Mensuration
Mensuration
Mensuration
1.
8x cm
F C
x cm
15 cm E D
A B
8 cm 8 cm
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.
c) Express the volume of both cones as the percentage of the volume of the
cylinder.
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.
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.
(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
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 4r2
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
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.
8. 4 cm
D C
NOT TO
SCALE
(x +1) cm
A B
(3x +1) cm
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
10.
r
volume of sphere = ∏ r3
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
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
15 C
A N B
P Q
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
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.