CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Extended E5.4 Surface Area and Volume Topic Practice

Question 1

[Maximum number: 6]

Question (a)

(a)
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The diagram shows a cylinder with radius 8 cm inside a sphere with radius 17 cm . Both ends of the cylinder touch the curved surface of the sphere.

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Question (i)

(i)

Show that the height of the cylinder is 30 cm .

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Question (ii)

(ii)

Calculate the volume of the cylinder as a percentage of the volume of the sphere.
[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is V=4/3 r^3.]

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Question 2

[Maximum number: 10]

Question (a)

(a)
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A cone has base diameter 8 cm and perpendicular height 15 cm .

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Question (i)

(i)

Calculate the volume of the cone.
[The volume, V, of a cone with radius r and height h is V=13πr2hV=\frac{1}{3} \pi r^{2} h.]

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Question (ii)

(ii)

A label completely covers the curved surface area of the cone.

Calculate the area of the label as a percentage of the total surface area of the cone. [The curved surface area, A, of a cone with radius r and slant height l is A=πrlA=\pi r l.]

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Question (b)

(b)
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An empty cylindrical container has radius 0.45 m . 300 litres of water is poured into the container at a rate of 375 ml per second.

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Question (i)

(i)

Calculate the height of the water in the container. m

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Question 3

[Maximum number: 5]
Solid A

Solid A

Solid B

Solid B

In this question all measurements are in centimetres.

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Solid A is made from a cylinder and a hemisphere, both of radius 2R.
The cylinder has height 5R.
Solid B is a cone of radius R and sloping edge x.
The total surface area of solid A is equal to the total surface area of solid B.
Find R in terms of x.
R=

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