Solid Geometry HCC Lecture
Solid Geometry HCC Lecture
Prepared by: John Ryan D. Regalario, EcE 10. A cylindrical gasoline tank, lying
horizontally, 0.90 m. in diameter and 3 m long
1. Each side of a cube is increased by 1%. By is filled to a depth of 0.60 m. How many gallons
what percent is the volume of the cube of gasoline does it contain? Hint: One cubic
increased? meter = 265 gallons
ans: ans:
2. If the edge of a cube is increased by 30%, by 11. A closed cylindrical tank is 8 feet long and 3
how much is the surface area increased? feet in diameter. When lying in a horizontal
ans: position, the water is 2 feet deep. If the tank is
the vertical position, the depth of water in the
3. Find the total surface area of a cube of side 6 tank is:
cm. ans:
ans:
12. A circular piece of cardboard with a
4. The space diagonal of a cube is 4√3 m. Find diameter of 1 m will be made into a conical hat
its volume. 40 cm high by cutting a sector off and joining
ans: the edges to form a cone. Determine the angle
subtended by the sector removed.
5. A rectangular bin 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and ans:
2 feet high is solidly packed with bricks whose
dimensions are 8 in. by 4 in. by 2 in. The 13. Find the volume of a cone to be constructed
number of bricks in the bin is: from a sector having a diameter of 72 cm and
ans: central angle of 210°.
ans:
6. The base edge of a regular hexagonal prism is
6 cm and its bases are 12 cm apart. Find its 14. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a
volume in cu. cm. base diameter of 12 cm. It holds water to a
ans: depth of 18 cm above its vertex. Find the
volume (in cm3) of its content.
7. The base edge of a regular pentagonal prism ans:
is 6 cm and its bases are 12 cm apart. Find its
volume in cu. cm. 15. The ratio of the volume to the lateral area of
ans: a right circular cone is 2:1. If the altitude is 15
cm, what is the ratio of the slant height to the
8. A trough has an open top 0.30 m by 6 m and radius?
closed vertical ends which are equilateral ans:
triangles 30 cm on each side. It is filled with
water to half its depth. Find the volume of the 16. A regular triangular pyramid has an altitude
water in cubic meters. of 9 m and a volume of 187.06 cu. m. What is
ans: the base edge in meters?
ans:
9. A circular cylinder is circumscribed about a
right prism having a square base one meter on 17. The volume of the frustum of a regular
an edge. The volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. triangular pyramid is 135 cu. m. The lower base
m. Find its altitude in meters. is an equilateral triangle with an edge of 9 m.
ans: The upper base is 8 m above the lower base.
What is the upper base edge in meters? its volume (in m^3).
ans: ans: