Mensuration Questions

Multiple choice
  1. $108\pi cm^3$
  2. $36 \pi cm^3$
  3. $12\pi cm^3$
  4. $\frac {4}{3}\pi cm^3$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The greatest sphere that can fit inside a cylinder is limited by the smaller of the cylinder's diameter (2 * radius = 6) or height (7). The diameter of the sphere is 6, so its radius is 3. Volume = (4/3) * pi * r^3 = (4/3) * pi * 27 = 36 * pi.

Multiple choice
  1. $540\space cm^2$
  2. $520\space cm^2$
  3. $550\space cm^2$
  4. $560\space cm^2$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The area of the curved surface of a cylinder is given by 2 * pi * r * h. Substituting the values: 2 * (22/7) * 3.5 * 25 = 2 * 22 * 0.5 * 25 = 550 cm^2.

Multiple choice
  1. $\displaystyle \dfrac{175}{\pi }cm^{3} $
  2. $\displaystyle \dfrac{150}{\pi }cm^{3} $
  3. $\displaystyle \dfrac{200}{\pi }cm^{3} $
  4. $\displaystyle \dfrac{160}{\pi }cm^{3} $
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Folding a 10x8 rectangle into a cylinder: Case 1 (height 8, circumference 10): r = 10/(2*pi) = 5/pi. Volume = pi * r^2 * h = pi * (25/pi^2) * 8 = 200/pi. Case 2 (height 10, circumference 8): r = 8/(2*pi) = 4/pi. Volume = pi * (16/pi^2) * 10 = 160/pi. The bigger volume is 200/pi.