SPHERES, CONES AND CYLINDERS

[ESTIMATED TIME: 50 minutes] GCSE

(+ IGCSE) EXAM QUESTION PRACTICE
1. [3 marks]

9 A cylinder has diameter 12 cm and length 30 cm.

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12 cm

30 cm

Work out the curved surface area of the cylinder.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

........................................ cm2

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2. [3 marks]
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3.5 cm accurately drawn

8.2 cm

A solid cylinder has radius 3.5 cm and height 8.2 cm.

Work out the total surface area of the cylinder.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

....................................................... cm2

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

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18. 0.4 cm

10 cm

The outer diameter of a hollow spherical ball is 10 cm. Diagram NOT

The ball is made from rubber which is 0.4 cm thick. accurately drawn

Calculate the volume of rubber needed to make the ball.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

10 cm

The outer diameter of a hollow spherical ball is 10 cm.

The ball is made from rubber which is 0.4 cm thick.

Calculate the volume of rubber needed to make the ball.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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(Total 4 marks)

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(Total 4 marks)

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 7. [3 marks]

A cone has a base radius r cm and vertical height h cm.

7 h cm
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The volume of the cone is 12π cm3.

Find an expression for r in terms of h. r

r =..............................
(Total for Question 20 is 2 marks) (3)
8. [4 marks]
(Total for Question 4 is 8 marks)
21 A sphere has a surface area of 81 cm2.
Work
out the volume of the sphere.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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(Total for Question 21 is 4 marks)

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a cm.
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The total surface area of the cone is 360 cm
The volume of the cone is cm3 k is an integer.
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(Total for Question 20 is 6 marks)

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 11. [4 marks]
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A B
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The diagram shows a solid cone.

The base of the cone is a horizontal circle, centre O, with radius 4.5 cm.
AB is a diameter of the base and OV is the vertical height of the cone.
The curved surface area of the cone is 130 cm2
Calculate the size of the angle AVB.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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...............................

(Total for Question 21 is 4 marks)

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12. [5 marks]
21

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

15 cm

A solid cone has a height of 15 cm.

The volume of the cone is 320 cm3
Work out the curved surface area of the cone.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

.............................................. cm2

(Total for Question 21 is 5 marks)

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13. [5 marks]

23 The diagram shows a solid cylinder.

Diagram NOT
accurately drawn

h cm

The cylinder has radius 4 3 cm and height h cm.

The total surface area of the cylinder is 56π 6 cm2
Find the exact value of h.
Give your answer in the form a 2 + b 3 , where a and b are integers.
Show your working clearly.

h =......................................................

(Total for Question 23 is 5 marks)

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