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

Question 1

[Maximum number: 9]

Question (a)

(a)

A cylinder with radius 6 cm and height h cmh \mathrm{~cm} has the same volume as a sphere with radius 4.5 cm. Find the value of h.
[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is V=43πr3V=\frac{4}{3} \pi r^{3}.]

h=
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Question (b)

(b)

A solid metal cube of side 20 cm is melted down and made into 40 solid spheres, each of radius r cmr \mathrm{~cm}.

Find the value of r.
[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is V=43πr3V=\frac{4}{3} \pi r^{3}.]

r=
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Question (c)

(c)

A solid cylinder has radius x cmx \mathrm{~cm} and height 7x2 cm\frac{7 x}{2} \mathrm{~cm}.

The surface area of a sphere with radius R cmR \mathrm{~cm} is equal to the total surface area of the cylinder.
Find an expression for R in terms of x.
[The surface area, A, of a sphere with radius r is A=4πr2A=4 \pi r^{2}.]

R=
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Question 2

[Maximum number: 7]

The diagram shows a prism, ABCDEF.
AB=13 cm,AC=20 cm,CF=24 cmA B=13 \mathrm{~cm}, A C=20 \mathrm{~cm}, C F=24 \mathrm{~cm} and angle ABC=90A B C=90^{\circ}.

Question (a)

(a)

Calculate the total surface area of the prism.
cm2\mathrm{cm}^{2}

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Question (b)

(b)

Calculate the volume of the prism. cm3\mathrm{cm}^{3}

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Question 3

[Maximum number: 6]
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The diagram shows a sector OPQ of a circle with centre O and radius 24 cm. The sector angle is 6060^{\circ}.

A cone is made from this sector by joining OP to OQ.

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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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