New Century Mathematics (Second Edition)
S3 Question Bank
3B Chapter 9 Area and Volume (III)
Multiple-choice Questions
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15 cm
5 cm
Find the volume of the pyramid VABC in the figure.
A. 90 cm3
B. 112.5 cm3
C. 180 cm3
D. 270 cm3
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8 cm
The figure shows a right pyramid VABCD, whose base is a rectangle ABCD. It is given that the
volume of the pyramid is 112 cm3. Find the length of AB.
2
A. cm
3
B. 2 cm
C. 4 cm
D. 6 cm
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In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a cuboid and EACD is a pyramid. What is the ratio of the volume of
the pyramid to that of the cuboid?
A. 1 : 2
B. 1 : 3
C. 1 : 4
D. 1 : 6
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y cm
The total surface area of the regular pyramid in the figure is 184 cm2. The area of each lateral face
of the pyramid is 30 cm2. Find y.
A. 3.75
B. 7.5
C. 8
D. 8.5
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A
11 cm
E D
10 cm
B C
P
20 cm
The figure shows a right pyramid ABCDE. Its base is a rectangle with dimensions 20 cm 10 cm.
The height AP of △ABC is 11 cm. Find the total surface area of the pyramid.
A. 360 cm2
B. 380 cm2
C. 560 cm2
D. 625 cm2
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The figure shows a frustum of a regular pyramid. Its upper base and lower base are squares of
sides 7 cm and 14 cm respectively. VN = 25 cm. Find the volume of the frustum.
A. 784 cm3
B. 817 cm3
C. 1 372 cm3
D. 1 429 cm3
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22.5 cm
12 cm
Find the curved surface area of the right circular cone in the figure.
A. 270 cm2
B. 306 cm2
C. 450 cm2
D. 1 080 cm2
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Which of the following right circular cones has the greatest volume?
A.
8
B.
C.
D.
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A right circular cone and a cylinder are of the same height and the same volume. If the base radius
of the cylinder is 6 cm, find the base radius of the cone.
A. 2 cm
B. 12 cm
C. 108 cm
D. 18 cm
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135
Fig. A Fig. B
Fig. A shows a sector of area 6 cm2 with 135 as the angle of the sector. The sector is folded into
a right circular cone shown in Fig. B. Find the volume of the cone obtained, correct to the nearest
0.1 cm3.
A. 2.8 cm3
B. 8.7 cm3
C. 9.4 cm3
D. 69.9 cm3
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The cone shown in the figure is cut along a slant height and then a sector is obtained. Which of the
following is/are true?
I. The radius of the sector is 24 cm.
II. The area of the sector is 175 cm2.
III. The angle of the sector is an acute angle.
A. I only
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B. II only
C. I and III only
D. II and III only
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The figure shows a solid formed by a right circular cone and a cylinder with a common base. It is
given that the curved surface areas of the cone and the cylinder are the same, and the height of the
cone is 1.6 times that of the cylinder. Find the total surface area of the solid.
A. 60 cm2
B. 120 cm2
C. 156 cm2
D. 276 cm2
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27 cm
6 cm
As shown in the figure, after putting a right circular cone into a cylindrical container, the depth of
water is one third of the height of the cone. Find the volume of water inside the container.
A. 96 cm3
B. 216 cm3
C. 228 cm3
D. 324 cm3
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If the total surface areas of the hemisphere, the sphere and the cylinder as shown in the figure are
represented by p, q and r respectively, which of the following is true?
A. p > q > r
B. p > r > q
C. q > p > r
D. q > r > p
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d cm
The figure shows a hemisphere of diameter d cm. Express its volume in terms of d.
1
A. πd 3 cm3
12
1
B. πd 3 cm3
6
2
C. πd 3 cm3
3
4
D. πd 3 cm3
3
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A solid metal sphere of surface area 144 cm2 is melted and recast into 4 identical small solid
metal spheres. Find the volume of each small sphere.
A. 4.5 cm3
B. 36 cm3
C. 72 cm3
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D. 288 cm3
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7.5 cm
In the figure, a steel sphere is put into a cylindrical container of base radius 7.5 cm. The water
surface just covers the sphere and the depth of water is 6 cm. Find the original depth of water
before putting the sphere into the container.
A. 0.64 cm
B. 0.88 cm
C. 4.8 cm
D. 5.36 cm
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7x
In the figure, a test tube whose shape is a cylinder with a hemisphere at one end is placed
vertically. The height of the test tube is 7x, where x is the radius of the hemisphere. If the volume
of water in the test tube occupies half of the space in the test tube, find the area of the surface of
the test tube in contact with water.
16
A. πx 2
3
B. 7x2
22
C. πx 2
3
28
D. πx 2
3
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The radius of a hemisphere and the base radius of a right circular cone are equal. The total surface
area of the cone is 75% of that of the hemisphere. Find the ratio of the volume of the hemisphere
to that of the cone.
A. 4 : 3
B. 8 : 3
C. 8 : 5
D. 8 : 9
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Let L be the length of a side of a regular icosahedron (20-faced polyhedron). Which kind of
measurement is represented by the expression 5 3 L2 ?
A. Linear measurement
B. Quadratic measurement
C. Cubic measurement
D. None of the above
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18 cm
y cm
P
Q
The figure shows two similar plane figures P and Q. The areas of P and Q are 45 cm2 and 20 cm2
respectively. Find y.
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 14.4
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If the perimeter of a regular pentagon is decreased by 40%, then the area of the pentagon is
decreased by
A. 16%.
B. 36%.
C. 40%.
D. 64%.
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In the figure, BCDE is a parallelogram. CB is produced to A such that
area of △ABF : area of △ACG = 4 : 9. G is the mid-point of CD. AG and BE intersect at F. If the
area of △ABF = 6 cm2, find the area of BCDE.
A. 7.5 cm2
B. 13.5 cm2
C. 15 cm2
D. 18 cm2
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A solid metal cuboid of height 30 cm is melted and recast into some small cuboids of height 10 cm
each. Given that the original cuboid and each small cuboid are similar, at most how many small
cuboids can be obtained?
A. 3
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B. 6
C. 9
D. 27
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V
B C
A I J D
F E
H K
G L
The figure shows a regular pyramid VGHIJKL. ABCDEF is a plane parallel to GHIJKL.
If VH = 40 and VA = 32, express the volume of the frustum ABCDEFGHIJKL as a percentage of
that of the pyramid VGHIJKL.
A. 36%
B. 48.8%
C. 51.2%
D. 80%
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P, Q and R are three regular tetrahedrons. It is given that the ratio of total surface area of P to that
of Q is 25 : 36, while the ratio of the length of each side of R to that of Q is 2 : 3. Find the ratio of
the volume of P to that of R.
A. 5 : 4
B. 24 : 25
C. 125 : 64
D. 125 : 729
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In the figure, a vessel in the shape of an inverted right circular cone containing water of volume
6 400 cm3 is placed vertically. After a stone of volume 6 100 cm3 is immersed in water, the depth
of water increased by 6.1 cm. Find the new depth of water.
A. 12.5 cm
B. 18.6 cm
C. 24.4 cm
D. 30.5 cm
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The figure shows a vertical right conical vessel containing some water. The ratio of the area of
surface of the vessel in contact with water to that not in contact with water is 16 : 9. If the volume
of water in the vessel is 800 cm3, find the volume of the remaining space in the vessel.
A. 337.5 cm3
B. 450 cm3
C. 600 cm3
D. 762.5 cm3
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9 cm
6 cm
4 small pyramids
A large solid iron regular pyramid of height 9 cm and volume 192 cm3 is melted and recast into
4 identical small solid iron regular pyramids as shown. Assume that no material is wasted in the
process. Which of the following is/are true?
I. The height of each small pyramid is 6.75 cm.
II. The area of each lateral face of each small pyramid is 15 cm2.
III. Each small pyramid is similar to the large pyramid.
A. II only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
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The height of a pyramid is 15 cm and its base area is 30 cm2. Find the volume of the pyramid.
A. 150 cm3
B. 225 cm3
C. 325 cm3
D. 450 cm3
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5 cm
What is the volume of the pyramid in the figure?
A. 320 cm3
B. 230 cm3
C. 160 cm3
D. 80 cm3
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18 cm
The figure shows a right pyramid VABCD, whose base ABCD is a square. Find the total surface
area of the pyramid.
A. 459 cm2
B. 864 cm2
C. 1 296 cm2
D. 1 404 cm2
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The height and the volume of a pyramid are 13 cm and 65 cm3 respectively. What is the base area
of the pyramid?
A. 5 cm2
B. 65 cm 2
C. 12 cm2
D. 15 cm2
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The volume of a pyramid is 180 cm3. If the base of the pyramid is a square of side 6 cm, what is
the height of the pyramid?
A. 90 cm
B. 30 cm
C. 15 cm
D. 30 cm
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5m
3m
In the figure, a solid right pyramid VABCD fits perfectly in a rectangular box ABCDSPQR. What is
the volume of the space left in the box?
A. 10 m3
B. 15 m3
C. 20 m3
D. 30 m3
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13 cm
The figure shows the net of a right pyramid with a square base. What is the total surface area of the
pyramid?
A. 240 cm2
B. 340 cm2
C. 400 cm2
1 300
D. cm 2
3
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The height of a right circular cone is 15 cm and its base diameter is 14 cm. Find the volume of the
circular cone.
A. 245 cm3
B. 630 cm3
C. 735 cm3
D. 980 cm3
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3 cm
In the figure, the height of the right circular cone is 4 cm and its base radius is 3 cm. The base
radius of the cylinder is 2 cm. If they have the same volume, find the height of the cylinder.
A. 2 cm
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B. 3 cm
C. 4 cm
D. 6 cm
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The figure shows a right circular cone. Its base radius and height are 9 cm and 12 cm respectively.
Find the curved surface area of the circular cone.
A. 18 cm2
B. 108 cm2
C. 135 cm2
D. 216 cm2
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The base radius of a right circular cone is 1.5 cm and its height is 2 cm. Find the total surface area
of the circular cone.
A. 2.25 cm2
B. 3.75 cm2
C. 5 cm2
D. 6 cm2
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A cylindrical container of base radius 6 cm and height 8 cm is filled up with water. An empty cup
in the shape of an inverted right circular cone of base radius 10 cm is placed vertically. Paul pours
all the water from the container into the cup. If the cup is just filled up, find the height of the cup.
(Give the answer correct to the nearest 0.1 cm.)
A 8.6 cm
B. 10.1 cm
C. 26.1 cm
D. 86.4 cm
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15 cm
In the figure, a rectangular tank of height 7 cm has a square base of side 10 cm and is filled up
with water. If the water in the tank can just fill up an empty vertical right conical vessel of height
15 cm, what is the base radius of the conical vessel?
(Give the answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
A. 6.68 cm
B. 6.83 cm
C. 11.8 cm
D. 21.0 cm
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2.5 cm
Find the volume of the right conical paper cup in the figure.
(Give the answer correct to 3 significant figures.)
A. 20.2 cm3
B. 63.4 cm3
C. 98.1 cm3
D. 190 cm3
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The surface area of a sphere is 64π cm2. Find the volume of the sphere.
64
A. π cm 3
3
128
B. π cm 3
3
C. 64 cm3
256
D. π cm 3
3
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Find the volume of the hemisphere in the figure.
A. 24 cm3
B. 48 cm3
C. 144 cm3
D. 288 cm3
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The volume of a sphere is 36π cm3. Find its surface area.
A. 12 cm2
B. 24 cm2
C. 36 cm2
D. 48 cm2
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The surface area of a sphere is 576π cm2. Find its diameter.
A. 12 cm
B. 24 cm
C. 36 cm
D. 48 cm
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3 cm
In the figure, a solid sphere of radius 3 cm can just fit into a cylindrical container of base radius
3 cm and height 6 cm. Find the volume of the remaining space in the container.
A. 54 cm3
B. 36 cm3
C. 28 cm3
D. 18 cm3
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18 cm
The solid shown in the figure consists of a right circular cone and a hemisphere with a common
base. Find the volume of the solid.
A. 621 cm3
B. 891 cm3
C. 972 cm3
D. 1 377 cm3
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Refer to the solid as shown. Which of the following algebraic expressions represents a quantity
whose dimension is 3?
A. 4a
B. 2a2
C. 2a3
D. 10a2
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Let a, b, c, d and h be the linear measurements of a solid. Which of the following algebraic
expressions represents a quantity which is a linear measurement?
1
A. ( a b) h
2
B. 6a2
C. a2h
D. a + b + c + d
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Let r, h, b and be the linear measurements of a solid. Which of the following algebraic
expressions does not represent a quantity of cubic measurement?
A. r2h
1
B. πr 2 h
3
C. bh
D. 2rh + 2r2
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Refer to the solid as shown. Which of the following algebraic expressions represent(s) a quantity
whose dimension is 2?
I. 3a3
II. 3a2
III. 8a
IV. 14a2
A. I only
B. I and III only
C. II and IV only
D. I, II and IV only
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Let a be the length of a side of a regular dodecahedron (12-faced polyhedron). Which kind of
(15 7 5 ) a 3
measurement is represented by the expression ?
4
A. Linear measurement
B. Quadratic measurement
C. Cubic measurement
D. None of the above
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In the figure, △ABC and △BPQ are two equilateral triangles. PQ : AC = 1 : 3. Find the ratio of the
area of △BPQ to that of quadrilateral PQCA.
A. 1 : 6
B. 1 : 7
C. 1 : 8
D. 1 : 9
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5 cm
A B
The figure shows two similar solids A and B. Find the ratio of the volume of solid A to that of
solid B.
A. 2 : 5
B. 4 : 25
C. 6 : 15
D. 8 : 125
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A candle of 30 cm long is melted and recast into some small candles similar to the original one. If
each small candle is 5 cm long, at most how many small candles are made?
A. 216
B. 144
C. 36
D. 6
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A vessel in the shape of an inverted right circular cone containing 324 cm3 of water is placed
3
vertically. If the depth of water in the vessel is of the height of the vessel, find the capacity of
5
the vessel.
A. 540 cm3
B. 750 cm3
C. 1 250 cm3
D. 1 500 cm3
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In the figure, a right circular cone X is divided into a small right circular cone P and a frustum Q.
The heights of P and X are 4 cm and 10 cm respectively. Find the ratio of the volume of P to that
of Q.
A. 2 : 5
B. 4 : 25
C. 8 : 117
D. 8 : 125
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The surface area of a spherical soap bubble is 40 cm2. If its radius increases by 10%, find its
increase in surface area.
A 0.4 cm2
B. 4 cm2
C. 8.4 cm2
D. 48.4 cm2
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The volume of a steel cylindrical rod is 30 m3. In cold weather, the rod contracts to a smaller rod
which is similar to the original rod. If the length of the rod is decreased by 2%, find its decrease in
volume.
(Give the answer correct to the nearest 0.1 m3.)
A. 2.4 m3
B. 1.8 m3
C. 0.8 m3
D. 0.6 m3
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