MATH 1401-Fall 2014

Practice for final

1. In trapezoid ABCD, the bases AB and CD are 8.2cm, 14.8cm respectively. MN is drawn parallel to the
bases such that

= 5. The area of the trapezoid MNCD is 20.35cm2. Determine:

a. The length of MN
b. Are the three trapezoids depicted below similar? Explain.
c. The area of trapezoid ABNM

2. A symmetrical cross-hip roof is designed to cover a residential building.

The top view of the roof is drawn here and these measurements are available: AB= 75ft, AC= 98ft 6in,
CF= 82ft3in, FG= 65ft 6 also the height of the roof is 42ft (everywhere).
Determine the total roof area.

3. The following figure depicts the aerial view of the flat roof of a high-rise. The polygon on the bottom
left corner is a regular octagon centered at O, of radius (center to vertex) 3ft. Arc AB is part of a circle of
radius 16ft 6in; the arc digresses from the right side of the original rectangle by a maximum of 2ft
(h=2ft). Given the dimensions on the drawing determine
The perimeter (the measure around the outside) of the roof in ft-in format correct to the nearest whole
inch

4. The cross-hip roof depicted bellow is made up of six pieces. The pitch and the dimensions of some
pieces are given.
Determine the actual area of the roof. Ans: 346.2m2

5. The actual area of the following hip roof is 312.4124877m2. All of the roof surfaces have the same
pitch: 7:4. The width of the Eave is 10m. Determine the length of the eave. Ans: 15.5m

6. Circles M and N pass through each others centers as shown, forming a gothic window. The only
known length in the drawing is the radius, AB, which is equal to 8m. Find
a) The area of the window
b) The area of the inscribed circle.

7. The following diagram depicts the cross-section of a two-track railway tunnel according to the manual
of the American Railway Association. For air conditioning and air circulation purposes, we need to
determine the volume of the tunnel. If the tunnel runs for 1.2 kilometers, how many cubic meters of air
does it contain?
1 meter = 3.281 feet

Here is a complete description of the drawing:

The shape is symmetric about JE.
Points C,D are on a circle centered at B, HB = 4 ft, DH is perpendicular to CF, and CF is perpendicular to
JE.
Points D,E, and I are on a circle of radius 21 ft, centered at A; also DI = 21 ft (ADI is equilateral) and
AJ = 4 ft 6 in
Answer: cross-section area=681.74ft2, Volume= 75995.5m2

8. The UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France is a building whose top view is shown in the picture.
Consider the dimensions given in the shape, also we know that the building is a prism (same crosssection all along the height) of height 54m. Determine the volume and the lateral area of the building.
We know that the points B,H,G,E are on the same line (same applies to E,R,P as well as B,C,Q,P) 1.
Ans: 64287m3, 15288.5m2

Problem from Architectural Geometry A World of Applications. Stela Dumitrescu. 4th Edition.
Pearson. 2009.

9. For the retaining wall shown below, determine

a) The average height of the wall (in meters)
b) The volume of concrete required to pour it (in cubic meters, the wall only, disregard the footing).

10. A cylinder of radius 12cm, and height 15cm undergoes two axial cuts such that the following solid is
obtained. If the central top and bottom angles are 47, determine the total area and the volume of the
solid. Ans: area=625.8cm2 Volume=885.9cm3