Maths Secondary 2 Express

Revision Worksheet
Topic: Measuration of Pyramids, Cones and Spheres

Name: ____________________ Class: ______ Date: ___________

1.
10 cm

12 cm

12 cm
Find
(a) the volume of the following square pyramid whose height is 10 cm and square base
with sides 12 cm.
(b) the surface area of the square pyramid.

2. 5 cm

4 cm

6 cm
The pyramid shown below has a square base and dimensions as shown in the
diagram. Calculate its
(a) volume
(b) total surface area.

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*3
. V

BB
A
MM
N
D C

VABCD is a pyramid with a square base ABCD and a height VN. Given that the
slant height, VM, is perpendicular to BC, the height, VN, is 12 cm and the volume
of the pyramid is 400 cm3, calculate the

(a) length of the side of its square base,

(b) the length of VM,
(c) total surface area of the pyramid.

4.

25 cm
24 cm

22
A solid cone has a base diameter of 14 cm. Taking π to be , find
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(a) the base area of the solid cone with dimensions as shown,

(b) the total surface area of this cone. [Total Surface Area of cone = πrl + πr 2 ]

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5.

A solid cone of radius r centimetres and height h centimetres has a volume of

 1 2 
100 π cm 3 . Volume of cone = πr h 
 3 

(a) 300
Show that h = ,
r2

(b) Given that h = 12 cm, find the slant height of the cone.

(c) Hence, find the total surface area of the cone.

6. 2.5 cm

6.5 cm

The figure shows a conical cup. The slant height is 6.5 cm and the radius is 2.5 cm.
Taking π = 3.14 , what is the amount of water needed to fill the cup?

*7
.

3
 The solid shown is made up of a hemisphere and a cone. The diameter of the
hemisphere is 8 cm. Find

(a) the surface area of the hemisphere,

(b) the surface area of the cone,
(c) the total surface area of the solid.

8.

15 cm

A solid hemisphere has a radius of 15 cm. Taking π = 3.142 , find

 4 3 2
Vol. of shpere = 3 πr , Surface Area of sphere = 4πr 

(a) its volume,

(b) its total surface area.

*9 A solid sphere of radius 8 cm is recast into a solid cylinder of radius 4 cm and

. height h cm. Find the value of h. (Take π = 3.14 )

4 cm

8 cm

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(The volume of sphere of radius r is π r 3 .)
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Q1. Answers
(a) 480 cm3 (b) 424.8 cm2

[Solution]

(a)
1
volume = ×12 ×12 ×10
3
= 480 cm 3

4
(c)
Slanted length = 10 2 + 6 2
= 11.7cm

Surface Area = 4 ×0.5 ×11.7 ×12 +12 ×12

= 424.8 cm 2
Q2. Answers

(a) 48 cm3 (b) 96 cm2

Q3. Answers

(a) 10 cm (b) 13 cm (c) 360cm²

[Solution]

(a)
1
Volume = × base area × h
3
1
400 = × x 2 ×12
3
x = 100
2

x = 10

Q4. Answers

(a) 154 cm2 (b) 704 cm2

Q5. Answers

(b) 13 cm (c) 282.8

[Solution]
(a)
1
Volume= πr 2 h
3
1 2
100π = πr h
3
300 = r 2 h
300
h = 2 (shown)
r

(b)

5
 300
12 =
r2
r = 5 cm

Q6. Answers
39.25 cm2
Q7. Answers

(a) 101 cm2 (b) 62.8 cm2 (c) 164 cm2

[Solution]

(a)
Surface area of the hemisphere = 0.5 × 4 × π × 4 2
= 101 cm 2

(b)
Surface area of the cone = π × 4 × 5
= 62.8 cm 2

(c)
Total surface area =101 + 62.8
=164 cm 2

Q8. Answers

(a) 7065 cm3 (b) 2119.5 cm2

Q9. Answers

42.7 cm