Problem Set 2
Problem Set 2
PROBLEM SET 2
Easy
1. A triangular piece of wood having a dimension 130 cm, 180 cm, and 190 cm is to be
divided by a line bisecting the longest side drawn from its opposite vertex. The area of
the part adjacent to the 180-cm side is:
2. A piece of wire is shaped to enclose a square whose area is 169 cm 2. It is then reshaped
to enclose a rectangle whose length is 15 cm. The area of the rectangle is:
3. A regular hexagon with an area of 93.53 square centimeters is inscribed in a circle. The
area in the circle not covered by the hexagon is:
4. One side of a regular octagon is 2. Find the area of the region inside the octagon.
Average
1. A cylindrical gasoline tank lying horizontally, 0.90 m in diameter and 3m long is filled
to a depth of 0.60m. Hint: One cubic meter = 265 gallons
2. A mixture compound from equal parts of two liquids, one white and the other black,
was placed in a hemispherical bowl. The total depth of the two liquids is 6”. After
standing for a short time the mixture separated the white liquid settling below the
black. If the thickness of the segment of the black liquid is 2”, find the radius of the
bowl in inches.
3. The lateral area of a right circular cone is 386 square centimeters. If its diameter is
one-half its altitude, determine its altitude in centimeters.
Difficult
1. A chemist’s measuring glass is conical in shape. If it is 8 cm deep and 3 cm across the
mouth, find the distance on the slant edge between the markings for 1 cc and 2 cc.
2. The corners of a cubical block touch the closed spherical shell that encloses it. The
volume of the box is 2744 cc. What volume in cc, inside the shell is not occupied by
the block?
3. A water tank is in the form of a spherical segment whose base radii are 4m and 3m
and whose altitude is 6m. The capacity of the tank in gallons is:
4. A square area of edge “a” revolves about a line through one vertex, making an angle
θ with an edge and not crossing the square. Find the volume generated.