How much material was used in the manufacture of 24,000 celluloid dice, if each die has an edge of ¼

in.?

Solution:

To illustrate the problem, it is better to draw the figure as follows

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The volume of a cube is

Therefore, the amount of material used in making 24,000 celluloid dice is

Plato (429 - 348 B.C.) was one of the first to discover a solution to that famous problem of antiquity, the
duplication of a cube, i.e., the finding of the edge of a cube whose volume is double that of a given cube.

One legend asserts that the Athenians, who were suffering from a plague of typhoid fever, consulted the
oracle at Delos as to how to stop the plague. Apollo replied that the Delians would have to double the size
of his altar, which was in the form of a cube. A new altar was constructed having its edge twice as long as
that of the old one. But the pestilence became worse than before, whereupon the Delians appealed to
Plato. Given that the side of the altar was 8 ft., find, accurate to five figures, the edge of the required altar.

Solution:

To illustrate the problem, it is better to draw the figure as follows

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Consider the first cube or old altar:

Consider the second cube or new altar:

Therefore, the edge of the required or new altar is

what is the weight of a block of ice 24in by 24in by 24in, if ice weighs 92 percent as much as
water, and water weighs 62.5pounds per cubic feet?

24in = 2ft
Weight of block of ice = 2*2*2 *0.92*62.5
= 460 pounds

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24 in = 2ft
..
volume of ice = 2*2*2 = 8 cu.ft
1cu.ft = 62.5 pounds of water

ice is= 92 % by weight of water

weight = 8 * 62.5 * 0.92
=460 pounds
What is the weight of a block of ice 24 in. by 24 in. by 24 in., if ice weighs 92 per cent as much as water, and water
weighs 62.5 lb per cu. ft.?

Solution 03
Unit weight of water
γwater=62.5 lb/ft3

Unit weight of ice

γice=92%γwater

γice=0.92(62.5)

γice=57.5 lb/ft3

Volume of ice block

Vice=(24/12)3

Vice=8 ft3

Weight of 8 ft3 ice block

Find the volume and total area of the largest cube of wood that can be cut from a log of circular cross
section whose radius is 12.7 in.

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Solution:

Since the radius of a wood log is given, we have to consider the cross section of a wood log as follows
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As you notice that a square is inscribed in a circle. There are 6 equal squares in a cube and so all the
sides of a cube are equal. The radius of a wood log or a circle is equal to ½ of its diagonal. The diagonals
of a square bisect each other at a right angle. A right triangle that has two equal sides and two equal
angles is called an isosceles right triangle. In this figure, there are four isosceles right triangles in a
square. By Pythagorean Theorem,
The length of a side of a cube is 17.9605 in.

The total area of a cube is

The volume of a cube is

A vegetable bin built in the form of a cube with an edge of 6 ft. is divided by a vertical partition which
passes through two diagonally opposite edges. Find the lateral surface of either compartment.

Solution:

To illustrate the problem, it is better to draw the figure as follows

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If a plane or a divider connects the two opposite sides of a cube, then a cube becomes two triangular
prisms with equal bases, lateral surfaces, and their volumes as well.

If the sides of a cube are all equal, then the bases of two prisms are all isosceles right triangles.

Use Pythagorean Theorem in order to solve the another side of the base of a triangular prism which is the
hypotenuse as follows

Therefore, the lateral surface area of a triangular prism which is a compartment of a vegetable bin is
or

8. It would be easier to visualize the solution if you have a rubiks cube.

(A) Now , the size of the cube is 3 and to make cubes with 1 unit an edge you have to cut (3/1)−1=2

times completely along all the three axis.

(B) A cube (3∗3∗3

) has 8 corners, 12 edges , 6 centres and 1 centre piece ( inside ) , so, If the cube’s surface is painted blue
(a) All the 8 corners will have 3 blue faces
(b) All the 12 edges will have 2 blue faces
(c) All the 6 middle parts will have one face blue
(d) The common centre piece, which is inside will have no blue face

(C) There will be 3∗3∗3=27

cubes

(D) the size of the cube is 3 and to make cubes with 1/2

unit an edge you have to cut (3/(1/2))−1=5

times completely along all the three axis.

(E) A cube (6∗6∗6

) has 8 corners, 12 edges , 6 middle parts and 1 centre piece ( inside ) ,( Now a side has 6∗6=36 parts consisting of 4
corners 4∗4

edges and 16 middle parts )

There will be 6∗6∗6=216

cubes

(a) All the 8 corners will have 3 blue faces

(b) All the 12∗4=48

edges will have 2 blue faces

(c) All the 6∗16=96 middle parts will have one face blue
(d) The rest pieces 216–8–48–96=64 will have no colour , as they are inside and only surface is painted
9. The plane section ABCD shown in the figure is cut from a cube of edge a. Find the area of this
section if D and C are each at the midpoint of an edge.

Solution:

The given problem above is asking for the area of a cutting plane ABCD. If C and D are the midpoints of
the parallel edges of a cube, then the parallel edges of a cube will bisect into equal parts as shown in the
figure below

Since AD ║ BC, AB ║ CD, AD ≅ BC, and AB ≅ CD, then quadrilateral ABCD is a rectangle which is a
cutting plane. Therefore, the area of a rectangle is
10. Find the area of a triangle whose vertex is at the midpoint of an upper edge of a cube of edge a
and whose base coincides with the diagonally opposite edge of the cube.

Solution:

To illustrate the problem, it is better to draw the figure as follows

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The first thing that we need to do is to solve for the altitude of a triangle first. Since one of the vertex of a
triangle is located at the midpoint of the upper edge of a cube, then a triangle is an isosceles triangle. The
altitude of an isosceles triangle is equal to the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle at the right side of
a cube.

By Pythagorean Theorem Therefore, the area of a triangle is

11. If a cube has an edge equal to the diagonal of another cube, find the ratio of their volumes.

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Solution:

Consider the given figure above

Let V1 =
be the volume of a small cube y
= be the edge of a small cube V2
= be the volume of a big cube x
= be the edge of a big cube

For a small cube:

If the diagonal of a small cube is x, then the

value of the edges, y will be equal to
12. One cube has a face equivalent to the total area of another cube. Find the ratio of their volumes.

Solution:

To illustrate the problem, it is better to draw the figure as follows

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Let B = be the area of a base of a large cube

x = be the length of the edge of a large cube
T = be the total area of a small cube
y = be the length of the edge of a small cube
V1 = be the volume of a large cube
V2 = be the volume of a small cube

The area of a base of a large cube is

The total area of a small cube is

From the given problem statement, we know

that
The volume of a small cube is

Therefore, the ratio of their volumes is

The volume of a large cube is

One cube has a face equivalent to the total area of another cube. Find the ratio of their volumes.

Solution:

To illustrate the problem, it is better to draw the figure as follows

 Photo by Math Principles in Everyday Life

Let B = be the area of a base of a large cube

x = be the length of the edge of a large cube
T = be the total area of a small cube
y = be the length of the edge of a small cube
V1 = be the volume of a large cube
V2 = be the volume of a small cube

The area of a base of a large cube is

The total area of a small cube is

From the given problem statement, we know that

The volume of a large cube is

The volume of a small cube is

Therefore, the ratio of their volumes is