A77 MENSURATION

WITH PYRAMID
QUESTIONS
1 In triangle WXY, WX = 24 cm, WY = 17 cm X
and XŴY = 55°. 24

W 55°

17

Y
Diagram I
(i) Calculate

(a) the area of triangle WXY, [2]

(b) XY. [4]

1 V
(ii) [Volume of a pyramid = 3 × base area × height]

The triangle WXY shown in Diagram I forms the 15 X

horizontal base of the triangular pyramid VWXY,
shown in Diagram II. W Z

The vertex V is vertically above Z, a point on WX.

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WV = 15 cm and WZ = WX.
4 Y

Diagram II
(a) Calculate VZ. [2]

(b) Hence find the volume of the pyramid. [1]

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B

C A 5
B 5
5
C D
D
Diagram II

Diagram I

Diagram I shows a cube with a triangular pyramid removed from one vertex.
This triangular pyramid ABCD is shown in Diagram II.
AB = AC = AD = 5 cm.

(a) State the height of this pyramid when the base is triangle ABD. [1]

(b) [The volume of a pyramid = 1 × area of base × height]

3
Calculate

(i) the volume of the pyramid, [2]

(ii) the area of triangle BCD, [3]

(iii) the height of the pyramid when the base is triangle BCD. [3]

(c) An identical triangular pyramid is removed from each of the other 7 vertices of the cube to form
the new solid shown in Diagram III.

Diagram III

The original cube had 6 faces, 8 vertices and 12 edges.

For the new solid, write down the number of

(i) faces, [1]

(ii) vertices, [1]

(iii) edges. [1]

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3 (a)
S

R
37°
Q

PQRS is a triangular-based pyramid.

RS is perpendicular to the base PQR.
RS = 8 cm and RQ̂ S = 37°.

(i) Find QR.

Answer .................................. cm [2]

(ii)
N
K 2
M
L

Pyramid KLMN is similar to pyramid PQRS.

MN = 2 cm and the volume of KLMN is 3 cm3.

Find the volume of PQRS.

Answer ................................. cm3 [2]

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B

Diagram I
8 E

A D C

In Diagram I, ABC is an equilateral triangle of side 8 cm.

D and E are the midpoints of AC and BC respectively.
BD and AE intersect at F.

(a) (i) Find the area of triangle ABC.

Answer ................................cm2 [2]

(ii) Show that AF̂ B = 120°.

Answer ..............................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................... [1]

(iii) Calculate AF.

Answer ................................. cm [2]

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(b) [The volume of a pyramid = 3 × base area × height]

8 Diagram II
B

A F E
D
C

The equilateral triangle of side 8 cm in Diagram I forms the base of the triangular pyramid
VABC in Diagram II.
The vertex V is vertically above F.
VA = VB = VC = 8 cm.

(i) Calculate the surface area of the pyramid.

Answer ................................cm2 [1]

(ii) Calculate the volume of the pyramid.

Answer ................................cm3 [3]

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(c) A pyramid P is geometrically similar to VABC and its volume is 64 of the volume of VABC.

(i) Find the length of an edge of P.

Answer ................................. cm [2]

(ii) A pyramid that is identical to P is removed from each of the four vertices of VABC.

State the number of faces of the new solid.

Answer ...................................... [1]

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T

D C
8

A B 5
9
H G
5
8

E 9 F

The four walls of a building are faces of a cuboid ABCDEFGH.

T is vertically above C and G, so AB̂T = A D̂T = 90°.

The cuboid has length 9 m, width 8 m and height 5 m.

TC = 6 m.

(a) Calculate the length of DT.

Answer ...................................... m [2]

(b) The roof is formed by four triangles, ABT, BCT, CDT and DAT.

Calculate the total surface area of the roof.

Answer ..................................... m2 [3]

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(c) [The volume of a pyramid is # area of base # perpendicular height]
3
Calculate the total volume of the building.

Answer ..................................... m3 [2]

(d) Calculate the angle of elevation of T from H.

Answer .......................................... [3]

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6 [Volume of a pyramid = × base area × height]
3

9.5

D C

E 4.3
A 6.2 B

The diagram shows a pyramid with a rectangular, horizontal base.

Vertex F of the pyramid is vertically above the centre of the base, E.
AB = 6.2 cm and BC = 4.3 cm.
The length of each sloping edge of the pyramid is 9.5 cm.

(a) Show that the height, EF, of the pyramid is 8.72 cm, correct to 3 significant figures.

[4]

(b) Calculate the volume of the pyramid.

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(c) Calculate angle AFB.

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(d) Calculate the angle of elevation of F from the midpoint of AB.

Answer ������������������������������������������� [2]

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7 [Volume of pyramid = 3 # base area # height]

12

B C

F 6
A 10 D

ABCDE is a rectangular-based pyramid.

AC and BD intersect at F.
EF is perpendicular to FC.

AD = 10 cm, DC = 6 cm and EC = 12 cm.

(a) Show that EF = 10.5 cm, correct to 1 decimal place.

[4]

(b) Find the volume of the pyramid.

.......................................... cm3 [2]

 t .
(c) Calculate DEC

t = ................................................ [3]
DEC

(d) Calculate the area of triangle DEC.

.......................................... cm2 [2]

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