Notes 4 Mensuration
Notes 4 Mensuration
Notes 4 Mensuration
Student version
Mensuration
A. Simple shapes ……………………………………………….…… P.2
B. Solid ………………………………………….…………….…… P.4
Different figures
Object Perimeter Area
Square
Four times the length Length squared
4l l2
l
Rectangle
Twice the sum of the Length times width
length and width ab
a 2(a b)
b
Triangle
Sum of the three sides Half of base times height
a b c 1
b c h ah
2
a
Trapezium
a Sum of all the sides Half of sum of super and
a b c d lower base times height
c b 1
h (a d )h
2
d
Circle
Circumference Area
r 2 r r2
Sector
Sum of arc length and Part of the circle area
two radius
r r2
2 r 2r 360
360
(c) (d)
(e) (f)
2. A square has the same perimeter as an equilateral triangle with side length 12 cm. Find
the perimeter and area of the square.
4. The second hand of a clock is 8 cm long. How far does the tip of the second hand
travel in 25 seconds?
5. Find the angle of a sector with area 55 cm2 and radius 18 cm.
6. A regular hexagon and a equilateral triangle have the perimeter. Find the ratio of their
area.
Different figures
Object Total surface area Volume
Prism
Sum of all the area of Base area × height
the surfaces abc
a 2ab 2bc 2ca
b
c
Pyramid
Sum of all the area of One third of base area ×
the surfaces height
ab 2bl1 2al2 1
abh
h l1 3
l2
b
a
Cylinder
Sum of the area of Base area × height
r upper face, lower face r 2h
and curved face
h 2 r 2 2 rh
Cone
Sum of the area of One third of base area ×
lower face and curved height
face 1 2
h
l r h
r2 rl 3
r
Sphere
Area Volume
4 r2 4 3
r
3
Worked Example 1
Water pours into a cylindrical tank of base radius 3 m at a constant rate of 1.2 kl
per hour. How much does the water level rise in 6 hours?
Answer
Let h be the rise in water level.
V r 2h
1.2 6 3.14 3 2 h
h 0.255
Therefore the water level rises 0.255 m.
Density
The density of an object is its mass divided by its volume.
mass
density
volume
Worked Example 2
A rectangular block of metal measures 20 cm 30 cm 40 cm. It has a density of
3.25 g/cm3. Find the mass of the object in kilograms.
Answer
mass volume density
20 30 40 3.25
78000 g
78kg
(c) (d)
(e) (f)
(g) (h)
(i) (j)
(k) (l)
(m) (n
5. A rectangular tank of base dimension 5 m 4.5 m and the height 6 m is filled with
water up to 3 m.
(a) If a metal sphere with radius 2 m is put into the tank, what will be the water
level rise to?
(b) If a metal cube with side length 4 m is put into the tank, what will be the water
level rise to?
6. A enclosed cone with base radius 4 m and height 5 m is fill with water. If the cone is
inverted (the base area down), the water level will be 3.6 m. What will be the water
level if the cone is put up side down.