17.

5 he volumes and surface areas rf eteira

volumes and urface areas of cuboids

17.5 The

o vou remember
or the formulae
for the volume and
surface area of a cuboid?
cuboid
with length , width w and height h:
a volume =length x width x height
or V=w

facearea 2 x
length x width + 2 x
length x height+2x width x
height
2lh + 2wh
SA 2lw +
.hen vou use these formulae, the measurements for
ememi length, width and height must
same
units.
the
be in

Workedexample 17.5

Work out the volume and surtace area of this cuboid.

volume of 60 cm
bAcuboid has a
cuboid is 5 cm.
The length of the 6 cm
cuboid is 4 cm.
The height of the
Work out the width of the cuboid.

a 8mm =
0.8 cmn The height of the cuboid is given in mm. Change this to
cm so that all the measurements are in the same units.
V= lx wxh Write down the formula you are going to use for the
V = 6 x 4 x 0.8 volume.
19.2 Cm3 Substitute the numbers into the formula.
Work out the answer and remember the units (cm).
Write down the formula you are going to use for the
SA 2lw + 2lh + 2wh surface area.
2 x6x 4 +2 x 6 x o.8 + 2 x 4 x 0.8 Substitute the numbers into the formula.
48+9.6 + 6.4 Work out all the multiplications.
= 64 Cm2 Work out the answer and remember the units (cm).

b V lx wxh Write down the formula you are going to use for the volume.
605xW x4 Substitute the numbers that you know into the formula to
make an equation, with w as the unknown.
Simplify the right-hand side the equation: 5 4
20
60 20x w of x

20 to work out the value of w.

Remember to
20 cm Divide 60 by
include the units (cm) in your answer.

Exercise 17-5
Work out the
volume of each cuboid.
b 1.5 m
6 mm
4 m
9 cm
10 m

12mm
Cm
3cm
8 mm
2 Work
Surtace areas of the cuboids in question 1.

17Area, perimeter and votur

 7-5 h e volumes and surtace areas of Cu

3 Work out the volume of cach cuboid. 28 mm

a b 6 mmt
12 mm
cm 3 m
3.5 cm
5 0 cm
4.2 m

4 Work out the surface areas of the cuboids in question 3.

5 The table shows the volume and dimensions of some cuboids.

Length Width Height Volume
cm S cm Cm

10 cm 5 cm 300 cm
:12 mm 6 mm 648 mm

2 m 6 m 96 m
4.2 cm 3.5 cm 14.7 cm

f3.6cm 5 mm L 2160 mm

Copy the table and fill in the missing values.

6 Here are three cuboids A, B and C.
B C 1.8 cm
I cm
28 cm 4.4 cm 3.4 cm
8 cm
3.1 cm 6.8 cm
cm

Here are four volume cards.

iii iv
48.96 cmn 34.72 cm 24.24 cm 29.92 cm

a Using only estimation match each cuboid to its volume card.

b Use calculator to check that you have matched the cuboids and the
a
volume cards correctly.
c Sketch a cuboid that has a volume
equal to the volume on the card you haven't matched.
7 The diagram shows a cuboid.
The length of the cuboid is 14 cm.
The width of the cuboid is 8 cm.
The volume of the cuboid is 672 cm'.
8 cm
Work out the surface area of the cuboid.
14 cm
8 The diagram shows a cuboid.
The height of the cuboid is 45 mm.
The end face of the cuboid is a 145 mm
The volume of the cuboid is 162square.
Work out the surface area of the
cm
cuboid. square
 17.6 Usng nets of solids to wotk out surtace area5

.ino nets of solids to work out surface areas

17.6 Using n e t s

arned how to
draw the nets of some
3D solids in Unit 8 The surface area of a solid is
the net of a 3D solid to help you work out its surface area.
ou
can
use the total area of alt its faces.
lou

Worked example 17.6

sem 5 cm
shows a triangular prism.
The diagram 4 ghn
aSketch a net of the prism.
bWork out the surface area ofthe prism. 6 Cm
8 cm

The prism has a

by 6 cm.
rectangular base (A), measuring 8 cm

It has two rectangular faces (B and C) that measure 8 cm

A
C 8 cm by 5 cm.
6 cm
It has two triangular faces (D and E), each with a base
length of 6 cm and a perpendicular height of 4 cm.
5 Cm cm

=8 6 Work out the area of rectangle A.

bAreaA=l x w x

= 48 cm2
Area B l x w =8 x 5 Work out the area of rectangle B. Note that C has the
40 Cm2 same area as B.
AreaD bh = x 6 x 4 Work out the area of triangle D. Note that E has the
= 12 Cmn same area as D.
Remember to include 40 x 2 and 12 * 2.
Totalarea =
48 +40 x 2+12 x 2
=
48 + 8o + 24 Add the areas together.
152 cm2 Remember the units (cm).

Exercise 17.6
1 For each of these solids:
isketch a net
ii work out the
surface area.
a b triangular prism (right-angled triangle)
triangular prism (isosceles)
10 cm
13cm
6 cm 9 cm
30 cm
24 cm
d triangular-based pyramid
square-based
(all
pyramid (all triangles equal in size)
triangles equal in size)

15cm
18 Cn)

17 Area, perimeter and volume

 17.6 s n e nets of solids to work out surface areas

2 This is part of Dakarai's

homework.
Dakarai has made several mistakes.
a
Explain
the mistakes that Dakarai has made.
b Work out the correct
answer for him.

Questionn Work out the 3.2 cm

4 cm
suface area of
thus prism. 2 c m / 5 mm
6 cm
6.8 cm

Ansmer AreaA = 2 x 6.8 = 13.6 cmw 33

Area B = 6 x 6.8 = 40.8 cm
AreaC= 4 x 6.8 = 27.2 cm 3

AreaD =
3.2 x 6.8 =21.76 Cm 6.8A D

AreaE= 5 x (3.2 +6) x 15

x9.2 x 15 =69 cm
AreaF = areaE
Totalurface area = 13.6 + 40.8 + 27.2 + 21.76 + 69 = 172.36 Cm

3 She
Mia also cube of side length 48
drawsdraws a mm.
a triangular prism with the 4.2 Cm1
dimensions shown.
Mia thinks that the cube and the triangular 48 mm 3 cm
1 2 . 7 cm
prism have the same surface area.
3 cm-
Is Mia correct? Show clearly how you worked
out your answer.

Summary
You should now know that: You should be able to:
The formula for the circumference of a circle is * Know the definition of a circle and the names of
its parts.
C Ttd or C= 2tr.
The formula for the area of a circte is A = nr *Know and use formulae for the circumference and
The formula for the area of a triangle is A = bh. area of a circle.

The formula for the area of a parallelogram is Derive and use formulae for the area of a triangle,
A = bh. parallelogram and trapezium.
The formula for the area of a trapezium is Calculate areas of compound shapes.
A = x (a + b) x h.
diculate iengths, surface areas and volumes or
The formulae for the volume and surface area of a cuboids.
cuboid are V= lwh and SA = 2/w + 2lh + 2 wh.
Use simple nets of solids to work out their su
areas.

37 Area, iermeter and volume

176
nd-of-unil review

out the.area of each ot these shapes.

Hork
b
6
8.8 cm 4 cm

8 m
15.2 cm

24 m
2
Work out: i the circumference ii the area of these circles.
a radius
=4 cm b diameter =
12 cm
l'sen= 3.14.
Round vour answers correct to l d.p.

Show how you would check your answers to question 1, using a single number instead of n.

4 Acircular tile has a circumference of 48.2 cm.

Work out the diameter of the tile.
Give vour answer correct to the nearest millimetre.

5 Work out the area of each of these compound shapes.

cm b
8 cm
4 cm
3 cm
4 cm
8 cm
6 Work out the area of the pink-shaded region.
60 n

10 cm
S cm
15 cm
7 Work out:
a the volume sem
D
4 cm
the surface area of this cuboid. 10 cm
8
The diagram shows a cuboid.
he
height of the cuboid is 1.2 cm. 1.2 cm
he end
face of the cuboid is a
square.
The volume of the cuboid is 5760
Work out the surface mm' Square

area of the cuboid.

9a Sketch the net of
b
Use your this shape. 3 cm

net to work out the surtace area.

5 cm 10 cm
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