Solid Geometry

Sphere

Volume =4/3πr3
Surface Area = 4πr2
Great circle is always in the
center of the sphere

Spherical Segment with One Base

𝜋ℎ2
Volume = (3𝑅 − ℎ)
3
Surface Area = 2πRh

Spherical Segment with two Bases

𝜋ℎ
Volume = (3𝑎2 + 3𝑏 2 + ℎ2 )
6

Calc – tech for volume

A salad bowl is in the form of a spherical segment with two
bases. The upper-base is a great circle of radius 5”. The
altitude of the bowl is 2”. Find its capacity. Ans. 148.7 in3
Solution:
Mode 3,3
1. AC
2. Shift 1 ,5 ,1, shift ,rcl ,(-)
3. Shift 1 ,5 ,2, shift, rcl ,(˚’”)
4. Shift 1 ,5 ,3, shift, rcl ,(HYP)
5. MODE 1
𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡
∫ 𝐶𝑥 2 + 𝐵𝑥 + 𝐴
𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡
RECTANGULAR PARALLELEPIPED
Volume = 𝑎𝑏𝑐
c
Lateral Area = 2(ac+bc)
Total Surface Area = 2(ab+bc+ac)
b

PYRAMID
1
Volume = 𝐴 𝐻
3 𝐵𝐴𝑆𝐸

FRUSTUM OF A PYRAMID
𝐻
Volume = 3 (𝐵1 + 𝐵2 + √𝐵1 𝐵2)

CONE
1
Volume = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
3
Lateral Area = πrL
Slant Height: L2=r2+h2

Frustum of Cone

𝜋ℎ 2
Volume = (𝑟 + 𝑅 2 + 𝑟𝑅)
3
Lateral Area = ΠL(r+R)
Slant Height: L2=(R-r)2+h2
Right Circular Cylinder

Volume = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
Lateral Area = 2Πrh
Slant Height: 2πr2+2πrh

Larc=(πθr)/180

VolumeTruncated prism=Ave. h(Abase)

Example:
The Lateral edge of a frustum of a regular pyramid is 1.8m long.
It upper base is a square, 1m x 1m, while its base, also a
square, 2.4m x 2.4m. what is the volume of the frustum?
Answer: 5.6m2

1.8m
h=? by Pythagorean theorem : 1.82 – 0.72 =h2
h= 1.658m
0.7m
Mode 3,3
x y x y
0 area lower base 0 5.76
h/2 midsection area 1.658/2 (5.76+1)/2 =3.38
h area upper base 1.658 1

1.658
∫ 𝐶𝑥 2 + 𝐵𝑥 + 𝐴
0