Sample Problems in

Solid Mensuration
Prepared by:
Alcantara, Timothy John Noel
Baladad, Ronnel
Briones, Jefferson
Mecija, Harold King
Nuez, Jims
The section of a certain solid is
bounded by two concentric circles
whose radii are 6.1 ft and 4.1 ft. find
the area of this section?
Let:
At = area of the section
Asc = area of the small circle
Abc = area of the big circle
Asc = r
2
Asc = (4.1)
2
Asc = 52.7834 ft
2
Abc = r
2
Abc = (6.1)
2
Abc = 116.839 ft
2
At = Abc Asc
At = 116.839 ft
2
- 52.7834 ft
2
At = 64.056 ft
2
c
2
= a
2
+ b
2
(120)
2
= 2a
2
14,400/2 = 2a
2
/2
7200 = a
2
a = 84.85 ft.
The official distance
between home plates and
second base in a baseball
diamond (in a form of a
square) is 120ft.find the
distance between bases.
A storage bin of circular
base has 324ft of floor
space. Find the radius of
the floor.
A = r
2
324 = (3.1416)r
2
324/3.1416 = 3.1416r
2
/3.1416
103.13 = r
2
r = 10.16 ft
The official distance between home
plates and second base in a baseball
diamond (in a form of a square) is
120ft.find the distance between bases.
c
2
= a
2
+ b
2
(120)
2
= 2a
2
14,400/2 = (2a
2
)/2
7200 = a
2
a = 84.85 ft.
Find the area of the largest circle which
can be cut from a square of edge 4in.
what is the material wasted?
A
SQUARE
= s
2
A
SQUARE
= (4)
2
A
SQUARE
= 16 in
2
A
CIRCLE
= r
2
A
CIRCLE
= (3.1416) (2)
2
A
CIRCLE
= 12.57 in
2
Material wasted = A
SQUARE
- A
CIRCLE
Material wasted = 16 in
2
- 12.57 in
2
Material wasted = 3.43 in
2
A certain city block is in the form of a parallelogram. Two of its sides are each
421ft long the other two sides are each 227ft. in length. If the distance
between the first pair of sides is 126ft, find the area of the land in the block and
the length of the diagonals.
A = bh
A = (421ft)(126ft)
A
t
= 53 046 ft
2
A cube of edge A is cut by a plane
and diagonally opposite edges of the
cube. Find the length of the diagonal
of the section formed.
x = A
2
+ A
2
x = 2A
2
x = A2
D = (A2)
2
+ A
2
D = 2A
2
+A
2
D = 3A
2
D = A3
What is the weight of a block of ice 24
in. by 24 in. by 24 in. if ice weights
92% as much as water, and water
weights 62.5 lb per ft?
V=13 824 in
3
[1ft./12ft.]
3
V=8ft
3
A packing box 2.2 ft by 4.9 ft by
5.5 ft is to be completely covered
with tin. How many square feet of
metal are needed?
T = 2(ab+bc+ca)
T = 2(2.2)(4.9) + (4.9)(5.5) + (5.5)(2.2)
T = 2(10.78 + 26.95 + 12.1)
T = 2(49.83)
T = 99.66 ft.
Building bricks are closely starked is a pile
7ft high, 36ft long, and 12ft wide. If the
bricks are 2in by 4in by 9 in how many
bricks are in the pile?
Let:
V
1
= bldg. bricks
V
2
= bricks
N = no of bricks
V
1
= abc
V
1
= (144) (84) (432)
V
1
= 5,225,472 in
3
V
2
= xyz
V
2
= (9)(4)(2)
V
2
=72 in
3
N = V
1
/V
2
N = 5,225,472 in
3
/ 72 in
3
N = 72, 576 bricks
Find the total area of the cube from the
previous problem.
T = 6A
2
T = 6(17.96in)
2
T = 1935.37in
2
The section of a certain solid consists of a semi-circle, a
rectangle, and a triangle. The altitude of a rectangle is three
times the radius of the semi-circle. The altitude of the
triangle is twice the same radius. The area of the triangle is
200ft2. Find the area of the section.
A
TRIANGLE
= r
2
20 ft
2
= ab
A
RECTANGLE
= (3r) (2r) = 6r
2
20 ft
2
/2 = 2r
2
A
TOTAL
= ba
A
TOTAL
= (2r) ( 2r)
A
TOTAL
=10 ft
2
A
TOTAL
= r
2
A
TOTAL
= r
2
+ 6r
2
+ 2r
2
A
TOTAL
= r
2
+ 8r
2
A
TOTAL
= (3.14) (10 ft
2
) + 8 (10 ft
2
)
A
TOTAL
= (31.4 ft
2
) + 80 ft
2
A
TOTAL
= 15.7 ft
2
+ 80 ft
2
A
TOTAL
= 95.71 ft
2
A masonry dam of 40 ft. high has
a uniform vertical cross section
as shown in the figure. The dam
is 80 ft. long and its material
weighs 125 lbs. per as ft. Find
the weights of the dam.
B= (b
1
+b
2
) h
B= (4+10)40
B= (20)(40)
B= (800)
B= 400 ft.
2
V= Bh
V= (400 ft.
2
)(80ft.)
V= 32,000 ft.
3
W/ft.
3
= V
125lb. /ft.
3
(32,000 ft.
3
)
W= 4,000,000 lbs.
Find the volume of the largest cube of wood
that can be cut from a log of circular cross
section whose radius is 12.7 in?
c
2
=a
2
+b
2
25.4
2
= a
2
+ a
2
645.15 / 2 = 2a
2
/ 2
a = 322.58 in
3
V = a
3
V = 5,793 in
3
[ 1ft / 12 in.]
V = 3.35 ft
3
The diameter of a well is 6 ft. and the water is 7 ft.
deep. How many gallons of water are there in the
well reckoning 7.48 gallons to the cubic foot?
B=r
2
B= d
2
/4
B= (3.1416)(6
2
)/4
B= (3.1416) (36)/4
B= 28.27 ft.
2
V= BH
V= (28.27ft.
2
) (7ft.)
V= 197.89 ft.
3
(7.48 gal/ 1 ft.
3
)
V= 1,480.22 gal.
A paint manufacturer desires a cylindrical steel drum to hold 50 gal. of food
paint. Food convenience handling, it is found necessary to unit the inside
diameter to 2.5 ft. Find the height of the drum desired. (One gal. =23.1 cu. in.)
B = d
2
/4
B =
[(3.1416)(2.5)
2
]/4
B = 4.91 ft.
2
V = 50 gal.(1ft.
3
/7.48 gal.)
V/B = BH/B
H = V/B
V = 6.68 ft.
3
H = V/B
H = 6.68 ft.
3
/4.91 ft.
3
H = 1.36 ft.
Find the waste in making the largest possible cylindrical rod from a bar of iron
3 ft. long which has a square cross section whose diagonal is 6 in.
B = r
2
B = (3.1416) (2.12)
2
B = 14.12 in.
V
1
= BH
V
1
= (14.12 in.)(36 in.)
V
1
= 508.32 in.
3
V
2
= BH
V
2
= (17.98 in.
2
)(36 in.)
V
2
= 647.28 in.
3
W = V
2
V
1
W = 647.28 in.
3
508.32 in.
3
W = 138.96 in.
3
A cubic foot of water weighs about 64.2 lb. What must be the diameter of
cylinder pail 1 ft. high in order for it to hold the water from 25 lb. of ice? How
many square inches of sheet tin are required to make the pail?
V = h(d
2
/4)
D
2
= 4V/h=
D
2
= 4(.4355)/ ft.
2
D = .7446 ft. ( 12 in. / 1 ft.)
D = 8.9352 in.
L = hc
C = d = 28.0708
L = 336.8496 in.
2
A = d
2
/4
A = 62.7045 in.
W
ice
= 25 lb.
D
ice
= 57.408 lb. /ft.
3
V
ice
= 25 lb./ 57.408 lb. /ft.
3
V
ice
= 0.4355 ft.
3
L
t
= L + A
L
t
= 336.8496 in.
2
+ 62. 7045 in.
2
L
t
= 399.5541 in.
2
In a pyramid AB=9in, BC=12in, and BD=5in the three
faces angles at B are each 90. Calculate the three faces
angles at A and the total surface of the solid.
tan a = 5in/9in
tan a = .55
tan a
1
= 29

4
tan a
2
= 12in/9in
a
2
= tan
-1
(12/9)
a
2
= 53

3
s = 19.145
A = s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)
A = 19.145(6.145)(4.145)(8.855)
A = 65.1720
A = bh
131.424 = (15)h
h = 8.7616
sin a = 8.7616/10.29
sin a = .85
a
3
= 58

22
A
1
= 1/2 BH
A
1
= 1/2(9)(5)
A
1
= 22.5 ft
2
A
2
=1/2 BH
A
2
=1/2 (12)(9)
A
2
= 22.5 ft
2
A
3
=1/2 BH
A
3
=1/2(12)(5)
A
3
= 30 ft
2
S=AT
S=22.5ft
2
+22.5ft
2
+30ft
2
S=172.2142ft
2
In the corner of a cellar is a pyramid heap of coal. The base of the heap is an
isosceles triangle whose hypotenuse is 20ft and the altitude of the heap is 7 ft.
If there are 35 ft
3
in ton of coal, how many tons are there in this heap?
Cos 45 = 10/H
H = Cos 45/10
H = 14.1421
A = bh
A = (14.1424)(14.1424)
A = 99.9994ft
2
V=1/3 BH
V=1/3(99.9994ft
2
)(7 ft)
V=233.332ft
3
{1 ton/35 ft
3
}
V=62/3 tons
The inside dimension of the box are 2 ft by 3
ft. Find the dimension of packing box of the
same shape which will hold 8 times as much.
V
2
= 8V
1
V
2
=8(24ft
3
)
V
2
=194 ft
3
V
1
=L
1
W
1
H
1
V
1
= (4ft)(3ft)(2ft)
V
1
=24ft
3
V
1
/V
2
=H
1
3
/H
2
3
24ft
3
/194ft
3
=2
3
/ H
2
3
H
2
3
=64.667ft
3
H
2
=4.014 ft
V
1
/V
2
=W
1
3
/W
2
3
24ft3/194ft
3
=3
3
/ W
2
3
W
2
3
=218.25ft
3
W
2
=6.021 ft
V
1
/V
2
=L
1
3
/L
2
3
24ft
3
/194ft
3
=4
3
/ L
2
3
L
2
3
=517.333ft
3
L
2
=8.028 ft
The volume of a certain solid is 1200 in
3
and its
surface area is 800 in
2
. What will be the surface of
similar solid whose volume is 2400 in
3
.?
V
1
/V
2
=S
1
/S
2
800in
2
/S
2
= [
3
(112.9243in
3
)]/ [
3
(179.2562in
3
)]
800in
2
/S
2
=112.9243/179.2562
S
2
=800in
2
(179.562)/112.9243
S
2
=1269.9212 in
2
The lateral edge of a pyramid is 61 ft. Each side of its octagon base is 22 ft.
What will be the cost of painting the pyramid at 2.5 cents a square foot?
H
2
=(61ft)
2
-(11ft)
2
H
2
=3721ft
2
-121
2
H=60ft
A

= (1/2)(bh)
A

= (1/2)(22)(60)
A

= 660 ft
2
A
T
= 8A

A
T
=5280ft
2
C= A
T
($0.025/ft
2
)
C=(5280)($0.025)
C=$132.00
Find the volume of the largest pyramid without can be cut from a rectangular
parallelepiped whose edges are 2 in by 3 in by 4 in?
V=1/3 BH
V=1/3(LW)(H)
V=1/3(4ft)(2ft)(3ft)
V= 8 in
3
Find the volume of the largest cone having its circular base circumscribed
about a face of rectangle parallelepiped dimension 2x3x4 and its vertex
lying in the opposite face.
D
2
=(2ft)
2
+(4ft)
2
D
2
=4ft
2
+16ft
2
D
2
=(20ft
2
)
D=2.236 ft
V=(1/3)BH
V=(1/3)r
2
H
V=(1/3)(2.2361ft)
2
(3in)
V=(1/3)(5.0001ft
2
)(3in)
V=(1/3)(15.0003ft
3
)
V=47.1248/3 ft
3
V=15.7083ft
3
If a lead piece in thick has an inner diameter of 1 in., find the number of
cubic inches of lead in a piece of pipe 10 ft. long ?
10 ft. = 120 in.
V
1
=(d
2
/4)
V
1
=(1.5 in.)
2
/[4(120 in.)]
V
1
= 212.0575 in.
3
V
2
=d
2
/4
V
2
=(2 in.)
2
/4(120 in.)
V
2
= 376.992 in.
3
V
T
= V
2
V
1
V
T
= 376.992 in.
3
212.0575 in.
3
V
T
= 164.9345 in.
3
The diameter of the earth is 7920 miles, and
that of the moon is 2160 miles. Compare their
volumes.
Earth
Moon
v/V = d
3
/D
3
v/V = (2160)
3
/(7920)
3
v/V = 1.0078/4.4697
Which is heavier built: a man 5 1/ 2 ft tall who weights 160 lbs or
one 6 ft tall who weights 200 lbs?
v/V = h
3
/H
3
160n lbs/200lbs = (5.5ft)
3
/(6ft)
3
160n lbs/200lbs = 166.375ft/216ft
The more heavily built is a man whose
height is 5 1/ 2 ft and weighs 160 lbs.
The pyramid tank shown in the figure has a square base 11.6 ft on a side
and an altitude of 14.8 ft. How many gallons of water are in it when the
depth of the water is 5.725 ft?
L
1
/L
2
=X/x
14.8ft/11.6 = 5.725/x
X= 4.4827
V =
1
/
3
AH
V =
1
/
3
(4.4827)
2
(5.725)
V =
1
/
3
(115.2729)
V = 38.4243 ft
3
(7.48 gal/ 1 ft
3
)
V = 287.4138 gal