Planimetrics - math word problems

Study plane measurements, including angles, distances, and areas. In other words - measurement and calculation of shapes in the plane. Perimeter and area of plane shapes.

  1. Perimeter of base
    valec_16 The circumference of the base of the rotating cylinder is same as its height. What is the diameter and height of this cylinder with volume 1 liter?
  2. Diameter of a cylinder
    cylinder_horiz_2 The diameter of the cylinder is 42 cm. How many times does the cylinder turn on a 66m long track?
  3. Volume of cone
    cone_church_1 Find the volume of a right circular cone-shaped building with a height of 9 cm and a radius base of 7 cm.
  4. Curved surface area CSA
    cylinder_8 A cylinder 5cm high has a base radius(7/2) cm. Calculate the curved surface area.
  5. Iceberg
    ice What is the surface area of 50 cm iceberg (in the shape of a cuboid) that can carry a man with luggage with a total weight of 120 kg?
  6. 3d printer
    filament 3D printing ABS filament with diameter 1.75 mm has density 1.04 g/cm3. Find the length of m = 5 kg spool filament. (how to calculate length)
  7. Cylinder height
    cylinder_9 Calculate the height of the cylinder and its surface is 2500 dm2 and the bases have a diameter 5dm.
  8. Volcano
    volcano The crater of a volcano is approximately in the shape of a cone of a base 3.1416 sq. Mi. The crater's depth is 1500 ft. How many cubic yards of earth would be required to fill this cavity?
  9. Axial cut of a rectangle
    cylinder_cut Calculate the volume and surface of the cylinder whose axial cut is a rectangle 15 cm wide with a diagonal of 25 cm long.
  10. Cube into cylinder
    cube_sphere_in If we dip a wooden cube into a barrel with a 40cm radius, the water will rise 10 cm. What is the size of the cube edge?
  11. Pool tiles
    bazen_5 The pool is 25m long, 10m wide and 160cm deep. How many m2 of tiles will be needed on the walls and the pool? How many pieces of tile are needed when 1 tile has a square shape with a 20cm side? How much does it cost when 1m2 of tiles costs 258 Kc?
  12. Cube cut
    rezy The cube ABCDA'B'C'D ' has an edge of 12cm. Calculate the area of diagonal cut B DD'B '.
  13. Spherical cap
    gulovy_odsek Place a part of the sphere on a 4.6 cm cylinder so that the surface of this section is 20 cm2. Determine the radius r of the sphere from which the spherical cap was cut.
  14. Metal rails
    22 Dad needs to improve the edges of the wooden boxes - to be reinforced with metal rails. How many cms of rails will he need if the box has the shape of a prism with the length of the edges 70cm 70cm and 120cm?
  15. Water flow 2
    water3_9 How many litres of water will flow in 7 minutes from a cylindrical pipe 1 cm in diameter, if the water flows at a speed of 30 km per hour
  16. Surface area 6
    prism3s Find the surface area of a prism whose bases are right triangles with sides of length 3, 4, and 5 inches and a height of 8 inches. Include a sketch
  17. Pyramid height
    pyramid333 Find the volume of a regular triangular pyramid with edge length a = 12cm and pyramid height h = 20cm.
  18. Metal tube
    pipe2 Calculate the metal tube mass 8dm long with the outer radius 5cm and the inner radius 4.5cm and 1cm3 of this metal is 9.5g.
  19. Tetrahedral pyramid
    jehlan_4b_obdelnik_3 Calculate the surface S and the volume V of a regular tetrahedral pyramid with the base side a = 5 m and a body height of 14 m.
  20. Paper box
    kvader11_3 Calculate whether 11 dm² of paper is sufficient for gluing a box without a lid with bottom dimensions of 2 dm and 15 cm and 12 cm high. Write result as: 0 = No, 1 = Yes

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