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1 A box, in the shape of a cuboid, has volume 357 cm3.


It has a length of 8.5 cm and a width of 6 cm.

Calculate the height of the box.

................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 2]

2 Find the radius of a hemisphere of volume 80 cm3.

[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is .]

................................................... cm [3]

[Total: 3]

3 The diagram shows the net of a cuboid.


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(a) Work out the area of the shaded rectangle, A.

................................................... cm2 [2]

(b) The volume of the cuboid is 468 cm3 .

Complete the statement.

The dimensions of the cuboid are .................... cm by .................... cm by .................... cm [2]

[Total: 4]
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4m
0.45 m

The diagram shows a horizontal container for water with a uniform cross-section.
The cross-section is a semicircle.
The radius of the semicircle is 0.45 m and the length of the container is 4 m.

(a) Calculate the volume of the container.

................................................... m3 [2]

(b)
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0.3 m

The greatest depth of the water in the container is 0.3 m.


The diagram shows the cross-section.

Calculate the number of litres of water in the container.


Give your answer correct to the nearest integer.

................................................... litres [6]


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[Total: 8]

5 The volume of a solid cone is 310 cm3.


The height of the cone is twice the radius of its base.

Calculate the slant height of the cone.

[The volume, V, of a cone with radius r and height h is .]

................................................... cm [5]

[Total: 5]

A rectangular sheet of paper ABCD is made into an open cylinder with the edge AB meeting the edge DC.
AD = 28 cm and AB = 20 cm.
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(a) Show that the radius of the cylinder is 4.46 cm, correct to 3 significant figures.

[2]

(b) Calculate the volume of the cylinder.

................................................... cm3 [2]

(c) N is a point on the base of the cylinder, such that BN is a diameter.

Calculate the angle between AN and the base of the cylinder.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 7]
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7 A solid cylinder has radius 3 cm and height 4.5 cm.

Calculate the total surface area of the cylinder.

................................................... cm2 [4]

[Total: 4]

8 A cube has a surface area of 384 cm2.

Find the length of one of its sides.

................................................... cm [3]

[Total: 3]
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A solid cylinder has radius x cm and height cm.
The surface area of a sphere with radius R cm is equal to the total surface area of the cylinder.

Find an expression for R in terms of x.


[The surface area, A, of a sphere with radius r is .]

R = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

10 A solid metal cube of side 20 cm is melted down and made into 40 solid spheres, each of radius r cm.

Find the value of r.


[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is .]

r = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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11 A cylinder with radius 6 cm and height h cm has the same volume as a sphere with radius 4.5 cm.

Find the value of h.


[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is .]

h = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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Water flows at a speed of 20 cm/s along a rectangular channel into a lake.


The width of the channel is 15 cm.
The depth of the water is 2.5 cm.

Calculate the amount of water that flows from the channel into the lake in 1 hour.
Give your answer in litres.

................................................... litres [4]

[Total: 4]
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A prism with a right-angled triangle as its cross-section has a volume of 1000 cm3.

Calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]
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14 A sphere with radius x cm has a volume of 1000 cm3.

Calculate the value of x.

[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is .]

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

15 The volume of a solid metal sphere is 24 430 cm3.

(a) Calculate the radius of the sphere.

[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is .]

................................................... cm [3]
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(b) The metal sphere is placed in an empty tank.


The tank is a cylinder with radius 50 cm, standing on its circular base.
Water is poured into the tank to a depth of 60 cm.

Calculate the number of litres of water needed.

................................................... litres [3]

[Total: 6]

16 A cone with radius x cm and slant height cm has a volume of 1000 cm3.

Calculate the value of x.

[The volume, V, of a cone with radius r and height h is .]

x = ................................................... [4]

[Total: 4]
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