1.

Area of parallelogram PQVW = 8  5 m2 1M

= 40 m2
Area of square SRUT = 2  2 m2 1M
= 4 m2
Area of the shaded region = (40  4) m2
= 36 m2 1A

2. Extend CD such that the polygon is divided into a rectangle and a triangle.

Area of rectangle ABCF = 7  3 cm2 1M

= 21 cm2
Area of △DEF = 1  3  4 cm2 1M
2
2
= 6 cm
Area of the shaded region = (21 + 6) cm2
= 27 cm2 1A

1
3. Area of △ABE =  (3 + 5)  5 cm2
2
= 20 cm2
1
Area of △CDE =  5  2 cm2
2
= 5 cm2
Area of the shaded region = (20  5) cm2
= 15 cm2

4. Area of parallelogram ABCD = 15  12 mm2

= 180 mm2
1
Area of △ADE =  5  12 mm2
2
= 30 mm2
Area of the shaded region = (180  30) mm2
= 150 mm2

5. Area of △ABG = 1  (3 + 4 + 3)  9 m2 = 45 m2 1M
2
Area of rectangle CDEF = 4  y m = 4y m 2 2
1M
 Area of polygon ABCDEFG = 37 m2
45 – 4y = 37 1M
–4y = –8
y=2 1A

6. Area of the shaded region = 1  12  4 m2 1M

2
2
= 24 m
Area of the shaded region = 1  6  h m2 1M
2
2
= 3h m
i.e. 3h = 24 1M
h=8 1A

1
7. (a) Area of the shaded region =  12  9 cm2
2
= 54 cm2
1
Area of the shaded region =  15  x cm2
2
= 7.5x cm2
i.e. 7.5x = 54
x = 7.2
1
(b) Area of the shaded region =  3  3 cm2
2
= 4.5 cm2
1
Area of the shaded region =  y  2 cm2
2
= y cm2
i.e. y = 4.5

8.(a) Area of rectangle ABEF = 5  4 cm2

= 20 cm2
Area of parallelogram BCDE = 5  x cm2
= 5x cm2
Area of polygon ABCDEF = 70 cm2
20 + 5x = 70
5x = 50
x = 10
(b) Area of square ABCH = 92 cm2
 = 81 cm2
Area of rectangle DEFG = 6  h cm2
= 6h cm2
Area of polygon ABCDEFGH = 57 cm2
81  6h = 57
24 = 6h
h=4

9. (a) Area of rectangle AECB = 9  6 cm2

= 54 cm2
1
Area of △CDE =  9  x cm2
2
= 4.5x cm2
Area of polygon ABCDE = 45 cm2
54  4.5x = 45
9 = 4.5x
x =2
(b) Area of trapezium ABFG
1
= [6 + (3 + 4 + 3)]  4 cm2
2
= 32 cm2
1
Area of △CDE =  4  z cm2
2
= 2z cm2
Area of polygon ABCDEFG = 38 cm2
32 + 2z = 38
2z = 6
z =3

 1 
10. (a) Area of her tablecloth = 2  1.5  2    1.5  0.4  m2 1M+1M
 2 
2
= [3 + 0.6] m
= 3.6 m2 1A
(b) Cost of her tablecloth = $40  3.6 1M
= $144 1A
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11. (a) Total surface area of the prism

 1  
= 2    6  8   (6  8  10)  7 cm2 1M+1M
 2  
= 216 cm2 1A
(b) Volume of the prism =   6  8   7 cm3
1
1M+1M
2 
= 168 cm3 1A

12. (a) Total area of the two bases

= 2  (7  7) cm2
= 2  49 cm2
= 98 cm2
Total area of all lateral faces
= (4  7)  7 cm2
= 28  7 cm2
= 196 cm2
∴ Total surface area of the prism
= (98 + 196) cm2
= 294 cm2
(b) Volume of the prism
= 49  7 cm3
= 343 cm3

13. (a) Total area of the two bases

= 2  (13  4) cm2
= 2  52 cm2
= 104 cm2
Total area of all lateral faces
= 2(13 + 6)  8 cm2
= 304 cm2
∴ Total surface area of the prism
= (104 + 304) cm2
= 408 cm2
 (b) Volume of the prism
= 52  8 cm3
= 416 cm3

14. (a) Total area of the two bases

1 
= 2    3  4  cm2
2 
= 2  6 cm2
= 12 cm2
Total area of all lateral faces
= (3 + 4 + 5)  8 cm2
= 96 cm2
∴ Total surface area of the prism
= (12 + 96) cm2
= 108 cm2
(b) Volume of the prism
= 6  8 cm3
= 48 cm3

15. (a) Total area of the two bases

1 
= 2   ( 4  7)  4 cm2
2 
= 2  22 cm2
= 44 cm2
Total area of all lateral faces
= (7 + 4 + 4 + 5)  10 cm2
= 200 cm2
∴ Total surface area of the prism
= (44 + 200) cm2
= 244 cm2
(b) Volume of the prism
= 22  10 cm3
= 220 cm3

16. (a) Total area of the two bases

1 
= 2   (8  24)  6 mm2
2 
= 2  96 mm2
= 192 mm2
Total area of all lateral faces
= (24 + 10 + 8 + 10)  15 mm2
 = 780 mm2
∴ Total surface area of the prism
= (192 + 780) mm2
= 972 mm2
(b) Volume of the prism
= 96  15 mm3
= 1 440 mm3

17. (a) Total area of the two bases

1 
= 2   ( 21  6)  8 cm2
2 
= 2  108 cm2
= 216 cm2
Total area of all lateral faces
= (8 + 21 + 17 + 6)  30 cm2
= 1 560 cm2
∴ Total surface area of the prism
= (216 + 1 560) cm2
= 1 776 cm2
(b) Volume of the prism
= 108  30 cm3
= 3 240 cm3

18. Volume of the prism = 360 cm3

1 
 2 (6  12 )  x   5 = 360 1M
 
45x = 360 1M
x=8 1A

19. Total surface area = 510 m2

[2  (15  9) + 2  (15 + 9)  x] = 510 1M+1M
270 + 48x = 510
48x = 240 1M
x=5 1A

20. Total surface area of the cube = 180 cm2

6  p = 180
p = 30
21. Volume of the prism = 420 m3
10  q  3.5 = 420
q = 12

22. Total area of the two bases

= 2  (15  5) cm2
= 150 cm2
Total area of all lateral faces
= 2(15 + 5)  t cm2
= 40t cm2
∴ Total surface area = (150 + 40t) cm2
i.e. 150 + 40t = 510
40t = 360
t=9

23. Final depth of water = (45  9)  (1  25%) cm

= 36  0.75 cm
= 27 cm
∴ Volume of water inside the tank
= 50  40  27 cm3
= 54 000 cm3

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24. Volume of each block = (2 + 5)  4  5 cm3
2
= 70 cm3
Capacity of the tank that can be filled by the blocks
= 40  30  (20  17) cm3
= 3 600 cm3
Let n be the number of blocks to be put into the tank.
n  70 = 3 600
n = 51.4 (correct to the nearest 0.1)
∴ The maximum number of blocks that the tank can hold without overflow = 51
i.e. The maximum number of blocks required is 51.

25. (a) Volume of water in the reservoir

1 
=  (0.5  2.5)  300   100 m3
2 
= 45 000 m3
 (b) New volume of water in the reservoir
= 4  45 000 m3
= 180 000 m3
Let h m be the increase in water level.
1 
 [(0.5  h)  ( 2.5  h)]  300 
 2 
 100 = 180 000
1
(3  2h)  300  100 = 180 000
2
45 000  30 000h = 180 000
30 000h = 135 000
h = 4.5
∴ Difference in height between the edge and the water surface
= (8  4.5) m
= 3.5 m
26. (a) Volume of the rectangular prism
= 18  10  6 cm3
= 1 080 cm3
(b) (i) Volume of the triangular prism
1 
=   x  15   9 cm3
2 
= 67.5x cm3
∵ The two prisms are of the same volume.
∴ 67.5x = 1 080
x = 16
(ii) Total surface area of the rectangular prism
= [2  (18  10) + 2(18 + 10)  6] cm2
= 696 cm2
Total surface area of the triangular prism
 1 
= 2    16  15  
 2 
(17 + 17 + 16)  9] cm2
= 690 cm2
∵ 696 cm2 > 690 cm2
∴ The rectangular prism has a greater total surface area.
27. 48 cm2
28. (a) 10 240 mm3
(b) (i) 8
(ii) Cost A: $51.2
Cost B: $52.096
B is higher.
29. (a) 1165 cm2
(b) 235 cm2
30. (a) x=9.6
(b) Disagree. Area of figure I = 159.375 cm2. Area of figure II = 157.44 cm2