Volume & Surface AreaCambridge IGCSE Maths: Subtopic test
10 questions, 26 marks
Cambridge IGCSE Maths
Volume & Surface Area
Total 26 marks
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- 1A packaging engineer is designing a cuboid storage box (5 cm by 4 cm by 3 cm) and a cylindrical container.(a)A cuboid storage box has length 5 cm, width 4 cm and height 3 cm. Find its volume.[1 mark]
- A cm
- B cm
- C cm
- D cm
(b)A cylindrical container has radius 3 cm and height 10 cm. Using and , find its volume to the nearest whole number.[1 mark]- A cm
- B cm
- C cm
- D cm
(c)Convert the cuboid box's volume of cm into litres.[1 mark]- A litres
- B litres
- C litres
- D litres
Total for question 1: 3 marks
- 2A toy manufacturer is calculating the volume and surface area of a solid rubber sphere of radius 6 cm.(a)A solid sphere has radius 6 cm. Calculate its volume, using and , giving your answer to the nearest whole number.[2 marks](b)Calculate the surface area of the same sphere, using and , giving your answer to the nearest whole number.[2 marks]
Total for question 2: 4 marks
- 3A metalworker is fabricating a triangular prism (cross-sectional area 18 cm, length 25 cm) and a square-based pyramid for a display stand.(a)A triangular prism has a cross-sectional area of 18 cm and a length of 25 cm. Using , calculate its volume.[3 marks](b)A square-based pyramid has a base area of 36 cm and a perpendicular height of 10 cm. Using , calculate its volume.[3 marks]
Total for question 3: 6 marks
- 4A ceramics workshop is producing a solid cone (base radius 9 cm, slant height 15 cm) and calculating its curved surface area and total surface area.(a)A cone has base radius 9 cm and slant height 15 cm. Calculate its perpendicular height using Pythagoras' theorem, then calculate its volume using and , giving your final answer to the nearest whole number.[4 marks](b)Calculate the curved surface area of the cone using (where is the slant height), and , giving your answer to the nearest whole number.[4 marks](c)Calculate the total surface area of the cone (curved surface area plus the circular base), using , giving your answer to the nearest whole number.[5 marks]
Total for question 4: 13 marks
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