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Practice: circle, cylinder and cone

Practice: circle, cylinder and cone

1

Find (π≈3.14\displaystyle \pi\approx3.14):

a
The circumference of a circle 12 cm across

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    b
    The area of a disc of radius 8 cm

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      c
      The area of a half disc 10 cm across

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        2

        A water tank on a roof is a cylinder.
        Its radius is 1 m, and its height is 2 m.
        How many m³ of water fit in it? And how many litres? (1 m³ = 1000 litres, π≈3.14\displaystyle \pi\approx3.14)

        m³

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          Litres

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            3

            A paint roller is a cylinder of radius 3 cm and length 20 cm.
            Each turn of the roller paints a strip of the wall.
            How many cm² does it paint in one turn?
            How many whole turns does it take to paint 1 m²? (π≈3.14\displaystyle \pi\approx3.14)

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              4

              A cone’s radius is 9 cm, and its height is 12 cm.
              Find (π≈3.14\displaystyle \pi\approx3.14):

              a
              its slant height

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                b
                its curved surface area

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                  c
                  its volume

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                    5

                    A cup in the shape of a cone, of radius 4 cm and height 9 cm, is full of water.
                    The water is poured into a cup in the shape of a cylinder, also of radius 4 cm.
                    How high will the water reach in the second cup?
                    Find the volume of the water first, then solve an equation (π≈3.14\displaystyle \pi\approx3.14).

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                      6

                      A grain silo is made of a cylinder with a roof in the shape of a cone on top.
                      The radius of both is 3 m.
                      The cylinder’s height is 10 m, and the roof’s height is 4 m.
                      What is the volume of the whole silo? (π≈3.14\displaystyle \pi\approx3.14)

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                        7

                        A cylinder’s volume is 785 cm³, and its radius is 5 cm.
                        What is its height? Write an equation and solve it (π≈3.14\displaystyle \pi\approx3.14).

                        8

                        Answer without working out the volumes themselves, and explain.

                        • A cylinder’s radius grows 2 times, and its height stays the same. How many times as big is the volume?
                        • A cylinder’s height grows 2 times, and its radius stays the same. How many times as big is the volume?
                        • A cylinder’s volume is 600 cm³. What is the volume of a cone with the same base and the same height?
                        Radius ×2

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                          Height ×2

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                            The cone

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