2. Volume of a pyramid
Volume of a pyramid =
1
3
base area perpendicular height
h
3. Calculate the volume of the rectangular-based pyramid.
6
cm
5 cm
4
cm
Volume =
1
3
base area height
1
3
(5 4) 6
40 cm3
A B
C
D
E
4. Surface area of a pyramid
Surface area = sum of the areas of all the faces of the pyramid
h
5. Calculate the surface area of the rectangular-based pyramid.
6
cm
5 cm
4
c
m
A B
C
D
E
First find the length of EX and EY.
EX2
2.52
62
EX2
42.25
EX 6.5
EY2
22
62
EY2
40
EY 6.325
Use Pythagoras on triangle EOX.
Use Pythagoras on triangle EOY.
O X
Y
6. 6.5
6.5
6.325
6.325
5 cm
4
cm
A B
C
D
E
E
E E
Surface area = sum of areas of faces
Area of rectangle ABCD = 4 × 5
= 20 cm2
Area of triangle BCE = ½ × 4 × 6.5
= 13 cm2
Area of triangle CDE = ½ × 5 × 6.325
= 15.81 cm2
= 20 + 13 + 13 + 15.81 + 15.81
= 77.6 cm2
NET OF
PYRAMID
7. Volume of a cone
Volume of a cone =
1
3
base area perpendicular height
1
3
r 2
h
h
r
8. Calculate the volume of the cone.
Volume =
1
3
base area height
1
3
( 42
) 7
117 cm3
7
cm
4 cm
9. Surface area of a cone
l
h
r
+
The surface of a cone is made from a flat circular base and a curved surface.
The curved surface is made from a sector of a circle.
FLAT
BASE
CURVED SURFACE
=
l l
Curved surface area of a cone = , where is the slant height
rl l
Total surface area of a cone = r2
rl
10. Calculate
a the curved surface area of the cone,
b the total surface area of the cone.
12
cm
5 cm
a First calculate the slant height using Pythagoras.
l
l
l2
l2
l
Curved surface area rl
5 13
204 cm2
b Total surface area r2
rl
52
65
25 65
65
90
283 cm2
52
122
169
13
11. The straight edges of the sector are joined together to make a cone.
Calculate a the curved surface area of the cone,
b the radius of the base of the cone,
c the height of the cone. 280o
4
c
m
4
c
m
a Curved surface area = area of sector
280
360
42
39.1 cm2
112
9
b Curved surface area rl
39.1 r 4
r
39.1
4
r 3.11 cm
c Using Pythagoras
3.11
4
h
h2
3.112
42
h2
6.321
h 2.51 cm
12. When you make a cut parallel to the base of a cone and remove the
top part, the part that is left is called a frustum.
FRUSTUM
Volume of frustum = volume of large cone – volume of smaller cone
13. Calculate the volume of the frustum.
All lengths are in cm.
3
6
8
h
You must first find the height
of the smaller cone using
similar triangles.
h
3
h 8
6
6h 3h 24
3h 24
h 8
Volume of large cone
1
3
r 2
h
1
3
62
16
192
Volume of small cone
1
3
r 2
h
1
3
32
8
24
Volume of frustum 192 24
528 cm3
3
6
8
14. Volume and surface area of a sphere
Volume of a sphere
4
3
r 3
Surface area of a sphere 4r 2
Volume and surface area of a hemisphere
Volume of a hemisphere
2
3
r3
Curved surface area of a hemisphere 2r 2
A hemisphere is half a
sphere.
15. The sphere has radius 10 cm.
Calculate a the volume of the sphere,
b the surface area of the sphere.
a Volume
4
3
r3
4
3
103
4189 cm3
b Surface area 4r 2
4 102
1257 cm2
16. The solid hemisphere has radius 6 cm.
Calculate
a the volume of the hemisphere,
b the curved surface area of the hemisphere,
c the total surface area of the hemisphere.
6 cm
a Volume
2
3
r3
2
3
63
452 cm3
b Curved surface area 2r 2
2 62
226 cm2
c Total surface area = area of base circle + curved surface area
62
226
339 cm2
17. The solid is made from a cylinder and a hemisphere.
The cylinder has a height of 8 cm and a radius of 3 cm.
Calculate the volume of the solid.
Volume of cylinder r 2
h
32
8
72
Volume of hemisphere
2
3
r3
2
3
33
18
Total volume 72 18
90
283 cm3