PROBLEM SETS – MATH 9

1. The total surface area of a cube is 150 ¿2. Find the measure of the edge and
diagonal of the cube.
2. Find the volume of a piece of wood (prism) whose ends are equilateral triangles
which was cut from a cylindrical piece of wood with radius 10 cm and 40 cm long.
3. A lead pencil whose ends are regular hexagons was cut from a cylindrical piece
of wood, with the least waste. If the original piece was 8” long and ½” in diameter,
find the volume of the pencil.
4. A roadway cut 15 m wide at the bottom, 80 m long is made with sloping sides
which are 30 ft. and 15 ft. in length, inclined at 45° and 30° respectively. What is
the cost of removing the earth if hauling rate is P500.00 per truck and the truck
capacity is 5.5 m3 ?
5. An electric refrigerator is built in a form of rectangular parallelepiped. The
inside dimensions are 3 ft. by 2.6 ft. by 1.8 ft. A freezing unit (1.1 ft. by 0.8 ft. by
0.7 ft.) subtracts from the storage room of the box. Find the capacity of the
refrigerator.
6. A closed cylindrical tank measures 12 ft. long and 5 ft. in diameter. It has to
contain water to a depth of 3 ft when lying in the horizontal position. Find the
depth of water when it is in vertical position.
7. How many cubic yard of material are needed for the foundation of barn 40 by 80
ft., if the foundation is 2 ft thick and 12 ft. high.