R9-Mensuration v2020
R9-Mensuration v2020
(b) Calculate angle ACB and show that it rounds to 35° correct to the nearest degree.
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(iii) The area of triangle AED = 12.3 cm2, correct to 3 significant figures.
Use similar triangles to calculate the area of triangle BEC.
A thin rope goes from P to R, around the major arc RT and then from T to P.
The perimeter of the rectangle is the same length as the circumference of the circle.
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5. A company sells a scale model "# of the size of its cars.
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(b)
A cone of height 8 cm is removed by
cutting parallel to the base, leaving the solid
shown on the right.
Show that the volume of this solid rounds to 1960 cm3, correct to 3 significant figures.
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(c) The 1960 cm3 of metal in the solid in part (b) is melted and made into 5 identical cylinders,
each of length 15 cm.
Show that the radius of each cylinder rounds to 2.9 cm, correct to 1 decimal place.
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(b)
The diagram shows two solid spheres of radius 3 cm lying on the base of a cylinder of radius 8 cm.
Liquid is poured into the cylinder the spheres are just covered.
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[The volume, V, of a sphere with radius r is V = $ 𝜋𝑟3.]
(i) cm3
(ii) litres
Calculate the time taken for 1 litre of water to flow through the pipe.
12. The diagram shows a sector of a circle of radius 12 cm with an angle of 135°.
Calculate the perimeter of the sector.
15. The mass, m, of a sphere varies directly with the cube of its radius, r.
m = 160 when r =2.
Find m when r = 5.
(ii) Write your answer in part (e) (i) correct to 4 significant figures.
(a) Explain why the cone that is removed has a radius of 2 cm and height 5 cm.
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A club uses the diagram for its badge with some sections shaded.
The radius of the large circle is 6 cm and the radius of the small circle is 4 cm.
(ii) The paper is cut into sheets which measure 21 cm by 29.7 cm.
The thickness of each sheet is 0.125 mm.
(b) Water flows from the cylinder along the pipe into the cone at a rate of 2 cm3 per second.
Calculate the time taken to fill in the empty cone.
Give your answer in minutes and seconds correct to the nearest second.
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[The volume, V, of a cone with radius r and height h is V = $ 𝜋r2h.]
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Calculate the number of cubic metres of water that flow along the channel in 3 hours.
(i) Find l.
(ii) Calculate the total surface area of the outside of the plant pot.
[The curved surface area, A, of a cone with radius r and slant height l, is A = 𝜋rl.]