SOLID GEOMETRY

HOMEWORK
1. The solid formed by revolving a circle about an external axis in its plane is called
(Ans. C)
a. annulus b. conoid c. torus d. prismatoid
2. The intersection of two faces of a pyramid is called the (Ans. A)
a. lateral edge b. slant height c. altitude d. hypotenuse
3. It is a polyhedron of which one face is a polygon and the other face are triangles
which have a common vertex. (Ans. B)
a. prism b. pyramid c. cone d. prismatoid
4. The altitude of any of the lateral faces of a regular pyramid is called the (Ans. D)
a. lateral edge b. altitude c. median d. slant height
5. It is a polyhedron whose faces are all square. (Ans. B)
a. tetrahedron b. hexahedron c. octahedron d. dodecagon
6. The dihedral angle is the angle between two intersecting (Ans. C)
a. lines b. arcs c. planes d. chords
7. Which of the regular polyhedrons has faces that are regular pentagons? (Ans. B)
a. tetrahedron b. dodecahedron c. octahedron d. icosahedron
8. If the base of a solid is a circle and every section perpendicular to the base is an
isosceles triangle, the solid is called. (Ans. C)
a. conicoid b. prismoid c. conoid d. astroid
9. The radius of a sphere that is inscribed in a regular hexahedron of edge e is equal to
(Ans. A)
a. e/2 b. e/3 c. e/4 d. e/5
10. It is a polyhedron of which two faces are equal polygons in parallel planes and the
other faces are parallelograms. (Ans. B)
a. tetrahedron b. prism c. pyramid d. prisnoid
11. A spherical wooden ball 15 cm in diameter sinks to a depth of 12 cm in a certain
liquid. The area exposed above the liquid is (Ans. C)
a. 53 pi cm2 b. 15 pi cm2 c. 45 pi cm2 d. 35 pi cm2
12. What is the total area of a cube whose edge is 5 cm? (Ans. A)
a. 150 cm2 b. 145 cm2 c. 140 cm2 d. 135 cm2
13. Find the volume of the frustum of a right circular cone whose altitude is 6 and whose
base radii are 2 and 3. (Ans. D)
a. 35 Π b. 36 Π c. 37 Π d. 38 Π
14. The angle of a line is 60 degrees and the radius of the sphere is 15 cm. Find the
volume of the spherical wedge whose base is the given lune. (Ans. A)
3 3 3 3
a. 750 Π cm b. 700 Π cm c. 650 Π cm d. 600 Π cm
15. A sphere of radius R is inscribed in ac cube of edge e. What is the ratio of the volume
of the sphere to the volume of the cube? (Ans. B)
a. 0.6523 b. 0.5236 c. 0.3652 d. 0.2635
16. The slant height of a right circular cone is 13 and the altitude is 12. Find the radius of
the base. (Ans. D)
a. 8 b. 7 c. 6 d. 5
17. A hemispherical bowl of radius 10 cm is filled with water to a depth of 5 cm. Find the
volume of the water. (Ans. C)
 3 3 3 3
a. 615 Π /3 cm b. 620 Π /3 cm c. 625 Π /3 cm d. 630 Π /3 cm
2
18. The area of a lune is 4 Π cm and the radius of the sphere is 3 m. Find the angle of
the lune. (Ans. A)
a. 400 b. 450 c. 500 d. 550
19. The volume of a sphere whose diameter is 20 cm is (Ans. C)
a. 4198.87 cm3 b. 4179.88 cm3 c. 4188.79 cm3 d. 4187.89 cm3
20. Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangular box whose edges are 6, 8 and 10.
(Ans. D)
a. 7 √ 2 b. 8 √ 2 c. 9 √ 2 d. 10 √ 2
21. Find the area of the base of a prism whose volume is 516.6 cu ft and whose height is
16.4 in. (Ans. D)
a. 372 ft2 b. 374 ft2 c. 376 ft2 d. 378 ft2
22. Find the slant height of a regular pyramid each of whose faces is enclosed by an
equilateral triangle with side 8. (Ans. B)
a. 6.73 b. 6.93 c. 6.83 d. 6.63
23. What is the volume of a pyramid whose altitude is 27 and whose base is a square 8 on
a side? (Ans. C)
a. 756 b. 657 c. 576 d. 675
24. A concrete pedestal is in the form of a frustum of a regular square pyramid whose
altitude is 1.2 m and the base edges 0.40 m and 0.70 m respectively. Find the volume
of the pedestal. (Ans. A)
a. 0.372 m3 b. 0.237 m3 c. 0.273 m3 d. 0.723 m3
25. The base radii of the frustum of a cone are 6 cm and 10 cm respectively. Find the
altitude of the frustum if its volume is 1, 176 Π cu cm? (Ans. C)
a. 16 cm b. 17 cm c. 18 cm d. 19 cm
26. What is the diameter of a sphere for which its volume is equal to its surface area?
(Ans. B)
a. 7 b. 6 c. 5 d. 4
27. Find the volume of a spherical wedge whose angle is 360 on a sphere of radius 6 cm.
(Ans. A)
3 3 3 3
a. 28 . 8 Π cm b. 27 . 7 Π cm c. 26 . 6 Π cm d. 25 .5 Π cm
28. Find the volume of a right circular cone whose base radius is 8 cm and whose altitude
is 15 cm. (Ans. A)
a. 320 pi cm3 b. 330 pi cm3 c. 340 pi cm3 d. 350 pi cm3
29. The volume of a sphere of radius 1.2 m is (Ans. D)
a. 8.372 m3 b. 2.783 m3 c. 3.872 m2 d. 7.238 m3
30. The volume of a square pyramid is 384 cm3 and its altitude is 8 cm. How long is an
edge of the base? (Ans. B)
a. 11 cm b. 12 cm c. 13 cm d. 14 cm
31. Find the altitude of a right prism for which the area of the lateral surface is 338 and
the perimeter of the base is 13. (Ans. B)
a. 25 b. 26 c. 27 d. 28
32. A conical tank is 10.5 m deep and its circular top has a radius of 5 cm. How many
liters of water will it hold? (Ans. C)
a. 260, 500 Π b. 261, 500 Π c. 262, 500 Π d. 263, 500 Π
33. Find the diameter of a sphere whose surface area is 324 Π . (Ans. C)
a. 16 b. 17 c. 18 d. 19
34. Find the area of a zone of a sphere whose radus is 6 if the altitude of the zone is 2.
(Ans. D)
a. 21 pi b. 22 pi c. 23 pi d. 24 pi
35. The volume of 10 cm high conical paper weight is 180 cm3. The radius of the base is
(Ans. A)
a. 4.15 cm b. 4.17 cm c. 4.19 cm d. 4.21 cm
36. The volume of the frustum of a cone which is 25 cm high and whose base radii are
7.5 cm and 5 cm long respectively is (Ans. A)
a. 3, 108.87 cm3 b. 3, 107.88 cm3 c. 3, 170.88 cm3 d. 3, 180.78 cm3
37. Find the volume of a cube whose total area is 384 cm2. (Ans. D)
a. 212 cm3 b. 312 cm3 c. 412 cm3 d. 512 cm3
38. Find the total area of a tetrahedron 3 units on an edge. (Ans. E)
a. 8 √ 3 b. 9 √ 3 c. 10 √ 3 d. 11 √ 3
3
39. The volume of a pyramid is 256 cm and its altitude is 24 cm. Find its base area.
(Ans. C)
a. 52 cm2 b. 42 cm2 c. 32 cm2 d. 22 cm2
40. The radii of the bases of the frustum of a right circular cone are 6 and 9 respectively
and the altitude is 4. Find the lateral area. (Ans. A)
a. 75 Π b. 65 Π c. 95 Π d. 85 Π
41. A sphere of radius r just fits into a cylindrical box. Find the empty space inside the
box. (Ans. A)
3 3 3 3
a. 2 Π r /3 b. 8 Π r /9 c. 4 Π r /9 d. 20 Π r /27
42. Find the volume of a pyramid having a pentagonal base with sides each equal to 12
cm and an apothem of 8 cm. The altitude of the pyramid is 36 cm. (Ans. C)
a. 2, 660 cm3 b. 2, 770 cm3 c. 2, 880 cm3 d. 2, 990 cm3
43. Find the volume of the frustum of a regular triangular pyramid whose altitude is 3 and
whose base edges are 4 and 8 respectively. (Ans. D)
a. 25 √ 3 b. 26 √ 3 c. 27 √ 3 d. 28 √ 3
44. The lateral area of a right circular cone with a radius of 20 cm and a height of 30 cm
is (Ans. A)
a. 2, 265.43 cm2 b. 2, 236.45 cm2 c. 2, 245.63 cm2 d. 2, 253.46 cm2
45. The base of a prism is a rectangle with sides 3 and 5. If its lateral area is 64, find its
altitude. (Ans. B)
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
46. find the number of degrees on a dihedral angle of a regular tetrahedron. (Ans. C)
a. 68.330 b. 69.430 c. 70.530 d. 71.630
47. Find the volume of a spherical zone in a sphere of radius 17 cm if the radius of the
zone is 8 cm. (Ans. D)
3 3 3 3
a. 1,126 Π /3 cm b. 1,136 Π /3 cm c. 1,146 Π /3 cm d. 1,156 Π /3 cm
48. Find the volume of a regular square pyramid whose slant height is 10 and whose base
edge is 12. (Ans. A)
a. 384 b. 374 c. 364 d. 354
49. The base of a prism is a rhombus whose sides are each 10 cm and whose shorter
diagonal is 12 cm. If the altitude is 12 cm, find its volume. (Ans. C)
a. 1, 132 cm3 b. 1, 142 cm3 c. 1, 152 cm3 d. 1, 162 cm3
50. Find the volume of a triangular prism whose altitude is 20 cm and whose sides are 6
cm, 8 cm and 12 cm. (Ans. A)
a. 426.61 cm3 b. 421.66 cm3 c. 461.26 cm3 d. 416.62 cm3
51. Find the volume of a spherical segment if the radii of the bases are 3 and 4
respectively and its altitude is 2. (Ans. D)
a. 83.27 b. 87.32 c. 83.72 d. 82.73
52. A stone is dropped into a circular tub 40 inches in diameter, causing the water therein
to rise 20 inches. What is the volume of the stone? (Ans. C)
3 3 3 3
a. 6, 000 Π in b. 7, 000 Π in c. 8, 000 Π in d. 9, 000 Π in
53. The base of a right parallelepiped is a rhombus whose sides are each 10 cm long and
one of whose angles is 60 degrees. If the altitude of the parallelepiped is 4 cm, find its
volume. (Ans. B)
a. 100 √ 3cm b. 200 √ 3 cm c. 300 √ 3cm d. 400 √ 3 cm
3 3 3 3

54. Find the volume of the largest cube that can be out from a circular log whose radius is
30. (Ans. A)
a. 76, 367.53 b. 75, 567.33 c. 73, 675.36 d. 77, 653.36
55. Find the lateral area of a pyramid whose altitude is 27 cm and whose base is a square
8 cm on a side. (Ans. B)
a. 437.62 cm2 b. 436.72 cm2 c. 432.76 cm2 d. 427.63 cm2
56. The diagonal of a cube is 2 √ 3 . Find its volume. (Ans. C)
a. 9 b. 7 c. 8 d. 6
57. Find the lateral area of the frustum of a regular square pyramid whose base edges are
6 and 12 and whose altitude is 4. (Ans. D)
a. 150 b. 160 c. 170 d. 180
58. If the radius of a sphere is 8 and if a plane passes through the sphres at a distance of 5
from its center, what are the areas of the circle of intersection? (Ans. B)
a. 38 pi b. 39 pi c. 40 pi d. 41 pi
59. Find the lateral area of a right circular cone that cone that can be inscribed in a cube
whose volume is 64. (Ans. A)
a. 28.1 b. 26.1 c. 24.1 d. 22.1
60. Find the lateral edge of a regular square pyramid whose slant height is 8 and whose
base edge is 6. (Ans. C)
a. 6.54 b. 7.54 c. 8.54 d. 9.54
61. The base edges of a triangular pyramid are 12, 14 and 16. If its altitude is 22, what is
the volume of the pyramid? (Ans. D)
a. 594.64 b. 564.94 c. 544.69 d. 596.44
62. The volume of the frustum of a right circular cone is 78 pi. The upper base radius is 2
and the lower base radius is 5. What is the altitude of the frustum? (Ans. B)
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
63. The volume of a right circular cone having a slant height of 13 and altitude 12 is
(Ans. A)
a. 100 Π b. 150 Π c. 200 Π d. 250 Π
64. Find the lateral area of a regular triangular pyramid whose base edge is 4 and its
lateral edge is 6. (Ans. D)
a. 21 √ 2 b. 22 √ 2 c. 23 √ 2 d. 24 √ 2
65. Find the height of a pyramid whose volume is 35 and whose base is a triangle with
sides 4, 7 and 5. (Ans. B)
a. 11.72 b. 10.72 c. 8.72 d. 9.72
66. The radii of the bases of the frustum of a right circular cone are 6 and 9 respectively
and its altitude is 4. Find its lateral area. (Ans. A)
a. 75 Π b. 85 Π c. 95 Π d. 65 Π
67. Find the volume of a sphere whose surface area is 64 Π . (Ans. A)
a. 256 Π /3 b. 254 Π /3 c. 252 Π / 3 d. 250 Π / 3
68. What is the area of a sphere if a zone on it having an area of 18 Π , has an altitude of
2? (Ans. C)
a. 79 pi b. 80 pi c. 81 pi d. 82 pi
69. A spherical bowl of radius 8 inches contains water to a depth of 3 inches. Find the
volume of the water in the bowl. (Ans. B)
a. 199.72 in3 b. 197.92 in3 c. 179.29 in3 d. 192.27 in3
70. The volume of a pyramid is 256 cm3 and its altitude is 24 cm. Find the area of its
base. (Ans. A)
a. 32 cm2 b. 34 cm2 c. 31 cm2 d. 33 cm2
71. Find the lateral area of a right circular cone if its slant height is 22 and the
circumference of its base is 8. (Ans. D)
a. 55 b. 66 c. 77 d. 88
72. What is the diameter of a sphere for which its volume is equal to its surface area?
(Ans. B)
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
73. The lateral area of a regular pyramid is 2, 048 and the perimeter of the base is 128.
Find the slant height. (Ans. C)
a. 42 b. 22 c. 32 d. 52
74. The area of the base of a right circular cone is 144 Π . If its altitude is 14, find its slant
height. (Ans. A)
a. 18.44 b. 17.33 c. 16.22 d. 15.11
75. Find the approximate change in the volume of a cube if each edge x of the cube is
increased by one percent. (Ans. B)
a. 0.02 x3 b. 0.03 x3 c. 0.04 x3 d. 0.05x3
76. The area of a diagonal section of a cube is 4 √ 2 cm (Ans. B)
2

a. 3 cm b. 2 cm c. 4 cm d. 1 cm
77. Find the volume of the largest circular cylinder that can be inscribed in a cube whose
volume is 64 cu cm. (Ans. D)
3 3 3 3
a. 13 Π cm b. 14 Π cm c. 15 Π cm d. 16 Π cm
78. The altitude of a square pyramid is 10 and a side of the base is 15. Find the area of a
cross section at a distance of 6 from the vertex. (Ans. A)
a. 81 b. 82 c. 83 d. 84
79. Find the volume of a regular tetrahedron whose edges are each equal to 6.
 a. 16 √ 2 b. 17 √ 2 c. 18 √ 2 d. 19 √ 2
80. The lateral area of a regular pyramid is 514.5 and the slant height is 42. Find the
perimeter of the base.
a. 24.5 b. 26.5 c. 22.5 d. 28.5
81. A wedge is cut from a circular tree whose diameter is 2 m by a horizontal plane up to
the vertical axis and another cutting plane which is inclined at 45 degree from the
previous plane. The volume of the wedge is
a. ¼ b. ½ c. 2/3 d. ¾
82. The zone of a spherical cone has an altitude of 2 cm and a radius of 4 cm. Find the
volume of the spherical cone.
3 3 3 3
a. 115 Π /3 cm b. 110 Π /3 cm c. 105 Π /3 cm d. 1 00 Π /3 cm
83. The base of a prism is the triangle ABC with A = 35 degrees, B = 68 degrees and c =
25. If the altitude of the prism is 10, find the volume of the prism
a. 1, 607.5 b. 1, 705.6 c. 1, 507.6 d. 1, 076.5
84. The capacities of two hemispherical tanks are in the ratio 64:125. If 4.8 kg of paint is
required to paint the outer surface of the smaller tank, then how many kg of paint
would be needed to paint the outer surface of the larger tank? (Ans. B)
a. 6.5 kg b. 7.5 kg c. 8.5 kg d. 9.5 kg
85. Find the volume of a sphere that is circumscribed about a cube of edge 4. (Ans. B)
a. 30 √3 Π b. 32 √ 3 Π c. 34 √3 Π d. 36 √ 3 Π
86. A sphere is inscribed in a right circular cone. The slant height of the cone is equal to
the diameter of its base. If the altitude of the cone is 15, find the surface area of the
sphere. (Ans. D)
a. 125 Π b. 120 Π c. 110 Π d. 100 Π
87. The base of tetrahedron is a triangle whose sides are 10, 24 and 26. If the altitude of
the tetrahedron is 20, find the area of a cross section whose distance from the base is
15. (Ans. C)
a. 9.5 b. 8.5 c. 7.5 d. 6.5
88. If the length of each edge of a cube is increased by 3 cm, its volume is increased by
387 cu cm. Find the length of each edge of the original cube. (Ans. A)
a. 5 cm b. 6 cm c. 7 cm d. 8 cm
89. The lateral area of a regular pyramid is 2 048 and the perimeter of the base is 128. It
is base is a regular octagon, find the altitude of the pyramid (Ans. B)
a. 24.5 b. 25.5 c. 26.5 d. 27.5
90. Find the area illuminated by a candle h meters from the surface of a ball r meters in
radius. (Ans. C)
2 Π rh 2 2 Π rh 2 2 Π r2 h 2 Π r2 h
a. r +h b. r−h c. r+h d. r−h
91. Find the volume of the frustum of a pyramid whose bases are regular hexagons with
base edges 5 cm and 10 cm respectively and the altitude is 15 cm. (Ans. A)
a. 2, 273.31 cm3 b. 2, 171.33 cm3 c. 2, 327.13 cm3 d. 2, 713.32 cm3
92. What is the volume of a cube if the number of cubic units in its volume is twice the
number of square units in its total surface area? (Ans. D)
a. 1, 827 b. 1, 287 c. 1, 872 d. 1, 728
93. Find the lateral area of regular hexagonal pyramid whose lateral edges are each 13 cm
and whose base has sides 10 cm each. (Ans. B)
a. 350 b. 360 c. 370 d. 380
94. The ratio of the volumes of two spheres is 8:27. What is the ratio of their surface
areas? (Ans. B)
a. 2/9 b. 4/9 c. 5/9 d. 7/9
95. Each edge of the upper base of the frustum of a regular quadrangular pyramid is 2
less than an edge of the lower base. Find the edge of the lower if the slant height is 10
and the total area is 160. (Ans. C)
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
96. Find the volume of a solid formed by revolving an equilateral triangle with side e
about an altitude. (Ans. A)
√3 Π e3 √3 Π e3 √2 Π e 3 √2 Π e 3
a. 24 b. 12 c. 24 d. 12
97. If the diameter of a sphere is increased by 40%, by what percent is the volume
increased? (Ans. D)
a. 144.7% b. 147.4% c. 177.4% d. 174.4%
98. The radii of two spheres are in the ratio 3:4 and the sum of their surfaces is 2, 500.
Find the radius of the smaller sphere. (Ans. B)
a. 14 b. 15 c. 16 d. 17
99. If the ratio of the lateral area of the frustum of a cone to its volume is 15:28, find the
altitude of the frustum if its base radii are 3 and 6 respectively. (Ans. C)
a. 6 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3
100. The lateral area of a right circular cone is 3 times the area of its base. Find the
angle at which the slant height of the cone is inclined with the base. (Ans. C)
a. 71.350 b. 72.150 c. 70.530 d. 73.250
101. The volume of a rectangular parallelepiped is 162. The three dimensions are in the
ratio 1:2:3. Find the total area. (Ans. A)
a. 198 b. 197 c. 196 d. 195
102. The base edge of a square pyramid is 3 m and its altitude is 10 m Find the area of
the section parallel to the base and 6 m from it. (Ans. C)
a. 1.22 m2 b. 1.33 m2 c. 1.44 m2 d. 1.55 m2
103. The area of the base of a pyramid is 25 and its altitude is 10. What is the distance
from the base of a section parallel to the base whose area is 9? (Ans. A)
a. 4 b. 3 c. 5 d. 2
104. The edge of a regular tetrahedron is 5. Find the edge of a cube which has the same
volume as the tetrahedron. (Ans. B)
a. 2.35 b. 2.45 c. 2.55 d. 2.65
105. A right circular cone whose slant height is 18 cm and the circumference of whose
base is 6 cm is cut by a plane parallel to the base such that the cone is cut off, has a
slant height of 4cm. Find the lateral area of the frustum formed. (Ans. D)
a. 48.3 b. 49.1 c. 50.2 d. 51.3
106. A tank has the force of a cylinder of revolutions whose diameter is 60 cm and
whose height is 244 cm. The tank is in horizontal position and is filled with water to a
depth of 46 cm. Find the approximate number of liters of water in the tank. (Ans. B)
a. 566 b. 567 c. 568 d. 569
107. A solid has a circular base of radius 20. Find the volume of the solid if every
section perpendicular to a certain diameter is an equilateral triangle. (Ans. A)
a. 18, 475.21 b. 14, 871.52 c. 17, 845.12 d. 15, 781.25
108. Find the total area of a regular hexagonal pyramid whose slant height is 5 ft and
whose base is 4 ft. (Ans. C)
a. 105.71 ft2 b. 107.15 ft2 c. 101.57 ft2 d. 110.75 ft2
109. A solid consists of hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. Find the
vertical angle of the cone if the volume of the conical an spherical portions are equal.
(Ans. C)
a. 51.130 b. 52.130 c. 53.130 d. 54.130
110. The slant height of the frustum of a right circular cone makes an angle of 60
degrees with the larger base. If the slant height is 30 cm and the radius of the smaller
base is 5 cm find the volume of the frustum. (Ans. B)
a. 15, 283.7 cm3 b. 14, 283.7 cm3 c. 13, 283.7 cm3 d. 12, 283.7 cm3
111. The lateral area of the frustum of a regular pyramid is 336 sq. cm. If the lower
base is a square having a side of 8 cm, the upper base is a square of side x cm and its
slant height is 12 cm, find the value of x. (Ans. A )
a. 6 b. 4 c. 7 d. 5
112. If the area of the base of a regular hexagonal prism is 3 √ 3/2 sq. cm and the total
area is 45 √ 3 sq.cm, find the volume of the prism. (Ans. B)
a. 20.5 cm3 b. 31.5 cm3 c. 21.5 cm3 d. 30.5 cm3
113. If a cylinder has a lateral area of 88 pi and a volume of 176 pi, what is its total
area? (Ans. A )
a. 120 pi b. 125 pi c. 130 pi d. 135 pi
114. A rectangular prism has a width of 2 cm, a height of 4 cm and a length of 3 √ 3
cm. If its volume is equal to the volume of a cube with diagonal d, find the value of d.
(Ans. C)
a. 8 cm b. 7 cm c. 6 cm d. 5 cm
115. The axes of two right circular cylinders of equal radii 3 a long, intersect at right
angles. Find the volume of the common part. (Ans. C)
a. 122 m3 b. 133 m3 c. 144 m3 d. 155 m3