
PQRS is the rectangular cross-section of the box. The points A, B and C are the
centres of the circular tops of three adjacent tins which touch one another.
The midpoint of AB is N.
(i) Write down the length of AC
(ii) Calculate
a) the length of CN,
b) the length of PS.
c) The height of the box is also 15 cm.
Calculate the volume of the space in the box which is not occupied by the tins.

14. S 20 cm

20 cm
P

Q 30 cm
R

Diagram I
Diagram II

The diagram I shows a triangular pyramid with the base PQR right angled at P.
PQ = 8cm, PR = 6 cm and PS = 5 cm.
a) Calculate
i) QR
ii) SR
iii) QS
b) Calculate the size of angle RSQ
c) Calculate the volume of the solid
d) Draw a sketch of the solid and label it.
The Diagram II shows a cylinder of diameter 20 cm, containing water to a height
of 30 cm.
e) Calculate the volume of water in the cylinder
f) If the above triangular pyramid is placed in the cylinder containing water
Calculate the new height of water level in the cylinder
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15. OAB is an equilateral triangle with each side of 4cm and ABV is an isosoles triangle with
AB = 4cm and AV = BV = 6cm, in the figure 1.
V

4cm 6cm
B A

B A
O 4cm

Figure 1

a) Calculate
i. The area of the triangle OAB
ii. The angle BAV
iii. The area of the triangle ABV
V

6cm

B A
4cm

b a
C F
O

Figure 2 shows a net of a solid. D E

a) Calculate to 3 significant figures

i. the horizontal length of OV

ii. the bearing of C from A
b) Calculate Figure 2
i. the surface area of the solid
ii. the vertical height of the solid
iii. the volume of the solid
iv. write the geometrical name of the solid

c) Given also that OA = a and OB = b

i. write the vector BE in terms of a and b
ii. find the magnitude of BE
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16. An ice cream scoop of spherical shape is exactly fit in the circular base of a cone as shown
in the figure. The radius of the circular base is 3cm and the height of the cone is 9cm.

3cm

9cm

a) Calculate,
i. the slant height of the cone
ii. the surface area of the cone with ice scoop, to the nearest whole number
iii. Show that the volume of the empty space in the cone( between the cone and
the scoop/ shaded) is 9
A similar cone whose volume is 8 /3 cm³ is used for an advertisement to promote the
product.

b) Calculate its surface area.

Surface area of the sphere = 4 r2

Volume of the sphere = 4 r3
3
Volume of the cone = 1 r2h
3