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.

Number of problems found: 2106

  • Outer angles
    triangle_1111_3 The outer angle of the triangle ABC at the A vertex is 71°40 ' outer angle at the vertex B is 136°50'. What size has the inner triangle angle at the vertex C?
  • Regular octagon
    220px-N_uholnik Draw the regular octagon ABCDEFGH inscribed with the circle k (S; r = 2.5 cm). Select point S' so that |SS'| = 4.5 cm. Draw S (S '): ABCDEFGH - A'B'C'D'E'F'G'H'.
  • Triangular pyramid
    trojboky_ihlan Determine the volume and surface area of a regular triangular pyramid having a base edge a=20 cm and a lateral edge b = 35 cm
  • Central park in city
    park The city park has the shape of a rectangle of 180 meters in length and 120 meters in width. People make their walk through the center of the park from one corner to the second. Calculate how many meters this way is shorter than they walked along the path
  • Tetrahedral pyramid
    ihlan Determine the surface of a regular tetrahedral pyramid when its volume is V = 120 and the angle of the sidewall with the base plane is α = 42° 30'.
  • Pizza
    pizza_2 Pizza with a diameter 50 cm have weight 559 g. What diameter will have a pizza weighing 855 g if it is make from the same cloth (same thickness....) and same decorated?
  • Trapezoidal prism
    lich_hranol Calculate the volume of a prism with a trapezoidal base with side a = 6dm, side c = 4 dm, height of the prism = 8dm. The height of the trapezoid is va = 3dm.
  • Hexagonal pyramid
    hexa_pyramid Calculate the surface area of a regular hexagonal pyramid with a base inscribed in a circle with a radius of 8 cm and a height of 20 cm.
  • There
    pomer_triangle There is a stretched steel cable between the 3 columns. The height of the first column is 4 m, the height of the second is 3.5 m. The distance between the first two columns is 2.5 m, the distance between the second and third is 5 m. The heels of all three
  • Angles of elevation
    height_building From points A and B on level ground, the angles of elevation of the top of a building are 25° and 37° respectively. If |AB| = 57m, calculate, to the nearest meter, the distances of the top of the building from A and B if they are both on the same side of
  • Axial section
    obr0 Axial section of the cylinder has a diagonal 40 cm. The size of the shell and the base surface are in the ratio 3:2. Calculate the volume and surface area of this cylinder.
  • Axial section
    cylinder_cut The axial section of the cylinder has a diagonal 31 cm long, and we know that the area of the side and the base area is in ratio 3:2. Calculate the height and radius of the cylinder base.
  • The kitchen
    tiles2_1 The kitchen has the shape of a square with a side of 5 m. We place linoleum on the floor, the price of which is 450 CZK per 1 m2. The glue costs 750 CZK. How much do we pay in total?
  • Pyramid
    3d_shapes Cuboid ABCDEFGH has dimensions AB 3 cm, BC 4 cm, CG 5 cm. Calculate the volume and surface area of a triangular pyramid ADEC.
  • Truncated pyramid
    komoly_jehlan The concrete pedestal in the shape of a regular quadrilateral truncated pyramid has a height of 12 cm, the pedestal edges have lengths of 2.4 and 1.6 dm. Calculate the surface of the base.
  • Cylinder surface, volume
    cyl The area of the cylinder surface and the cylinder jacket are in the ratio 3: 5. The height of the cylinder is 5 cm shorter than the radius of the base. Calculate surface area and volume of the cylinder.
  • Truncated cone
    komoly_kuzel A truncated cone has bases with radiuses of 40 cm and 10 cm and a height of 25 cm. Calculate its surface area and volume.
  • House roof
    roof_pyramid_2 The roof of the house has the shape of a regular quadrangular pyramid with a base edge 17 m. How many m2 is needed to cover roof if roof pitch is 57° and we calculate 11% of waste, connections and overlapping of area roof?
  • The hall
    lucerna The hall had a rectangular ground plan one dimension 20 m longer than the other. After rebuilding the length of the hall declined by 5 m and the width has increased by 10 m. Floor area increased by 300 m2. What were the original dimensions of the hall?
  • Tangent 3
    tangetns In a circle with centre O radius is 4√5 cm. EC is the tangent to the circle at point D. Segment AB IS THE DIAMETER of given circle. POINT A is joined with POINT E and POINT B is joined with POINT C. Find DC if BC IS 8cm.

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