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Surface area of solids

Learning goals

  • Identifies the flat and curved surfaces of a solid.
  • Finds the areas of a solid's flat and curved surfaces.
  • Combines component areas without omitting or double-counting surfaces.
  • Expresses area in square units.

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Surface area of solids 1
The diagram shows a net of a rectangular prism. Each grid square represents a \(1\,\text{cm}\) by \(1\,\text{cm}\) square. Find the area of face \(B\).
Figure for problem 555593

Hints

- Count the grid-square width and height of the rectangle labeled \(B\). - Each grid square represents \(1\,\text{cm}\) in each direction.

Solution

1. Face \(B\) is \(3\) grid squares wide and \(2\) grid squares high, so its dimensions are \(3\,\text{cm}\) by \(2\,\text{cm}\). 2. Its area is \(A=3\cdot2=6\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

The area of face \(B\) is \(6\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 2
A cylindrical container has no top. Its radius is \(r\) and its height is \(h\). Which expression gives the area of material needed for the curved side and the bottom only? Explain what each term represents.

Hints

- List the surfaces that are physically present on an open-top cylinder. - The curved side contributes the lateral area; decide how many circular bases are included.

Solution

1. The curved side has area \(2\pi rh\). 2. Because the container has no top, only one circular base is included, with area \(\pi r^2\). 3. Therefore, the required material area is \(2\pi rh+\pi r^2\).

Answer

\(2\pi rh+\pi r^2\). The term \(2\pi rh\) is the curved side, and \(\pi r^2\) is the bottom.
Surface area of solids 3
A sphere has radius \(2\,\text{cm}\). Find its exact surface area in terms of \(\pi\).

Hints

- Recall the surface-area formula for a sphere. - Substitute the radius and keep \(\pi\) exact.

Solution

1. Use \(SA=4\pi r^2\): \(SA=4\pi(2)^2=16\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(SA=16\pi\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 4
Two cubes, each with edges \(1\,\text{cm}\) long, are joined along one whole face. How many square faces are exposed? Find the outside surface area.
Figure for problem 561078

Hints

- Count the six faces on each cube before joining them. - Which faces can no longer be touched or painted? - Area counts faces on the outside, not inside joints.

Solution

1. Before joining, the two cubes have \(6+6=12\) square faces. 2. The two faces in contact are hidden and do not count as exposed surfaces. 3. There are \(12-2=10\) exposed faces, each of area \(1\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(10\) exposed faces; \(10\,\text{cm}^2\) of surface area.
Surface area of solids 5
A box is covered with paper. Would you use surface area or volume to find how much paper is needed? The box is measured in centimeters. What units would your answer use?

Hints

- Think about the faces on the outside of the box. - Does paper cover an area or fill a space?

Solution

1. Covering the outside requires the total area of the box's outer faces: its surface area. 2. Area is measured in square units, so the answer uses \(\text{cm}^2\), not \(\text{cm}^3\).

Answer

Surface area, in \(\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 6
Two identical cylindrical containers have radius \(3\,\text{cm}\). One has a closed top, and the other has no top. Both have bottoms. How much less surface area does the open container have? Ignore wall thickness.

Hints

- Which surfaces are the same in both containers? - Identify the one surface present in only one container. - Do you need their heights to compare the areas?

Solution

1. The curved walls and bottom disks have equal areas in both containers. 2. The closed one has one extra circular top of area \(\pi(3)^2=9\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The open one therefore has \(9\pi\,\text{cm}^2\) less surface area.

Answer

\(9\pi\,\text{cm}^2\) less.
Surface area of solids 7
A round beach ball has its radius doubled. How many times as much material is needed to cover its surface? Assume the covering is equally thin on both balls.

Hints

- Covering the outside requires surface area, not volume. - In the surface area formula, what power of the radius appears? - Compare \((2r)^2\) with \(r^2\).

Solution

1. A sphere has surface area \(A=4\pi r^2\). 2. Replacing \(r\) by \(2r\) gives \(4\pi(2r)^2=4(4\pi r^2)\). 3. The required covering area is four times as great.

Answer

\(4\) times as much covering material.
Surface area of solids 8
A circular above-ground pool has a diameter of \(4.50\,\text{m}\). A plastic strip \(12\,\text{cm}\) high is attached once around the outside rim with no overlap. a) Find the required length of the strip. b) Find the area of the strip in square meters. Round each answer to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- What shape does the strip make when laid flat? - Which circle measure gives the strip's length? - Convert all measurements to the same unit before finding area.

Solution

1. The strip's length is the pool's circumference: \(C=\pi d=4.50\pi\,\text{m}\approx14.14\,\text{m}\). 2. Convert the height: \(12\,\text{cm}=0.12\,\text{m}\). 3. When laid flat, the strip is a rectangle. Its area is \(A=Ch=(4.50\pi)(0.12)\,\text{m}^2=0.54\pi\,\text{m}^2\approx1.70\,\text{m}^2\).

Answer

a) \(14.14\,\text{m}\) b) \(1.70\,\text{m}^2\)
Surface area of solids 9
A rectangular label wraps exactly once around a cylindrical can with no overlap. The label has area \(180\,\text{cm}^2\) and height \(6\,\text{cm}\). a) Find the circumference of the can. b) Find the diameter of the can. Round this answer to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- How are the area, height, and length of a rectangle related? - What does the label's length represent on the can? - How can you find a circle's diameter from its circumference?

Solution

1. When unwrapped, the label is a rectangle whose length equals the can's circumference. Thus, \(C=\frac{180\,\text{cm}^2}{6\,\text{cm}}=30\,\text{cm}\). 2. Since \(C=\pi d\), \(d=\frac{C}{\pi}=\frac{30}{\pi}\,\text{cm}\approx9.55\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

a) \(30\,\text{cm}\) b) \(9.55\,\text{cm}\)
Surface area of solids 10
A solid metal sphere has diameter \(12.4\,\text{cm}\). Find its volume \(V\) and surface area \(SA\). Round each answer to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- Convert the diameter to a radius first. - Use the sphere volume and surface-area formulas. - Check the exponents carefully when entering the calculations.

Solution

1. The radius is \(r=12.4\div2=6.2\,\text{cm}\). 2. The volume is \(V=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3=\frac{4}{3}\pi\cdot6.2^3\approx998.3060\,\text{cm}^3\). 3. The surface area is \(SA=4\pi r^2=4\pi\cdot6.2^2\approx483.0513\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(V\approx998.3\,\text{cm}^3\); \(SA\approx483.1\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 11
A ceramic planter is shaped like a cone frustum. Its end radii are \(15\,\text{cm}\) and \(9\,\text{cm}\), and its slant height is \(10\,\text{cm}\). The larger end is open; the smaller end is closed. The curved area of a cone frustum is \(A=\pi(R+r)\ell\), where \(R\) and \(r\) are the radii and \(\ell\) is the slant height. Find the outside area to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- The open end has no disk to include in the outside area. - The given frustum formula counts only the curved side. - Combine the curved area with the base area before rounding.

Solution

1. The curved lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=\pi(15+9)\cdot10=240\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The closed circular base has area \(\pi(9)^2=81\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The total exterior area is \(321\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx1008.45\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

Approximately \(1008.45\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 12
Find the total surface area of a cylinder with radius \(10\,\text{cm}\) and height \(5\,\text{cm}\). Give the exact answer in terms of \(\pi\).

Hints

- A cylinder has two circular bases and one lateral surface. - Use the radius and height in the total surface area formula. - Keep \(\pi\) in the exact result.

Solution

1. The two circular bases have total area \(2\pi r^2=2\pi\cdot10^2=200\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The lateral surface area is \(2\pi rh=2\pi\cdot10\cdot5=100\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The total surface area is \(SA=200\pi+100\pi=300\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(300\pi\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 13
The roof of a church tower is shaped like a square pyramid. Each base edge is \(4\,\text{m}\), and the slant height of each triangular roof face is \(9\,\text{m}\). Find the area of roof that must be covered with slate.

Hints

- The roof consists of four congruent triangular faces. - Do not include the square base attached to the tower. - Use the triangle area formula for one face, then account for all four faces.

Solution

1. Only the four triangular lateral faces are covered; the square base is attached to the tower. 2. One triangular face has area \(A=\frac{1}{2}\cdot4\cdot9=18\,\text{m}^2\). 3. The four faces have total area \(4\cdot18=72\,\text{m}^2\).

Answer

The roof area is \(72\,\text{m}^2\).
Surface area of solids 14
A solid metal cylinder has a radius of \(4\,\text{cm}\) and a height of \(10\,\text{cm}\). Find its total surface area. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- Which surfaces make up the outside of a cylinder? - Include both circular bases and the curved lateral surface. - How are the base circumference and cylinder height related to the lateral area?

Solution

1. A cylinder's total surface area is the sum of two circular bases and the lateral surface: \(SA=2B+A_{\text{lat}}\). 2. One base has area \(B=\pi r^2=\pi\cdot4^2=16\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=2\pi rh=2\pi\cdot4\cdot10=80\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. Therefore, \(SA=2\cdot16\pi+80\pi=112\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx351.8584\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. Rounded to the nearest tenth, \(SA\approx351.9\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

The total surface area is approximately \(351.9\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 15
Use the rectangular-pyramid net shown. Write the total surface area as the sum of the rectangular base and the two pairs of triangular faces, then find the exact total surface area.
Figure for problem 555594

Hints

- Read the base dimensions and both different triangular-face altitudes from the net. - Pair the two congruent triangles attached to equal-length sides of the base. - Use \(\frac{1}{2}(\text{base})(\text{altitude})\) for each triangular face before adding all five faces.

Solution

1. The rectangular base has area \(10\cdot18=180\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The two triangular faces with base \(10\,\text{cm}\) have displayed altitude \(15\,\text{cm}\). Together they have area \(2\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot10\cdot15\right)=150\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The two triangular faces with base \(18\,\text{cm}\) have displayed altitude \(13\,\text{cm}\). Together they have area \(2\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot18\cdot13\right)=234\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. Therefore, \(SA=180+150+234=564\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(SA=180+150+234=564\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 16
The solid shown is built from congruent cubes with edge length \(1\,\text{cm}\). Find its total surface area, including the bottom faces.
Figure for problem 555631

Hints

- Count the cubes and the six faces each would have separately. - Which faces become hidden when cubes touch? - Each contact hides one face on each of two cubes.

Solution

1. There are four cubes, so they have \(4\cdot6=24\) unit-square faces before joining. 2. The three cubes in the bottom row have two shared faces. The upper cube shares one more face with the middle bottom cube. 3. Each of the three contacts hides two faces, leaving \(24-2\cdot3=18\) exposed unit-square faces. 4. Each has area \(1\,\text{cm}^2\), giving total surface area \(18\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(18\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 17
A net folds into a rectangular box. Find the total area of the net. Why does that equal the box's surface area?
Figure for problem 561080

Hints

- Match pairs of congruent rectangles in the net. - How many times does each distinct face size appear? - The net has no overlap when unfolded.

Solution

1. The six faces form three equal opposite pairs. 2. Their total area is \(2(3\cdot2)+2(3\cdot4)+2(2\cdot4)=12+24+16=52\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. Folding changes where the faces meet but does not change their total area.

Answer

\(52\,\text{cm}^2\). Folding preserves the sum of the six face areas.
Surface area of solids 18
How much more surface area does sphere b) have than sphere a)? Give an exact answer.
Figure for problem 561085

Hints

- Compare the outer areas, not the volumes. - Use the radius shown for each sphere. - Subtract the smaller surface area from the larger.

Solution

1. The smaller sphere has radius \(3\,\text{cm}\) and area \(4\pi(3)^2=36\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The larger has radius \(4\,\text{cm}\) and area \(4\pi(4)^2=64\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The difference is \(64\pi-36\pi=28\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(28\pi\,\text{cm}^2\) more.
Surface area of solids 19
A \(4\,\text{cm}\) by \(3\,\text{cm}\) by \(2\,\text{cm}\) block has a \(1\,\text{cm}\) cube attached on top. The cube touches the block along one whole square face. Find the outside surface area of the combined solid.
Figure for problem 561086

Hints

- You can calculate the area of each separate solid first. - A contact face belongs to both solids but is not on the outside. - How many copies of the contact area must be removed?

Solution

1. The larger block has area \(2(4\cdot3+4\cdot2+3\cdot2)=52\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The cube has area \(6\cdot1^2=6\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The two joined faces, each \(1\,\text{cm}^2\), are no longer exposed. 4. The combined surface area is \(52+6-2=56\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(56\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 20
A young tree trunk has diameter \(16\,\text{cm}\). A wire-mesh guard \(1.50\,\text{m}\) high will wrap around the trunk, with an extra \(15\,\text{cm}\) of overlap for fastening. a) How long must one piece of mesh be? Round to the nearest hundredth of a centimeter. b) How many square meters of mesh are needed for \(8\) identical trees? Round to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- First find the mesh length needed to go exactly once around the trunk. - How does the overlap change the required length? - Use consistent units when finding area. - Keep the unrounded circumference available until the final area is found.

Solution

1. The trunk's circumference is \(C=16\pi\,\text{cm}\). 2. Including the overlap, one piece must be \((16\pi+15)\,\text{cm}\approx65.27\,\text{cm}\) long. 3. In meters, the exact setup for one piece is \(\frac{16\pi+15}{100}\,\text{m}\). The area for eight trees is \(8\cdot1.50\cdot\frac{16\pi+15}{100}\,\text{m}^2\approx7.83\,\text{m}^2\).

Answer

a) \(65.27\,\text{cm}\) b) \(7.83\,\text{m}^2\)
Surface area of solids 21
A right prism has base area \(B\), base perimeter \(p\), and height \(h\). The height is tripled while the base remains unchanged. a) How does the volume change? b) How does the lateral surface area change? c) Kwame claims, “If the volume triples, then the total surface area must also triple.” Explain why the claim is false.

Hints

- Write formulas for prism volume, lateral area, and total surface area. - Which surfaces depend on the prism's height? - The two bases do not change when the height changes. - Compare the new surface-area expression with three times the original expression.

Solution

1. The original volume is \(V=Bh\). With height \(3h\), the new volume is \(V''=B(3h)=3V\). 2. The original lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=ph\). The new lateral area is \(A''_{\text{lat}}=p(3h)=3A_{\text{lat}}\). 3. The original total surface area is \(SA=2B+A_{\text{lat}}\), while the new total surface area is \(SA''=2B+3A_{\text{lat}}\). 4. Three times the original surface area would be \(3SA=6B+3A_{\text{lat}}\). Since \(B>0\), \(2B+3A_{\text{lat}}<6B+3A_{\text{lat}}\). 5. Therefore, the total surface area increases but does not triple because the two bases do not change.

Answer

a) The volume triples: \(V''=3V\). b) The lateral area triples: \(A''_{\text{lat}}=3A_{\text{lat}}\). c) The claim is false. The lateral area triples, but the two unchanged bases prevent the total surface area from tripling.
Surface area of solids 22
Four identical cylindrical columns in a hotel lobby will be repainted. Each column is \(4.00\,\text{m}\) tall and has diameter \(60\,\text{cm}\). a) Find the total lateral area of all four columns in square meters. Round to the nearest hundredth. b) One can of paint covers \(12\,\text{m}^2\). What is the minimum number of cans needed for one coat?

Hints

- What is the formula for a cylinder's lateral area? - Convert the diameter to a radius in meters. - Multiply by the number of columns. - Why must the final number of paint cans be rounded up?

Solution

1. The radius is \(0.30\,\text{m}\). 2. One column has lateral area \(A_{\text{lat}}=2\pi rh=2\pi\cdot0.30\cdot4.00\,\text{m}^2=2.4\pi\,\text{m}^2\). 3. Four columns have total lateral area \(4\cdot2.4\pi\,\text{m}^2=9.6\pi\,\text{m}^2\approx30.16\,\text{m}^2\). 4. The exact number of cans required by area is \(9.6\pi\div12=0.8\pi\approx2.51\). Since whole cans are required, at least \(3\) cans are needed.

Answer

a) \(30.16\,\text{m}^2\) b) \(3\) cans
Surface area of solids 23
A cylindrical soup can holds \(425\,\text{mL}\) and is exactly \(10\,\text{cm}\) tall. a) Find the can's diameter to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. b) A rectangular paper label covers the entire lateral surface. Find the label's area to the nearest tenth of a square centimeter.

Hints

- How are milliliters and cubic centimeters related? - Rearrange the volume formula to solve for the radius. - The label's dimensions are the can's circumference and height. - Keep unrounded values until the final rounding step in each part.

Solution

1. Since \(1\,\text{mL}=1\,\text{cm}^3\), the volume is \(425\,\text{cm}^3\). 2. From \(V=\pi r^2h\), \(r=\sqrt{\frac{425}{10\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx3.678\,\text{cm}\). Thus, \(d=2r\approx7.356\,\text{cm}\), which rounds to \(7.4\,\text{cm}\). 3. Using the unrounded radius, the lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=2\pi rh\approx231.0997\,\text{cm}^2\), which rounds to \(231.1\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) About \(7.4\,\text{cm}\) b) About \(231.1\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 24
A cylindrical oil tank has diameter \(2.40\,\text{m}\) and height \(3.50\,\text{m}\). The entire lateral surface and the circular top will receive a protective coating; the bottom will not be painted. One liter of coating covers \(8.5\,\text{m}^2\). Find the calculated amount of coating needed. Round to the nearest tenth of a liter.

Hints

- Which parts of the cylinder will receive coating? - Convert the diameter into a radius before calculating area. - The bottom does not count; the top does. - Divide square meters by square meters covered per liter.

Solution

1. The radius is half the diameter: \(r=1.20\,\text{m}\). 2. The lateral area is \(2\pi rh=2\pi\cdot1.20\cdot3.50=8.40\pi\,\text{m}^2\). 3. The top area is \(\pi r^2=1.44\pi\,\text{m}^2\). 4. Total coated area is \(9.84\pi\,\text{m}^2\). 5. Divide by the coverage rate: \(\frac{9.84\pi}{8.5}\,\text{L}\approx3.6\,\text{L}\) to the nearest tenth.

Answer

About \(3.6\,\text{L}\).
Surface area of solids 25
Two cylindrical storage containers each have volume exactly \(50\,\text{L}\). Container A is \(40\,\text{cm}\) tall, and container B is \(60\,\text{cm}\) tall. Determine which container has the smaller lateral surface area.

Hints

- Use volume and height to find each radius. - What is the formula for lateral surface area? - Compare the two calculated areas.

Solution

1. Convert the volume: \(50\,\text{L}=50{,}000\,\text{cm}^3\). 2. For container A, \(r_A=\sqrt{\frac{50{,}000}{40\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx19.947\,\text{cm}\). 3. Its lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat},A}=2\pi r_A\cdot40\,\text{cm}\approx5013.26\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. For container B, \(r_B=\sqrt{\frac{50{,}000}{60\pi}}\,\text{cm}\approx16.287\,\text{cm}\). 5. Its lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat},B}=2\pi r_B\cdot60\,\text{cm}\approx6139.96\,\text{cm}^2\). 6. Since \(5013.26<6139.96\), container A has the smaller lateral area.

Answer

Container A has the smaller lateral area: about \(5013.26\,\text{cm}^2\), compared with about \(6139.96\,\text{cm}^2\) for container B.
Surface area of solids 26
A packaging designer needs a closed container with volume exactly \(1\,\text{L}\). Two designs are being considered: Model A is a cylinder with base radius \(5\,\text{cm}\). Model B is a right prism with a square base of side length \(10\,\text{cm}\). Determine which design has the smaller total surface area and therefore uses less material under this model.

Hints

- First solve each volume formula for the missing height. - Total surface area includes the lateral area and both bases. - Compare the final surface areas.

Solution

1. Convert the volume: \(1\,\text{L}=1000\,\text{cm}^3\). 2. For model A, \(1000=\pi(5)^2h_A\), so \(h_A=\frac{40}{\pi}\,\text{cm}\approx12.73\,\text{cm}\). 3. Its surface area is \(SA_A=2\pi\cdot5^2+2\pi\cdot5\cdot\left(\frac{40}{\pi}\right)\,\text{cm}^2=50\pi+400\,\text{cm}^2\approx557.08\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. For model B, \(1000=10^2h_B\), so \(h_B=10\,\text{cm}\). 5. Its surface area is \(SA_B=2\cdot10^2+4\cdot10\cdot10\,\text{cm}^2=600\,\text{cm}^2\). 6. Since \(557.08<600\), model A uses less material.

Answer

Model A has the smaller surface area: about \(557.08\,\text{cm}^2\), compared with \(600\,\text{cm}^2\) for model B.
Surface area of solids 27
Cylinder \(C_1\) has radius \(4\,\text{cm}\) and height \(10\,\text{cm}\). Cylinder \(C_2\) has radius \(0.8\,\text{dm}\) and height \(25\,\text{mm}\). Determine which cylinder has the greater lateral surface area. Give the ratio \(A_{\text{lat},1}:A_{\text{lat},2}\).

Hints

- Convert all measurements to the same unit before comparing areas. - Use the cylinder lateral-area formula. - You do not need a decimal approximation for \(\pi\) to simplify the ratio.

Solution

1. Convert all measurements to centimeters: \(r_1=4\,\text{cm}\), \(h_1=10\,\text{cm}\), \(r_2=8\,\text{cm}\), and \(h_2=2.5\,\text{cm}\). 2. \(A_{\text{lat},1}=2\pi\cdot4\cdot10\,\text{cm}^2=80\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. \(A_{\text{lat},2}=2\pi\cdot8\cdot2.5\,\text{cm}^2=40\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. Therefore, \(A_{\text{lat},1}>A_{\text{lat},2}\), and \(A_{\text{lat},1}:A_{\text{lat},2}=80\pi:40\pi=2:1\).

Answer

Cylinder \(C_1\) has the greater lateral area, and \(A_{\text{lat},1}:A_{\text{lat},2}=2:1\).
Surface area of solids 28
A cylindrical rain barrel has radius \(40\,\text{cm}\) and height \(1.0\,\text{m}\). a) Find its capacity in liters. Round to the nearest tenth of a liter. b) Find its lateral surface area. Round to the nearest hundredth of a square meter. c) The outside will be painted, including the bottom but not the top. How many square meters will be painted? Round to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Convert measurements to compatible units before calculating. - Use cubic decimeters when the volume is requested in liters. - Which cylinder surfaces are included when the top is excluded?

Solution

1. For volume, use \(r=4\,\text{dm}\) and \(h=10\,\text{dm}\): \(V=\pi\cdot4^2\cdot10\,\text{dm}^3=160\pi\,\text{dm}^3\approx502.7\,\text{L}\). 2. In meters, \(r=0.40\,\text{m}\) and \(h=1.0\,\text{m}\). The lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=2\pi\cdot0.40\cdot1.0\,\text{m}^2=0.8\pi\,\text{m}^2\approx2.51\,\text{m}^2\). 3. The painted area includes the lateral surface and one circular base: \(A=0.8\pi+\pi(0.40)^2\,\text{m}^2=0.96\pi\,\text{m}^2\approx3.02\,\text{m}^2\).

Answer

a) \(502.7\,\text{L}\) b) \(2.51\,\text{m}^2\) c) \(3.02\,\text{m}^2\)
Surface area of solids 29
A cylindrical steel sleeve has inside diameter \(40\,\text{mm}\), wall thickness \(10\,\text{mm}\), and length \(80\,\text{mm}\). Find the volume of steel in cubic centimeters and the sleeve's total surface area in square centimeters.

Hints

- Convert diameter to radius. - Add the wall thickness to the inside radius to get the outside radius. - List the two annular ends and both curved surfaces. - Convert all measurements to centimeters first.

Solution

1. Convert to centimeters. The inside radius is \(r=2\,\text{cm}\), the outside radius is \(R=3\,\text{cm}\), and the length is \(h=8\,\text{cm}\). 2. The steel volume is \(V=\pi(R^2-r^2)h=\pi(3^2-2^2)\cdot8\,\text{cm}^3=40\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx125.66\,\text{cm}^3\). 3. The total surface area includes two annular ends, the outside lateral surface, and the inside lateral surface: \(SA=2\pi(R^2-r^2)+2\pi Rh+2\pi rh\). 4. Thus, \(SA=2\pi\cdot5+2\pi\cdot3\cdot8+2\pi\cdot2\cdot8\,\text{cm}^2=90\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx282.74\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

The volume is \(40\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx125.66\,\text{cm}^3\), and the total surface area is \(90\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx282.74\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 30
A cylinder has radius \(5\,\text{cm}\) and height \(12\,\text{cm}\). a) Find its volume. b) Find its total surface area. c) The height is doubled and the radius is halved. Determine how the volume and total surface area change. Support your conclusions with calculations.

Hints

- Use the cylinder formulas for volume and total surface area. - For part c, substitute the new radius and height into both formulas. - Remember that the radius is squared in the volume formula. - Compare each new result with its original value.

Solution

1. The volume is \(V=\pi r^2h=\pi\cdot5^2\cdot12=300\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx942.48\,\text{cm}^3\). 2. The total surface area is \(SA=2\pi r^2+2\pi rh=2\pi\cdot5^2+2\pi\cdot5\cdot12=170\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx534.07\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. After the changes, the radius is \(2.5\,\text{cm}\) and the height is \(24\,\text{cm}\). 4. The new volume is \(V_{\text{new}}=\pi\cdot2.5^2\cdot24=150\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx471.24\,\text{cm}^3\), which is half the original volume. 5. The new total surface area is \(SA_{\text{new}}=2\pi\cdot2.5^2+2\pi\cdot2.5\cdot24=132.5\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx416.26\,\text{cm}^2\), so the surface area decreases.

Answer

a) \(300\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx942.48\,\text{cm}^3\) b) \(SA=170\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx534.07\,\text{cm}^2\) c) The volume is halved to \(150\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx471.24\,\text{cm}^3\), and the total surface area decreases to \(132.5\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx416.26\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 31
Cylinders \(Z_1\) and \(Z_2\) have equal volumes. Cylinder \(Z_1\) has radius \(4\,\text{cm}\) and height \(9\,\text{cm}\). Cylinder \(Z_2\) has height \(4\,\text{cm}\). a) Find the radius of \(Z_2\). b) Which cylinder has the greater lateral surface area? Show calculations to support your answer.

Hints

- Find the volume of the first cylinder. - Set the two volume expressions equal to find the missing radius. - Use the lateral surface area formula for each cylinder.

Solution

1. The volume of \(Z_1\) is \(V_1=\pi\cdot4^2\cdot9=144\pi\,\text{cm}^3\). 2. Equal volumes give \(144\pi=\pi r_2^2\cdot4\). Therefore, \(r_2^2=36\), so \(r_2=6\,\text{cm}\). 3. The lateral surface area of a cylinder is \(A_{\text{lat}}=2\pi rh\). 4. For \(Z_1\), \(A_{\text{lat},1}=2\pi\cdot4\cdot9=72\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx226.19\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. For \(Z_2\), \(A_{\text{lat},2}=2\pi\cdot6\cdot4=48\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx150.80\,\text{cm}^2\). 6. Since \(72\pi>48\pi\), cylinder \(Z_1\) has the greater lateral surface area.

Answer

a) The radius of \(Z_2\) is \(6\,\text{cm}\). b) Cylinder \(Z_1\) has the greater lateral surface area: \(72\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx226.19\,\text{cm}^2\), compared with \(48\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx150.80\,\text{cm}^2\) for \(Z_2\).
Surface area of solids 32
A closed cylindrical can has a volume of \(800\,\text{cm}^3\) and a radius of \(4.5\,\text{cm}\). Find the total surface area of the can. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Which measurement must you find before you can calculate the total surface area? - Rearrange the cylinder volume formula to find that measurement. - Which surfaces make up a closed cylinder? - Avoid rounding intermediate values too early.

Solution

1. Use \(V=\pi r^2h\) to find the height: \(h=\frac{800}{\pi\cdot4.5^2}\approx12.5752\,\text{cm}\). 2. A closed cylinder has total surface area \(SA=2\pi r^2+2\pi rh\). 3. Substitute the values: \(SA=2\pi\cdot4.5^2+2\pi\cdot4.5\left(\frac{800}{\pi\cdot4.5^2}\right)\approx482.7901\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. Rounded to the nearest hundredth, \(SA\approx482.79\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

The total surface area is \(SA\approx482.79\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 33
A cylindrical water tank is \(1.50\,\text{m}\) tall. Its diameter is exactly two-thirds of its height. a) Find the maximum capacity of the tank in liters. b) Find the total exterior surface area, including the bottom, top, and lateral surface, in square meters. Round each answer to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- First determine the cylinder radius from the relationship between the diameter and height. - Recall the conversion between cubic meters and liters. - Which formulas give the volume and total surface area of a cylinder? - Decide which surfaces are included in the total exterior area.

Solution

1. The height is \(h=1.50\,\text{m}\). The diameter is \(d=\frac{2}{3}\cdot1.50=1.00\,\text{m}\), so the radius is \(r=0.50\,\text{m}\). 2. The volume is \(V=\pi r^2h=\pi\cdot0.50^2\cdot1.50\approx1.17810\,\text{m}^3\). 3. Since \(1\,\text{m}^3=1{,}000\,\text{L}\), the capacity is approximately \(1{,}178.10\,\text{L}\). 4. The total surface area is \(SA=2\pi r^2+2\pi rh=2\pi r(r+h)\). Thus, \(SA=2\pi\cdot0.50\cdot(0.50+1.50)=2\pi\approx6.28\,\text{m}^2\).

Answer

a) The maximum capacity is approximately \(1{,}178.10\,\text{L}\). b) The total exterior surface area is \(SA\approx6.28\,\text{m}^2\).
Surface area of solids 34
A solid metal cylinder has a volume of \(850\,\text{cm}^3\) and a height of \(12.5\,\text{cm}\). Find the radius \(r\), the base area \(B\), and the lateral surface area \(A_{\text{lat}}\). Round each result to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- How are cylinder volume, base area, and height related? - Which formula relates a circle's area to its radius? - How can circumference and height be used to find lateral surface area? - Use unrounded values in later calculations.

Solution

1. Use \(V=Bh\) to find the base area: \(B=V\div h=850\div12.5=68\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. Since \(B=\pi r^2\), \(r=\sqrt{\frac{B}{\pi}}=\sqrt{\frac{68}{\pi}}\approx4.6524\,\text{cm}\), so \(r\approx4.7\,\text{cm}\). 3. Use the unrounded radius for the lateral area: \(A_{\text{lat}}=2\pi rh=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{68}{\pi}}(12.5)\approx365.4007\,\text{cm}^2\), so \(A_{\text{lat}}\approx365.4\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

\(r\approx4.7\,\text{cm}\); \(B=68.0\,\text{cm}^2\); \(A_{\text{lat}}\approx365.4\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 35
A cone-shaped container has volume \(120\,\text{cm}^3\) and radius \(3.5\,\text{cm}\). a) Find the height \(h\). b) Find the lateral surface area \(A_{\text{lat}}\). Round both answers to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Rearrange the cone volume formula to isolate the height. - The lateral area requires the slant height. - Use the Pythagorean theorem with the radius and vertical height. - Round only after completing the calculations.

Solution

1. From \(V=\frac{1}{3}\pi r^2h\), solve for height: \(h=\frac{3V}{\pi r^2}=\frac{360}{\pi\cdot3.5^2}\approx9.3544\,\text{cm}\). 2. The slant height is \(\ell=\sqrt{r^2+h^2}\approx9.9877\,\text{cm}\). 3. The lateral surface area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=\pi r\ell\approx109.8210\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(h\approx9.35\,\text{cm}\) b) \(A_{\text{lat}}\approx109.82\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 36
A solid wooden cone has volume \(450\,\text{cm}^3\) and height \(15\,\text{cm}\). a) Find the base radius \(r\). b) Find the total surface area \(SA\). Round both answers to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Rearrange the cone volume formula to solve for \(r^2\), then take a square root. - The total surface area includes the circular base and the curved lateral surface. - Find the slant height before calculating the lateral area. - Keep unrounded values through the final step.

Solution

1. From \(V=\frac{1}{3}\pi r^2h\), \(r^2=\frac{3V}{\pi h}=\frac{90}{\pi}\), so \(r=\sqrt{\frac{90}{\pi}}\approx5.3524\,\text{cm}\). 2. The slant height is \(\ell=\sqrt{r^2+h^2}=\sqrt{\frac{90}{\pi}+15^2}\approx15.9263\,\text{cm}\). 3. The base area is \(B=\pi r^2=90\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. The lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=\pi r\ell\approx267.8008\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. The total surface area is \(SA=B+A_{\text{lat}}\approx357.8008\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(r\approx5.35\,\text{cm}\) b) \(SA\approx357.80\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 37
A regular square pyramid has base edge length \(a=8\,\text{cm}\) and height \(h=3\,\text{cm}\). A plane parallel to the base cuts the pyramid halfway up its height. Find the lateral area of the small pyramid above the cut and the total surface area of the frustum below the cut.

Hints

- A parallel cross-section creates a smaller similar pyramid. - Find the original slant height with the Pythagorean theorem. - Surface areas scale by the square of the linear scale factor. - Include both parallel bases in the frustum’s total surface area.

Solution

1. The slant height of the original pyramid is \(\sqrt{3^2+4^2}=5\,\text{cm}\). 2. The small pyramid has linear scale factor \(\frac{1}{2}\), so its base edge is \(4\,\text{cm}\) and its slant height is \(2.5\,\text{cm}\). 3. Its lateral area is \(4\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot4\cdot2.5\right)=20\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. The original pyramid’s lateral area is \(4\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot8\cdot5\right)=80\,\text{cm}^2\), so the frustum’s lateral area is \(80-20=60\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. Add the two square bases: \(60+8^2+4^2=60+64+16=140\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

Small pyramid lateral area: \(20\,\text{cm}^2\) Frustum total surface area: \(140\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 38
A lampshade is shaped like a right square-pyramid frustum that is open at both the top and bottom. The lower square opening has side length \(35\,\text{cm}\), the upper square opening has side length \(15\,\text{cm}\), and the vertical height is \(24\,\text{cm}\). Find the amount of fabric needed for the four lateral faces, in square decimeters.

Hints

- Each lateral face is a trapezoid. - First find the slant height of a lateral face. - A right triangle formed by the vertical height and the horizontal offset can be used to find the slant height. - Convert the final area to square decimeters.

Solution

1. The horizontal offset on each side is \(\frac{35-15}{2}=10\,\text{cm}\). 2. The slant height of each trapezoidal face is \(\ell=\sqrt{24^2+10^2}=\sqrt{676}=26\,\text{cm}\). 3. One lateral face is a trapezoid with area \(A=\frac{35+15}{2}\cdot26=650\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. The four faces have total lateral area \(A_{\text{lat}}=4\cdot650=2{,}600\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. Since \(100\,\text{cm}^2=1\,\text{dm}^2\), \(2{,}600\,\text{cm}^2=26\,\text{dm}^2\).

Answer

The lampshade requires \(26\,\text{dm}^2\) of fabric.
Surface area of solids 39
A lampshade is shaped like a right cone frustum that is open at both ends. Its radii are \(35\,\text{cm}\) and \(15\,\text{cm}\), and its vertical height is \(21\,\text{cm}\). Find the area of material needed for the lateral surface. Round to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Only the lateral surface is included because both ends are open. - Use the vertical height and the difference of the radii to find the slant height. - Apply the Pythagorean theorem in the frustum's cross section.

Solution

1. The horizontal difference between the radii is \(35-15=20\,\text{cm}\). 2. The slant height is \(\ell=\sqrt{21^2+20^2}=\sqrt{841}=29\,\text{cm}\). 3. The lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=\pi(r_1+r_2)\ell=\pi(35+15)\cdot29=1{,}450\pi\approx4{,}555.31\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

The lampshade requires approximately \(4{,}555.31\,\text{cm}^2\) of material.
Surface area of solids 40
A regular tetrahedron has total surface area \(144\sqrt{3}\,\text{cm}^2\). a) Find its edge length \(a\). b) Find the altitude \(h_a\) of one equilateral triangular face. Give the exact value and a decimal approximation to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- A regular tetrahedron has four congruent equilateral triangular faces. - Relate the area of one equilateral triangle to its side length. - Use the Pythagorean theorem or the standard equilateral-triangle altitude formula.

Solution

1. A regular tetrahedron has four equilateral triangular faces, so its total surface area is \(SA=4\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a^2\right)=a^2\sqrt{3}\). 2. Set \(a^2\sqrt{3}=144\sqrt{3}\). Then \(a^2=144\), so \(a=12\,\text{cm}\). 3. The altitude of an equilateral triangle is \(h_a=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a\). 4. Therefore, \(h_a=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}(12)=6\sqrt{3}\,\text{cm}\approx10.39\,\text{cm}\).

Answer

a) \(a=12\,\text{cm}\) b) \(h_a=6\sqrt{3}\,\text{cm}\approx10.39\,\text{cm}\)
Surface area of solids 41
A regular tetrahedron is a pyramid whose four faces are congruent equilateral triangles. a) Derive the formula \(SA=a^2\sqrt{3}\) for the total surface area of a regular tetrahedron with edge length \(a\). b) A glass tetrahedral paperweight has edge length \(8.5\,\text{cm}\). Find its total surface area and round to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- Begin with the area of one equilateral triangular face. - Account for the number of congruent faces. - Square the decimal edge length before multiplying by \(\sqrt{3}\).

Solution

1. An equilateral triangle with side length \(a\) has altitude \(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a\). 2. Its area is \(A=\frac{1}{2}a\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}a\right)=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a^2\). 3. A regular tetrahedron has four such faces, so \(SA=4\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a^2\right)=a^2\sqrt{3}\). 4. For \(a=8.5\,\text{cm}\), \(SA=(8.5)^2\sqrt{3}=72.25\sqrt{3}\approx125.1407\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. Rounded to the nearest tenth, \(SA\approx125.1\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(SA=4\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}a^2\right)=a^2\sqrt{3}\) b) \(SA\approx125.1\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 42
A bucket is shaped like a right cone frustum with height \(24\,\text{cm}\). Its top diameter is \(28\,\text{cm}\), and its bottom diameter is \(20\,\text{cm}\). a) How many liters of water can the bucket hold when filled to the rim? Round to the nearest tenth. b) Find the exterior area of the bucket, including the lateral surface and bottom but not the open top. Round to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Convert the diameters to radii. - Convert cubic centimeters to liters after finding the volume. - Because the bucket is open, include the lateral surface and bottom only. - Use the height and radius difference to find the slant height.

Solution

1. The radii are \(14\,\text{cm}\) and \(10\,\text{cm}\). 2. The volume is \(V=\frac{1}{3}\pi\cdot24\left(14^2+14\cdot10+10^2\right)=3{,}488\pi\approx10{,}957.88\,\text{cm}^3\). 3. Therefore, the capacity is approximately \(10.9579\,\text{L}\), which rounds to \(11.0\,\text{L}\). 4. The slant height is \(\ell=\sqrt{24^2+(14-10)^2}=\sqrt{592}\approx24.3311\,\text{cm}\). 5. The lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=\pi(14+10)\ell\approx1{,}834.52\,\text{cm}^2\), and the bottom area is \(B=\pi\cdot10^2\approx314.16\,\text{cm}^2\). 6. The exterior area is \(A_{\text{lat}}+B\approx2{,}148.68\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(V\approx11.0\,\text{L}\) b) \(A\approx2{,}148.68\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 43
A right square pyramid has a base edge length of \(6\,\text{cm}\) and a height of \(4\,\text{cm}\). a) Find the volume \(V\). b) Find the slant height \(\ell\) of a lateral face and use it to find the total surface area \(SA\).

Hints

- Identify the square base and the four triangular faces. - A pyramid has one-third the volume of a prism with the same base and height. - Use a right triangle formed by the vertical height and half a base edge to find the slant height. - Add the base area and all four triangular face areas.

Solution

1. The square base area is \(B=6^2=36\,\text{cm}^2\), so \(V=\frac{1}{3}Bh=\frac{1}{3}\cdot36\cdot4=48\,\text{cm}^3\). 2. The slant height is \(\ell=\sqrt{4^2+3^2}=5\,\text{cm}\). 3. The four triangular faces have total lateral area \(A_{\text{lat}}=4\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot6\cdot5\right)=60\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. Therefore, \(SA=B+A_{\text{lat}}=36+60=96\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(V=48\,\text{cm}^3\) b) \(\ell=5\,\text{cm}\); \(SA=96\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 44
Cylindrical cans A and B have the dimensions shown. a) Find the volume of each can. Round to the nearest tenth. What do you notice? b) The cans are closed. Which can requires less material? Find each total surface area and round to the nearest tenth.
Figure for problem 531564

Hints

- Use the cylinder volume formula for each can. - A closed can's total surface area includes two circular bases and the lateral surface. - Compare the calculated areas, not only the dimensions.

Solution

1. For can A, \(V_A=\pi\cdot4^2\cdot10=160\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx502.7\,\text{cm}^3\). 2. For can B, \(V_B=\pi\cdot5^2\cdot6.4=160\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx502.7\,\text{cm}^3\). The cans have equal volumes. 3. Can A has total surface area \(SA_A=2\pi\cdot4^2+2\pi\cdot4\cdot10=112\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx351.9\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. Can B has total surface area \(SA_B=2\pi\cdot5^2+2\pi\cdot5\cdot6.4=114\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx358.1\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. Because \(SA_A<SA_B\), can A requires less material.

Answer

a) Both volumes are \(160\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx502.7\,\text{cm}^3\). b) Can A requires less material. Its total surface area is about \(351.9\,\text{cm}^2\), compared with about \(358.1\,\text{cm}^2\) for can B.
Surface area of solids 45
A cylindrical food can has diameter \(10\,\text{cm}\) and height \(12\,\text{cm}\). A paper label wraps around the curved side, leaving the top and bottom uncovered. a) Find the area of the label. Round to the nearest tenth of a square centimeter. b) Find the can's volume in liters. Round to the nearest hundredth of a liter.

Hints

- The label covers only the cylinder's lateral surface. - Convert the diameter to a radius. - Use the cylinder volume formula. - Convert cubic centimeters to liters.

Solution

1. The radius is \(r=10\div2=5\,\text{cm}\). 2. The label area is the lateral surface area: \(A_{\text{lat}}=2\pi rh=2\pi\cdot5\cdot12=120\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx377.0\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The volume is \(V=\pi r^2h=\pi\cdot5^2\cdot12=300\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx942.48\,\text{cm}^3\). 4. Since \(1000\,\text{cm}^3=1\,\text{L}\), the volume is about \(0.94\,\text{L}\).

Answer

a) \(377.0\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(0.94\,\text{L}\)
Surface area of solids 46
A right rectangular pyramid has base dimensions \(18\,\text{cm}\times10\,\text{cm}\) and a height of \(12\,\text{cm}\). a) Find the volume \(V\). b) Find the two different slant heights, \(\ell_a\) for faces with base \(18\,\text{cm}\) and \(\ell_b\) for faces with base \(10\,\text{cm}\). c) Find the total surface area \(SA\).

Hints

- Use the rectangular base area in the pyramid volume formula. - The pyramid has two pairs of lateral faces with different slant heights. - For each slant height, use the vertical height and half of the other base dimension. - Include the base and all four triangular faces in the total surface area.

Solution

1. The base area is \(B=18\cdot10=180\,\text{cm}^2\), so \(V=\frac{1}{3}\cdot180\cdot12=720\,\text{cm}^3\). 2. For the faces with base \(18\,\text{cm}\), \(\ell_a=\sqrt{12^2+5^2}=13\,\text{cm}\). 3. For the faces with base \(10\,\text{cm}\), \(\ell_b=\sqrt{12^2+9^2}=15\,\text{cm}\). 4. The lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=2\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot18\cdot13\right)+2\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot10\cdot15\right)=234+150=384\,\text{cm}^2\). Therefore, \(SA=180+384=564\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(V=720\,\text{cm}^3\) b) \(\ell_a=13\,\text{cm}\); \(\ell_b=15\,\text{cm}\) c) \(SA=564\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 47
An open-top cylindrical rain barrel has radius \(3\,\text{dm}\) and height \(8\,\text{dm}\). a) Find its maximum capacity in liters. Round to the nearest tenth. b) Find its lateral surface area in square decimeters. Round to the nearest tenth. c) Find the minimum area of material needed for the bottom and curved side. Round to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- Use the cylinder formulas for volume and lateral surface area. - One cubic decimeter equals one liter. - The barrel is open, so include only one circular base in part c. - Round only the final results.

Solution

1. The maximum volume is \(V=\pi r^2h=\pi\cdot3^2\cdot8=72\pi\,\text{dm}^3\approx226.2\,\text{dm}^3\). Since \(1\,\text{dm}^3=1\,\text{L}\), the capacity is about \(226.2\,\text{L}\). 2. The lateral surface area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=2\pi rh=2\pi\cdot3\cdot8=48\pi\,\text{dm}^2\approx150.8\,\text{dm}^2\). 3. Because the barrel has no top, the material area is one circular base plus the lateral surface: \(A=\pi\cdot3^2+48\pi=57\pi\,\text{dm}^2\approx179.1\,\text{dm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(226.2\,\text{L}\) b) \(150.8\,\text{dm}^2\) c) \(179.1\,\text{dm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 48
A glass paperweight is a right triangular prism. The triangular base has legs of \(6\,\text{cm}\) and \(8\,\text{cm}\), and the prism length is \(12\,\text{cm}\). Find the lateral surface area of the paperweight.

Hints

- The lateral surface consists of the faces that are not the two triangular bases. - You need all three side lengths of the triangular base. - Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the missing side.

Solution

1. Find the hypotenuse of the triangular base: \(c=\sqrt{6^2+8^2}=\sqrt{100}=10\,\text{cm}\). 2. The perimeter of the base is \(P=6+8+10=24\,\text{cm}\). 3. Let the prism length be \(L=12\,\text{cm}\). The lateral surface area of a right prism is the base perimeter times the prism length: \(A_{\text{lat}}=PL=24\cdot12=288\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

The lateral surface area is \(288\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 49
The diagram is the net of a right circular cone. Without using the cone lateral-area formula \(A_{\text{lat}}=\pi r\ell\), use the net to determine what fraction of a full circle the sector represents. Then use that fraction to find the cone's exact total surface area.
Figure for problem 555595

Hints

- In the net, which sector length becomes the cone's slant height? - The sector's curved edge must equal the circumference of the circular base. - Compare that arc length with the circumference of a full circle whose radius is the sector radius. - Use the same fraction of the full circle's area to get the sector area.

Solution

1. The net shows base radius \(r=5\,\text{cm}\) and sector radius \(\ell=13\,\text{cm}\). The sector radius becomes the cone's slant height. 2. The sector's arc becomes the circumference of the cone's base, so its arc length is \(2\pi(5)=10\pi\,\text{cm}\). 3. A full circle of radius \(13\,\text{cm}\) has circumference \(2\pi(13)=26\pi\,\text{cm}\). Therefore, the sector is \(\frac{10\pi}{26\pi}=\frac{5}{13}\) of a full circle. 4. The sector area is \(\frac{5}{13}\pi(13)^2=65\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. The base area is \(\pi(5)^2=25\pi\,\text{cm}^2\), so \(SA=65\pi+25\pi=90\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

The sector is \(\frac{5}{13}\) of a full circle, and the cone's exact total surface area is \(90\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 50
Haruto claims that the six labeled unit squares shown in one straight strip form a net of a cube. Is the claim correct? Explain what goes wrong when the strip is folded along its shared edges.
Figure for problem 555596

Hints

- Pay attention to the direction of the fold lines in the strip. - Track how the orientation of each successive square changes as you imagine folding. - Check whether six distinct cube-face positions can be reached without overlap.

Solution

1. Every shared fold edge in the straight strip is parallel to the others. 2. After folding through right angles, every square still contains a direction parallel to those hinge edges. The squares can wrap around the four side-face positions of a cube, but none can turn into either end face. 3. Once four distinct side positions have been used, another square must repeat an already occupied face position instead of creating a new cube face. 4. Therefore, the six-square strip is not a net of a cube.

Answer

No. Because all fold edges are parallel, the strip can only wrap around side-face positions; it cannot form the two end faces. After four distinct side positions, another square must repeat an occupied position.
Surface area of solids 51
A closed shipping box must hold at least \(1000\,\text{cm}^3\). Three rectangular-prism designs are available: Design A: \(8\,\text{cm}\times10\,\text{cm}\times12\,\text{cm}\) Design B: \(9\,\text{cm}\times9\,\text{cm}\times13\,\text{cm}\) Design C: \(7\,\text{cm}\times12\,\text{cm}\times12\,\text{cm}\) Determine which designs meet the capacity requirement. Among those that do, choose the design that uses the least cardboard, assuming cardboard use is proportional to total surface area. Justify the choice numerically.

Hints

- First reject any design that cannot hold enough volume. - Use the areas of all six faces to compare cardboard use. - A smaller surface area is not enough if the box fails the capacity test.

Solution

1. The volumes are \(V_A=8\cdot10\cdot12=960\,\text{cm}^3\), \(V_B=9\cdot9\cdot13=1053\,\text{cm}^3\), and \(V_C=7\cdot12\cdot12=1008\,\text{cm}^3\). Only B and C meet the capacity requirement. 2. For a closed rectangular prism, \(A=2(lw+lh+wh)\). 3. Design A has surface area \(2(80+96+120)=592\,\text{cm}^2\), which is the smallest area but does not meet the capacity requirement. 4. Design B has area \(2(81+117+117)=630\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. Design C has area \(2(84+84+144)=624\,\text{cm}^2\). 6. C uses the least cardboard among the qualifying designs.

Answer

Designs B and C meet the capacity requirement. Design C is best, with surface area \(624\,\text{cm}^2\); A has less area but is too small.
Surface area of solids 52
A right square pyramid has base edges of \(6\,\text{cm}\) and a vertical height of \(4\,\text{cm}\). Find the area of one triangular face and the total area of the net. Explain how you used the net.
Figure for problem 561081

Hints

- Which pieces of the net have different shapes? - The vertical height is not the height of a sloping triangular face. How could you work out the latter? - How many copies of each type of face need to be counted?

Solution

1. The square base is \(6\cdot6=36\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The slant height of each triangular face is \(\sqrt{4^2+3^2}=5\,\text{cm}\). 3. Each triangular face has area \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot6\cdot5=15\,\text{cm}^2\), and four faces contribute \(60\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. The total surface area is \(36+60=96\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

One triangular face: \(15\,\text{cm}^2\). Total net area: \(96\,\text{cm}^2\), from four triangles and one square.
Surface area of solids 53
A right circular cone has radius \(3\,\text{cm}\) and vertical height \(4\,\text{cm}\). Find the areas of the curved sector and circular disk separately, then find the total surface area. Explain how the pieces of the net fit the cone.
Figure for problem 561083

Hints

- Think about which part of the folded cone each piece of paper covers. - The cone's vertical height does not run along its sloping side. How could you find the length that does? - Which surface would still need covering after the curved side was covered?

Solution

1. The radius is \(3\,\text{cm}\), the perpendicular height is \(4\,\text{cm}\), and the slant height is \(\sqrt{3^2+4^2}=5\,\text{cm}\). 2. The curved surface unfolds to a sector with area \(\pi r\ell=\pi\cdot3\cdot5=15\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The circular base adds \(\pi r^2=9\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. Total: \(24\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

Curved sector: \(15\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Circular base: \(9\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Total: \(24\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 54
A solid ball has radius \(5\,\text{cm}\). It is cut through its center into two hemispheres. The curved outside and the new flat face of each half will be painted. Find the combined area to be painted. How much greater is it than the surface area of the uncut ball? Give exact answers.

Hints

- Which parts of the two halves were already on the surface of the full sphere? - A cut through the center creates a flat circle on each half. - Count the new surfaces without counting the curved outside twice.

Solution

1. The curved surfaces of the two halves together make the original sphere's area: \(4\pi(5)^2=100\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. Cutting exposes one circular face on each half, each with area \(\pi(5)^2=25\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The combined area is \(100\pi+2(25\pi)=150\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. The increase is \(150\pi-100\pi=50\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

Total area: \(150\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Increase: \(50\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 55
Two spherical ornaments have different sizes. The larger one's radius is \(3\,\text{cm}\) longer than the smaller one's. The larger sphere has \(96\pi\,\text{cm}^2\) more surface area. Find both radii. Check your answers using the surface-area formula.

Hints

- Let one radius be unknown. How is the other radius related to it? - Write the difference of the two sphere areas before simplifying. - Check that the resulting radii are positive and differ by the given amount.

Solution

1. Let the smaller radius be \(r\,\text{cm}\). The larger radius is \(r+3\,\text{cm}\). 2. The area difference is \(4\pi((r+3)^2-r^2)=96\pi\). 3. Divide by \(4\pi\): \(6r+9=24\), so \(r=2.5\,\text{cm}\) and \(r+3=5.5\,\text{cm}\). 4. Check: \(4\pi(5.5)^2-4\pi(2.5)^2=4\pi(30.25-6.25)=96\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

Smaller radius: \(2.5\,\text{cm}\). Larger radius: \(5.5\,\text{cm}\).
Surface area of solids 56
A stacking toy has five circular wooden disks, each \(1\,\text{cm}\) thick. Their radii are \(5\,\text{cm}\), \(6\,\text{cm}\), \(7\,\text{cm}\), \(8\,\text{cm}\), and \(9\,\text{cm}\). a) Find the sum of the surface areas of the five separate disks. b) The disks are centered and stacked from largest on the bottom to smallest on top. Find the total visible surface area of the stack, including the bottom of the largest disk.

Hints

- From directly above, what total horizontal area is visible? - Which surfaces become hidden when the disks are stacked? - List the radii before adding the lateral areas.

Solution

1. Each disk has surface area \(SA_i=2\pi r_i^2+2\pi r_i\cdot1\). 2. The sum for the separate disks is \(2\pi[(5^2+5)+(6^2+6)+(7^2+7)+(8^2+8)+(9^2+9)]\,\text{cm}^2=580\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx1822.12\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. In the stack, the visible horizontal surfaces on top combine to the area of the largest disk, \(81\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). The visible bottom also has area \(81\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. All five lateral surfaces remain visible and have total area \(2\pi\cdot1\cdot(5+6+7+8+9)\,\text{cm}^2=70\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. The visible surface area is \(81\pi+81\pi+70\pi=232\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx728.85\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(580\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx1822.12\,\text{cm}^2\) b) \(232\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx728.85\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 57
A cylindrical wheel of cheese has diameter \(24\,\text{cm}\) and height \(10\,\text{cm}\). A wedge with central angle \(60^\circ\) is removed. a) Find the volume of the remaining cheese. b) Find the total surface area of the remaining cheese, including the two new cut faces.

Hints

- What fraction of the cylinder remains after a \(60^\circ\) wedge is removed? - Which surfaces were already exposed, and which new surfaces are created by the cuts? - What shapes are the two cut faces?

Solution

1. The radius is \(r=12\,\text{cm}\). Removing \(60^\circ\) leaves \(300^\circ\), or \(\frac{5}{6}\), of the cylinder. 2. The remaining volume is \(V=\frac{5}{6}\pi\cdot12^2\cdot10\,\text{cm}^3=1200\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx3769.91\,\text{cm}^3\). 3. The combined top and bottom area is \(2\cdot\frac{5}{6}\pi\cdot12^2\,\text{cm}^2=240\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. The remaining curved lateral area is \(\frac{5}{6}\cdot2\pi\cdot12\cdot10\,\text{cm}^2=200\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. The two rectangular cut faces have combined area \(2\cdot12\cdot10\,\text{cm}^2=240\,\text{cm}^2\). 6. The total surface area is \(240\pi+200\pi+240\,\text{cm}^2=440\pi+240\,\text{cm}^2\approx1622.30\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(1200\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx3769.91\,\text{cm}^3\) b) \((440\pi+240)\,\text{cm}^2\approx1622.30\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 58
Two cylindrical cans each hold \(425\,\text{mL}\). Can A has radius \(3.5\,\text{cm}\), and can B has radius \(4.2\,\text{cm}\). Round each numerical answer to the nearest hundredth. a) Find the height of each can. b) Find the total surface area of each can, including the top, bottom, and lateral surface. c) Manufacturing requires \(15\%\) extra sheet metal for waste. How many square meters of metal are needed for \(1000\) cans of the design that uses less material?

Hints

- Solve the cylinder volume formula for height. - Total surface area includes two circles and the lateral rectangle. - Compare the unrounded surface areas before choosing the design for part c. - Multiply by the number of cans, include the waste percentage, and then convert square centimeters to square meters.

Solution

1. Since \(425\,\text{mL}=425\,\text{cm}^3\), \(h_A=\frac{425}{\pi(3.5)^2}\,\text{cm}\approx11.04\,\text{cm}\), and \(h_B=\frac{425}{\pi(4.2)^2}\,\text{cm}\approx7.67\,\text{cm}\). 2. Using \(SA=2\pi r^2+2\pi rh\), can A has \(SA_A\approx319.83\,\text{cm}^2\), and can B has \(SA_B\approx313.22\,\text{cm}^2\). Can B uses less metal. 3. Using the unrounded surface area for can B, the metal for \(1000\) cans including \(15\%\) waste is \(1000\cdot SA_B\cdot1.15\approx360{,}198.79\,\text{cm}^2\). Since \(10{,}000\,\text{cm}^2=1\,\text{m}^2\), this is approximately \(36.02\,\text{m}^2\).

Answer

a) \(h_A\approx11.04\,\text{cm}\); \(h_B\approx7.67\,\text{cm}\) b) \(SA_A\approx319.83\,\text{cm}^2\); \(SA_B\approx313.22\,\text{cm}^2\) c) About \(36.02\,\text{m}^2\) of metal for can B
Surface area of solids 59
A solid wooden cylinder has radius \(6\,\text{cm}\) and height \(15\,\text{cm}\). A cylindrical hole with radius \(2\,\text{cm}\) is drilled through the center from one circular face to the other. By what percent does the total surface area increase? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Hints

- Identify which original surfaces change when the hole is drilled. - Find the surface area of the solid cylinder first. - The wall of the hole is a new lateral surface. - Use \(\frac{\text{new}-\text{original}}{\text{original}}\cdot100\%\) for percent increase.

Solution

1. The original cylinder has surface area \(SA_{\text{old}}=2\pi r^2+2\pi rh=2\pi\cdot6^2+2\pi\cdot6\cdot15=252\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. After drilling, the two circular faces become annuli with total area \(2\pi(6^2-2^2)=64\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The outside lateral area remains \(2\pi\cdot6\cdot15=180\pi\,\text{cm}^2\), and the hole adds an inside lateral area of \(2\pi\cdot2\cdot15=60\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. The new total surface area is \(SA_{\text{new}}=64\pi+180\pi+60\pi=304\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. The percent increase is \(\frac{304\pi-252\pi}{252\pi}\cdot100\%\approx20.6\%\).

Answer

The total surface area increases by \(20.6\%\).
Surface area of solids 60
A solid wooden block is a right prism with a square base of side length \(10\,\text{cm}\) and height \(20\,\text{cm}\). A cylindrical hole with diameter \(6\,\text{cm}\) is drilled through the center from the top face to the bottom face. a) Find the volume of the remaining wood. b) Find the total surface area of the drilled block, including the inside wall of the hole.

Hints

- Subtract the cylindrical hole from the prism when finding volume. - For surface area, include both drilled square faces, the four outside rectangular faces, and the inside wall of the hole. - Convert the hole's diameter to its radius.

Solution

1. The square cross-sectional area is \(10^2=100\,\text{cm}^2\). The hole has radius \(3\,\text{cm}\) and cross-sectional area \(9\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The remaining volume is \(V=(100-9\pi)\cdot20=2000-180\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx1434.51\,\text{cm}^3\). 3. The two drilled square faces have total area \(2\cdot(100-9\pi)\,\text{cm}^2\). 4. The four outside rectangular faces have total area \(4\cdot10\cdot20=800\,\text{cm}^2\), and the inside wall of the hole has area \(2\pi\cdot3\cdot20=120\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. Therefore, \(SA=2\cdot(100-9\pi)+800+120\pi=1000+102\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx1320.44\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(2000-180\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx1434.51\,\text{cm}^3\) b) \(SA=1000+102\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx1320.44\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 61
A closed cylindrical container has a total surface area of \(540\,\text{cm}^2\) and a radius of \(4.2\,\text{cm}\). Find the height \(h\) and volume \(V\) of the container. Round each result to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- Which parts make up the total surface area of a closed cylinder? - Which of those areas can you calculate directly from the radius? - Once you know the lateral area, how can you find the height? - Which measurements are needed to calculate the volume?

Solution

1. The area of one circular base is \(B=\pi r^2=\pi\cdot4.2^2\approx55.4177\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. The lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=SA-2B=540-2\pi\cdot4.2^2\approx429.1646\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. Since \(A_{\text{lat}}=2\pi rh\), \(h=\frac{A_{\text{lat}}}{2\pi r}=\frac{540-2\pi\cdot4.2^2}{2\pi\cdot4.2}\approx16.2628\,\text{cm}\). Thus, \(h\approx16.3\,\text{cm}\). 4. The volume is \(V=\pi r^2h\approx\pi\cdot4.2^2\cdot16.2628\approx901.2457\,\text{cm}^3\). Thus, \(V\approx901.2\,\text{cm}^3\).

Answer

\(h\approx16.3\,\text{cm}\); \(V\approx901.2\,\text{cm}^3\)
Surface area of solids 62
A right square pyramid has a base edge length of \(12\,\text{cm}\) and a height of \(8\,\text{cm}\). A plane parallel to the base cuts the pyramid, creating a square cross section with area \(36\,\text{cm}^2\). Find the distance from the cross section to the pyramid's base and the total surface area of the original pyramid.

Hints

- Use the ratio of the cross-sectional area to the base area to find the linear scale factor. - Distinguish the distance from the apex from the distance from the base. - Use a right triangle containing the vertical height and half a base edge to find the slant height. - The total surface area includes the square base and four triangular faces.

Solution

1. The original base area is \(B=12^2=144\,\text{cm}^2\). 2. Let \(k\) be the linear scale factor from the original pyramid to the smaller pyramid above the cut. Since areas scale by \(k^2\), \(k^2=36\div144=\frac{1}{4}\), so \(k=\frac{1}{2}\). 3. The smaller pyramid's height is \(\frac{1}{2}\cdot8=4\,\text{cm}\). Therefore, the cross section is \(8-4=4\,\text{cm}\) above the original base. 4. The original pyramid's slant height is \(\ell=\sqrt{8^2+6^2}=10\,\text{cm}\). 5. Its lateral area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=4\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot12\cdot10\right)=240\,\text{cm}^2\). 6. The total surface area is \(SA=144+240=384\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

The cross section is \(4\,\text{cm}\) from the base. The original pyramid's total surface area is \(384\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 63
A solid concrete monument base is shaped like a right square-pyramid frustum. The lower square has side length \(40\,\text{cm}\), the upper square has side length \(20\,\text{cm}\), and the volume is \(28\,\text{dm}^3\). a) Find its perpendicular height \(h\) in centimeters. b) Only its four sloping side faces will be painted. Find the area to be painted, rounded to the nearest tenth of a square centimeter.
Figure for problem 528680

Hints

- Convert the volume into cubic centimeters before finding the height. - How can the two square base areas and the unknown perpendicular height give the volume? - Each sloping face is a trapezoid. What length is its perpendicular height within that face? - The two base faces are not painted.

Solution

1. Convert the volume: \(28\,\text{dm}^3=28{,}000\,\text{cm}^3\). 2. Let \(a=40\,\text{cm}\) and \(b=20\,\text{cm}\) be the lower and upper square edges. For a square-pyramid frustum, \(V=\frac{h}{3}(a^2+ab+b^2)\). Thus, \(28{,}000=\frac{h}{3}(40^2+40\cdot20+20^2)=\frac{2800h}{3}\). 3. Solve for the perpendicular height: \(h=30\,\text{cm}\). 4. The horizontal offset on each side face is \(\frac{40-20}{2}=10\,\text{cm}\). Its slant height is \(\ell=\sqrt{30^2+10^2}=10\sqrt{10}\,\text{cm}\). 5. Each sloping face is a trapezoid of area \(\frac{40+20}{2}\ell=30\ell\). All four total \(120\ell=1200\sqrt{10}\,\text{cm}^2\approx3794.7\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(h=30\,\text{cm}\) b) \(3794.7\,\text{cm}^2\) (approximately)
Surface area of solids 64
A right square pyramid has a base edge length of \(12\,\text{cm}\) and a height of \(8\,\text{cm}\). A plane parallel to the base cuts the pyramid \(6\,\text{cm}\) from the apex. Find the area of the square cross section and the total surface area of each resulting solid: the small pyramid and the frustum.

Hints

- Use similarity to find the dimensions of the smaller pyramid. - Areas scale by the square of the linear scale factor. - The frustum's lateral area can be found by subtracting the small pyramid's lateral area from the original pyramid's lateral area. - Include the cut face in the surface area of both resulting solids.

Solution

1. The small pyramid has linear scale factor \(k=6\div8=\frac{3}{4}\). 2. Its base edge is \(\frac{3}{4}\cdot12=9\,\text{cm}\), so the cross-sectional area is \(9^2=81\,\text{cm}^2\). 3. The original pyramid's slant height is \(\ell=\sqrt{8^2+6^2}=10\,\text{cm}\). 4. The small pyramid's slant height is \(\frac{3}{4}\cdot10=7.5\,\text{cm}\). 5. The small pyramid's total surface area is \(81+4\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot9\cdot7.5\right)=81+135=216\,\text{cm}^2\). 6. The original lateral area is \(4\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot12\cdot10\right)=240\,\text{cm}^2\), and the small pyramid's lateral area is \(135\,\text{cm}^2\). Thus, the frustum's lateral area is \(105\,\text{cm}^2\). 7. The frustum's total surface area is \(12^2+9^2+105=144+81+105=330\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

Cross-sectional area: \(81\,\text{cm}^2\) Small pyramid surface area: \(216\,\text{cm}^2\) Frustum surface area: \(330\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 65
A right square pyramid has a base edge length of \(18\,\text{cm}\) and a height of \(12\,\text{cm}\). A plane parallel to the base creates a square cross section with area \(36\,\text{cm}^2\). Find the height of the cut above the original base and the total surface area of the resulting frustum.

Hints

- Find the side length of the square cross section from its area. - Use the ratio of corresponding edge lengths to find the smaller pyramid's scale factor. - Distinguish the distance from the apex from the height above the base. - Include both square bases and the four trapezoidal lateral faces in the frustum's surface area.

Solution

1. The cross-section edge length is \(\sqrt{36}=6\,\text{cm}\). 2. The small pyramid above the cut has linear scale factor \(k=6\div18=\frac{1}{3}\). 3. Its height is \(\frac{1}{3}\cdot12=4\,\text{cm}\), so the cut is \(12-4=8\,\text{cm}\) above the original base. 4. The original pyramid's slant height is \(\ell=\sqrt{12^2+9^2}=15\,\text{cm}\). 5. The small pyramid's slant height is \(\frac{1}{3}\cdot15=5\,\text{cm}\). 6. The frustum's lateral area is \(4\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot18\cdot15\right)-4\left(\frac{1}{2}\cdot6\cdot5\right)=540-60=480\,\text{cm}^2\). 7. The total surface area is \(18^2+6^2+480=840\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

The cut is \(8\,\text{cm}\) above the base. The frustum's total surface area is \(840\,\text{cm}^2\).
Surface area of solids 66
A right cone frustum has radii \(5.0\,\text{cm}\) and \(2.0\,\text{cm}\), and volume \(65\pi\,\text{cm}^3\). a) Find the height \(h\). b) Find the slant height \(\ell\). c) Find the total surface area \(SA\). Round \(\ell\) and \(SA\) to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Solve the cone-frustum volume formula for the height. - In a cross section, use the height and the difference of the radii to find the slant height. - Include both circular bases and the curved lateral surface in the total surface area.

Solution

1. Use \(V=\frac{1}{3}\pi h(r_1^2+r_1r_2+r_2^2)\): \(65\pi=\frac{1}{3}\pi h(25+10+4)=13\pi h\), so \(h=5\,\text{cm}\). 2. The slant height is \(\ell=\sqrt{h^2+(r_1-r_2)^2}=\sqrt{5^2+3^2}=\sqrt{34}\approx5.83\,\text{cm}\). 3. The total surface area is the two circular bases plus the lateral area: \(SA=\pi r_1^2+\pi r_2^2+\pi(r_1+r_2)\ell\). 4. Thus, \(SA=\pi\left(25+4+7\sqrt{34}\right)\approx219.34\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(h=5\,\text{cm}\) b) \(\ell\approx5.83\,\text{cm}\) c) \(SA\approx219.34\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 67
A cylinder is \(15\,\text{cm}\) tall. Its lateral surface area is exactly three times the area of one circular base. a) Find the radius. b) Find the volume, rounded to the nearest tenth. c) Find the total surface area, rounded to the nearest tenth.

Hints

- Write formulas for lateral surface area and the area of one base. - Translate the stated relationship into an equation. - Simplify the equation before substituting the height. - After finding the radius, use the volume and total surface area formulas.

Solution

1. The lateral surface area is \(A_{\text{lat}}=2\pi rh\), and one base has area \(B=\pi r^2\). Since \(A_{\text{lat}}=3B\), \(2\pi rh=3\pi r^2\). 2. Because \(r>0\), divide by \(\pi r\) to get \(2h=3r\). With \(h=15\), \(r=10\,\text{cm}\). 3. The volume is \(V=\pi\cdot10^2\cdot15=1500\pi\,\text{cm}^3\approx4712.4\,\text{cm}^3\). 4. The total surface area is \(SA=2\pi\cdot10^2+2\pi\cdot10\cdot15=500\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx1570.8\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

a) \(10\,\text{cm}\) b) \(4712.4\,\text{cm}^3\) c) \(1570.8\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 68
A cylinder has volume \(250\pi\,\text{cm}^3\). Its height is exactly twice its radius. 1) Find the radius. 2) Find the total surface area. Give the exact answer in terms of \(\pi\) and an approximation rounded to the nearest hundredth.

Hints

- Replace the height in the volume formula with an expression involving the radius. - Isolate \(r^3\), then take a cube root. - Total surface area includes two bases and the lateral surface. - Round only the decimal approximation.

Solution

1. Since \(h=2r\), the volume equation becomes \(250\pi=\pi r^2(2r)=2\pi r^3\). Divide by \(2\pi\): \(r^3=125\), so \(r=5\,\text{cm}\). 2. The height is \(h=2\cdot5=10\,\text{cm}\). The total surface area is \(SA=2\pi r^2+2\pi rh=2\pi\cdot5^2+2\pi\cdot5\cdot10=150\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx471.24\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

1) \(r=5\,\text{cm}\) 2) \(SA=150\pi\,\text{cm}^2\approx471.24\,\text{cm}^2\)
Surface area of solids 69
A closed rectangular prism has a square base with side length \(a\), height \(h\), and total surface area \(1000\,\text{cm}^2\). a) Write a function \(h(a)\) that gives the height in terms of the base side length. State the physically meaningful domain. b) Substitute \(h(a)\) into the volume formula and show that \(V(a)=250a-0.5a^3\). c) Find the volume when \(a=5\,\text{cm}\) and when \(a=15\,\text{cm}\). Which prism has the greater volume?

Hints

- Express total surface area as the two square bases plus four rectangular side faces. - After isolating \(h\), use positive dimensions to determine the physically meaningful domain. - Substitute the height expression into \(V=a^2h\) before evaluating either requested base length.

Solution

1. The surface area equation is \(1000=2a^2+4ah\). Solving for height gives \(h(a)=\frac{250}{a}-0.5a\). 2. A physical prism requires \(a>0\) and \(h(a)>0\). Thus \(\frac{250}{a}-0.5a>0\), which gives \(a^2<500\). Therefore \(0<a<10\sqrt{5}\). 3. Since \(V=a^2h\), substitute the height expression: \(V(a)=a^2\left(\frac{250}{a}-0.5a\right)=250a-0.5a^3\). 4. Evaluate: \(V(5)=1187.5\,\text{cm}^3\) and \(V(15)=2062.5\,\text{cm}^3\). The prism with \(a=15\,\text{cm}\) has the greater volume.

Answer

a) \(h(a)=\frac{250}{a}-0.5a\), for \(0<a<10\sqrt{5}\) b) \(V(a)=250a-0.5a^3\) c) \(V(5)=1187.5\,\text{cm}^3\); \(V(15)=2062.5\,\text{cm}^3\). The prism with \(a=15\,\text{cm}\) has the greater volume.
Surface area of solids 70
A spherical block is cut through its center three times. Each cutting plane is perpendicular to the other two, so the cuts divide the sphere into eight pieces. All outside surfaces and all newly cut faces are painted. The newly exposed faces together have area \(216\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Find the original sphere's radius and the total area painted on all eight pieces. Explain how you counted the cut faces without double-counting any area.

Hints

- For one cut through the center, how many new flat faces appear? - Each cutting plane meets the sphere in a circle. What happens where two of the planes meet? - Use the given area of the newly exposed faces before adding the original outer area.

Solution

1. Each plane passes through the center and cuts out a disk of radius \(r\). The two sides of that cut give area \(2\pi r^2\). 2. Three perpendicular planes produce \(3\cdot2\pi r^2=6\pi r^2\) of new faces. Their intersections are lines, which have zero area, so no surface area is double-counted. 3. Thus \(6\pi r^2=216\pi\), giving \(r^2=36\) and the positive radius \(r=6\,\text{cm}\). 4. The original outside area is \(4\pi(6)^2=144\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). 5. The total painted area is \(144\pi+216\pi=360\pi\,\text{cm}^2\).

Answer

Radius: \(6\,\text{cm}\). Total painted area: \(360\pi\,\text{cm}^2\). Each cut adds two disk faces; their intersections have no area.

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