MAPUA UNIVERSITY

Correlation - 1
Quiz- Plane and Solid Geometry
SET-A
BY ENGR. JIMMY L. OCAMPO
0920 . 644 . 6246

NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: _________________________

Instructions: Fold the questioner lengthwise, show your solutions at the back, number the solutions
accordingly and enclose your final answer by a rectangle.

1. Given are two concentric circles. If the chord 10 cm long of the big circle is tangent to the small circle, find the area in
sq. cm of the annular ring.
a. 22 b. 23 c. 24 d. 25
2. A circle is inscribed in a square with side 8 cm. Find the radius circle which will fit into the corner of the square and
tangent to the inscribed circle.
a. 0.866 cm b. 0.688cm c. 0.686 cm d. 0.868 cm
3. A swimming pool is constructed in the shape of two partially overlapping identical circle. Each of the circles has a
radius of 9m and each circle passes through the center of each other. Find the area of the swimming pool in sq. meters.
a. 409.44 b. 490.44 c. 450.44 d. 509.44
4. Given is a square with vertices at A, B, C and D. If a point E is placed inside the square and BEC represents an
equilateral triangle, find angle AED.
a. 165 b. 150 c. 125 d. 130
5. Find the sum of the vertex angles of a regular pentagram.
a. 180 b. 360 c. 270 d. 230
6. A railroad is to be laid-off in a circular path. What should be the radius if the track is to change direction by 30° at a
distance of 157.08m?
a. 300m b. 200m c. 150m d. 250m
7. Assuming that the earth is a sphere whose radius is 6400km, find the distance along a 3° arc at the equator of the
earth’s surface.
a. 335.10km b. 533.10km c. 353.10km d. 353.01km
8. Find the area in cm of the circle circumscribing an isosceles right triangle having an area of 162 cm 2.
2

a. 481.96 b. 508.94 c. 389.45 d. 408.56

9. The difference in area between the pentagram and the circumscribed circle with radius 10 cm is nearest to
a. 201 sq. cm b. 202 sq. cm c. 205 sq. cm d. 204 sq. cm
10. Find the radius of the circle that circumscribed a triangle with sides 8cm, 10cm and 12cm respectively.
a. 6.05cm b. 2.65cm c. 5.68cm d. 4.65cm
11. Three towns are connected by a triangle of roads all of different lengths. It is 24 km around the circuit. One of the
roads is 11 km long and the longest is 11 km longer than the shortest. What is the length of the longest road?
a. 12 km b. 13 km c. 15 km d. 12.5 km
12. The sides of a triangle are 5, 8, 10 respectively. Find the length of the longest median line.
a. 8.70 b. 6.82 c. 4.42 d. 9.67
13. Find the area covered by the pentagram in sq. cm, if the pentagon formed at the center has a side of 10 cm.
a. 565.76 b. 655.67 c. 556.76 d. 556.67
14. If the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 80, what are the base angles?
a. 40 b. 60 c. 50 d. 45
15. Find the area of rhombus whose diagonals are 10 cm and 16 cm respectively.
a. 80 sq. cm b. 60 sq. cm c. 160 sq. cm d. 26 sq. cm
16. An inscribed angle is π/4 radian and the chord of the circle subtended by this angle is 12 √ 2 cm. Find the radius of
the circle.
a. 15 cm b. 14 cm c. 13 cm d. 12 cm
17. The sides of a triangle are 5, 7 and 10 respectively. Find the distance of each side from the incenter.
a. 1.48 b. 2.48 c. 3.48 d. 4.48
18. Two corresponding sides of two similar polygons are 12 and 21. If the area of the small polygon is 64, find the area of
the big polygon.
a. 169 b. 196 c. 691 d. 619
19. Find the spherical excess of a triangle whose angles are: 102, 77 and 121.
a. 50 b. 75 c. 120 d. 80
20. The sides of a triangle are 6, 8 and 10 respectively. Find the sum of the altitudes.
a. 11.8 b. 18.8 c. 28.1 d. 16.8
2 2
21. If the surface areas of two spheres are 24 cm and 96cm respectively, find the ratio of their volume.
a. ¼ b. 1/8 c. 5 d. 3/5
22. A sector is bent to form a cone. If the angle of the sector is 30 and the radius is 6cm, what is the altitude of the cone
in cm?
a. 5.98 b. 10.12 c. 4.98 d. 6.36
23. A piece of lead in the form of frustum of pyramid with base areas of 26 cm 2 and 65 cm2 respectively is 23 cm tall. It is
melted to form 8 pieces of identical spherical balls. Find the radius of each ball.
a. 3.12 cm b. 3.15 cm c. 3.25 cm d. 3.37 cm
24. A tetrahedron is a solid which is member of the polyhedrons. It has 4 faces which are all equilateral triangles. The
volume in cu. cm of tetrahedron with edge length of 10 cm is nearest to,
a. 128 b. 110 c. 126 d. 118
25. Find the total surface area in sq. cm of a right circular cone whose base radius is 8 cm and altitude is 15 cm.
a. 200π b. 100π c. 150π d. 250π
26. A wooden cone of altitude h is to be sawed into two parts of equal weight. How far from the vertex should the cut
parallel to the base be made?
a. 0.794h b. 0.749h c. 0.497h d. 0.479h
27. Determine the volume in cu. cm of a frustum of a right circular cone with base radii of 6 cm and 10 cm respectively
and the altitude is 18 cm.
a. 1176π b. 1716π c. 1761π d. 1167π
28. A spherical wooden ball 15 cm in diameter sinks to a depth of 12 cm in water. Find the area exposed above the water.
a. 48π sq. cm b. 45π sq. cm c. 54π sq. cm d. 48π sq. cm
29. A hemispherical bowl of radius 10 cm is filled with water to a depth of 5 cm. Find the volume in cu. cm of the water.
a. 652π/3 b. 653π/3 c. 625π/3 d. 658π/3
30. A pyramid has a square base of side 20 m and an altitude of 50 m. How far from the base should a cut parallel to the
base be made so that it will reveal a section whose area is 300 sq. m?
a. 7.60 m b. 6.70 m c. 7.80 m d. 8.70 m
31. A cylindrical tank with axis horizontal has a radius of 1 m is 6 m long. If it is filled by gasoline to a depth of 1.30 m,
how many liters of gasoline does it contain?
a. 19270 b. 17920 c. 29170 d. 12970
32. A solid has an elliptical base with axes 10 inches and 6 inches respectively. Find the volume of the solid if every
section perpendicular to major axis is a square with one side on the elliptical base.
a. 204 cu.in b. 240 cu.in c. 420 cu.in d. 402 cu.in
33. A solid has a circular base having a radius of 4 in. Find the volume in cu. in. of the solid if every section cut
perpendicular to the fixed diameter of the base is an isosceles triangle with constant altitude of 6 inches.
a. 48p b. 84p c. 28p d. 54p
34. The diameter of two spheres is in the ratio 2:3 and the sum of their volumes is 1260 cc. Find the volume of the larger
sphere?
a. 927 cc b. 972 cc c. 792 cc d. 729 cc
35. If the volume of a cube is 625 cc, find the length of the diagonal.
a. 8.14 cm b. 8.41 cm c. 14.8 cm d. 18.4 cm
36. Find the capacity in liters of a pail in the form of a frustum of a right circular cone if the radii of the bases are 10 and
15 cm and the depth of the pail is 36 cm.
a. 17.9 b. 19.7 c. 79.1 d. 91.7
37. A cube of ice is 60cm by 60cm by 60cm. The ice melts until it becomes a cube which is one-half as heavy as the
original cube. Find the edge of the new cube.
a. 26.47 cm b. 24.67 cm c. 27.64 cm d. 47.62 cm
38. Two cylinders intersect at right angle. Each cylinder has a radius of 6cm. Find the volume of the solid common
between them.
a. 1152 cc b. 1521 cc c. 1251 cc d. 5211 cc
39. Given is a right circular cone with radius 6 cm and height 10 cm. If a hole with radius 2 cm is bored along its axis,
find the volume of material removed.
a. 74.79 cc b. 97.74 cc c. 94.77 cc d. 79.74 cc
40. A lamp shade is in the shape of frustum of a right circular cone. Its base radii are 6 and 10 inches respectively. Find
the amount of canvas in sq. inches which is needed for the lamp shade if it is 18 inches tall.
a. 927 b. 972 c. 792 d. 729
41. A sphere of radius 5 cm and a right circular cone of radius 5 cm and height 10 cm stand on horizontal plane. How high
above the plane should a horizontal cutting plane be so that the solids will show equal circular sections.
a. 2 cm b. 3 cm c. 4 cm d. 5 cm
42. Find the area of a spherical triangle whose angles are 75°, 104° and 111° on a sphere of radius 60 cm.
a. 1200π b. 2200π c. 2100π d. 2300π
43. Find the angle of spherical wedge whose volume is one-ninth that of a sphere.
 a. 40° b. 50° c. 60° d. 70°
2 2
44. The area of lune is 100 cm from a sphere whose area is 720 cm . What is the angle of the lune?
a. 40° b. 50° c. 60° d. 70°
45. What part of sphere is a tri-rectangular triangle? Note: A tri-rectangular triangle is a spherical triangle with three 90 °
angles.
a. ¼ b. 1/5 c. 1/7 d. 1/8
46. Find the volume of a triangular spherical pyramid whose base has angles of 77°, 102° and 121° on a sphere of radius
15 cm.
a. 2630 cc b. 2360 cc c. 3260 cc d. 3620 cc
47. The ratio of the capacities of two similar tanks are 64:125. If 4.8 kg of paint is needed to paint the smaller tank, how
many kilograms of paint will needed for the bigger tank?
a. 9.4 b. 7.5 c. 5.7 d. 8.6
48. Find the volume of oblate spheroid if a = 4cm and b = 3 cm.
a. 64 b. 64π c. 48π d. 46π
49. The area of a lune is 100sq.m. If the area of the sphere is 720sq.m, what is the angle of the lune?
a. 50 b. 60 c. 70 d 80
50. Find the area in sq.m of a heptagon whose angles total 1020 on a sphere of radius 3 meters.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
 MAPUA UNIVERSITY
Correlation - 1
Quiz- Plane and Solid Geometry
SET-B
BY ENGR. JIMMY L. OCAMPO
0920 . 644 . 6246

NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: _________________________

Instructions: Fold the questioner lengthwise, show your solutions at the back, number the solutions
accordingly and enclose your final answer by a rectangle.

1. A sphere of radius 5 cm and a right circular cone of radius 5 cm and height 10 cm stand on horizontal plane. How high
above the plane should a horizontal cutting plane be so that the solids will show equal circular sections.
a. 2 cm b. 3 cm c. 4 cm d. 5 cm
2. Find the area of a spherical triangle whose angles are 75°, 104° and 111° on a sphere of radius 60 cm.
a. 1200π b. 2200π c. 2100π d. 2300π
3. Find the angle of spherical wedge whose volume is one-ninth that of a sphere.
a. 40° b. 50° c. 60° d. 70°
4. The area of lune is 100 cm2 from a sphere whose area is 720 cm2. What is the angle of the lune?
a. 40° b. 50° c. 60° d. 70°
5. What part of sphere is a tri-rectangular triangle? Note: A tri-rectangular triangle is a spherical triangle with three 90°
angles.
a. ¼ b. 1/5 c. 1/7 d. 1/8
6. Find the volume of a triangular spherical pyramid whose base has angles of 77°, 102° and 121° on a sphere of radius 15
cm.
a. 2630 cc b. 2360 cc c. 3260 cc d. 3620 cc
7. A pyramid has a base 20m square and a height of 50m. How far from the base should a horizontal cutting plane pass
through so that it will reveal a section with an area of 300 sq. m?
a. 6.7 m b. 7.6 m c. 6.9m d. 9.6 m
8. Find the volume of oblate spheroid if a = 4cm and b = 3 cm.
a. 64 b. 64π c. 48π d. 46π
9. The area of a lune is 100sq.m. If the area of the sphere is 720sq.m, what is the angle of the lune?
a. 50 b. 60 c. 70 d 80
10. Find the area in sq.m of a heptagon whose angles total 1020 on a sphere of radius 3 meters.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
11. Given are two concentric circles. If the chord 10 cm long of the big circle is tangent to the small circle, find the area in
sq. cm of the annular ring.
a. 22 b. 23 c. 24 d. 25
12. A circle is inscribed in a square with side 8 cm. Find the radius circle which will fit into the corner of the square and
tangent to the inscribed circle.
a. 0.866 cm b. 0.688cm c. 0.686 cm d. 0.868 cm
13. A swimming pool is constructed in the shape of two partially overlapping identical circle. Each of the circles has a
radius of 9m and each circle passes through the center of each other. Find the area of the swimming pool in sq. meters.
a. 409.44 b. 490.44 c. 450.44 d. 509.44
14. Given is a square with vertices at A, B, C and D. If a point E is placed inside the square and BEC represents an
equilateral triangle, find angle AED.
a. 165 b. 150 c. 125 d. 130
15. Find the sum of the vertex angles of a regular pentagram.
a. 180 b. 360 c. 270 d. 230
16. A railroad is to be laid-off in a circular path. What should be the radius if the track is to change direction by 30 ° at
distance of 157.08m?
a. 300m b. 200m c. 150m d. 250m
17. Assuming that the earth is a sphere whose radius is 6400km, find the distance along a 3 ° arc at the equator of the
earth’s surface.
a. 335.10km b. 533.10km c. 353.10km d. 353.01km
18. Find the area in cm2 of the circle circumscribing an isosceles right triangle having an area of 162 cm 2.
a. 481.96 b. 508.94 c. 389.45 d. 408.56
19. The difference in area between the pentagram and the circumscribed circle with radius 10 cm is nearest to
a. 201 sq. cm b. 202 sq. cm c. 205 sq. cm d. 204 sq. cm
20. Find the radius of the circle that circumscribed a triangle with sides 8cm, 10cm and 12cm respectively.
a. 6.05cm b. 2.65cm c. 5.68cm d. 4.65cm
21. A cylindrical tank with axis horizontal has a radius of 1 m is 6 m long. If it is filled by gasoline to a depth of 1.30 m,
how many liters of gasoline does it contain?
a. 19270 b. 17920 c. 29170 d. 12970
22. A solid has an elliptical base with axes 10 inches and 6 inches respectively. Find the volume of the solid if every
section perpendicular to major axis is a square with one side on the elliptical base.
a. 204 cu.in b. 240 cu.in c. 420 cu.in d. 402 cu.in
23. A solid has a circular base having a radius of 4 in. Find the volume in cu. in. of the solid if every section cut
perpendicular to the fixed diameter of the base is an isosceles triangle with constant altitude of 6 inches.
a. 48p b. 84p c. 28p d. 54p
24. The diameter of two spheres is in the ratio 2:3 and the sum of their volumes is 1260 cc. Find the volume of the larger
sphere?
a. 927 cc b. 972 cc c. 792 cc d. 729 cc
25. If the volume of a cube is 625 cc, find the length of the diagonal.
a. 8.14 cm b. 8.41 cm c. 14.8 cm d. 18.4 cm
26. Find the capacity in liters of a pail in the form of a frustum of a right circular cone if the radii of the bases are 10 and
15 cm and the depth of the pail is 36 cm.
a. 17.9 b. 19.7 c. 79.1 d. 91.7
27. A cube of ice is 60cm by 60cm by 60cm. The ice melts until it becomes a cube which is one-half as heavy as the
original cube. Find the edge of the new cube.
a. 26.47 cm b. 24.67 cm c. 27.64 cm d. 47.62 cm
28. Two cylinders intersect at right angle. Each cylinder has a radius of 6cm. Find the volume of the solid common
between them.
a. 1152 cc b. 1521 cc c. 1251 cc d. 5211 cc
29. Given is a right circular cone with radius 6 cm and height 10 cm. If a hole with radius 2 cm is bored along its axis,
find the volume of material removed.
a. 74.79 cc b. 97.74 cc c. 94.77 cc d. 79.74 cc
30. A lamp shade is in the shape of frustum of a right circular cone. Its base radii are 6 and 10 inches respectively. Find
the amount of canvas in sq. inches which is needed for the lamp shade if it is 18 inches tall.
a. 927 b. 972 c. 792 d. 729
31. Three towns are connected by a triangle of roads all of different lengths. It is 24 km around the circuit. One of the
roads is 11 km long and the longest is 11 km longer than the shortest. What is the length of the longest road?
a. 12 km b. 13 km c. 15 km d. 12.5 km
32. The sides of a triangle are 5, 8, 10 respectively. Find the length of the longest median line.
a. 8.70 b. 6.82 c. 4.42 d. 9.67
33. Find the area covered by the pentagram in sq. cm, if the pentagon formed at the center has a side of 10 cm.
a. 565.76 b. 655.67 c. 556.76 d. 556.67
34. If the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 80, what are the base angles?
a. 40 b. 60 c. 50 d. 45
35. Find the area of rhombus whose diagonals are 10 cm and 16 cm respectively.
a. 80 sq. cm b. 60 sq. cm c. 160 sq. cm d. 26 sq. cm
36. An inscribed angle is π/4 radian and the chord of the circle subtended by this angle is 12 √ 2 cm. Find the radius of
the circle.
a. 15 cm b. 14 cM c. 13 cm d. 12 cm
37. The sides of a triangle are 5, 7 and 10 respectively. Find the distance of each side from the incenter.
a. 1.48 b. 2.48 c. 3.48 d. 4.48
38. Two corresponding sides of two similar polygons are 12 and 21. If the area of the small polygon is 64, find the area of
the big polygon.
a. 169 b. 196 c. 691 d. 619
39. Find the spherical excess of a triangle whose angles are: 102, 77 and 121.
a. 50 b. 75 c. 120 d. 80
40. The sides of a triangle are 6, 8 and 10 respectively. Find the sum of the altitudes.
a. 11.8 b. 18.8 c. 28.1 d. 16.8
41. A wooden cone of altitude h is to be sawed into two parts of equal weight. How far from the vertex should the cut
parallel to the base be made?
a. 0.794h b. 0.749h c. 0.497h d. 0.479h
42. Determine the volume in cu. cm of a frustum of a right circular cone with base radii of 6 cm and 10 cm respectively
and the altitude is 18 cm.
a. 1176π b. 1716π c. 1761π d. 1167π
43. A spherical wooden ball 15 cm in diameter sinks to a depth of 12 cm in water. Find the area exposed above the water.
a. 48π sq. cm b. 45π sq. cm c. 54π sq. cm d. 48π sq. cm
44. A hemispherical bowl of radius 10 cm is filled with water to a depth of 5 cm. Find the volume in cu. cm of the water.
a. 652π/3 b. 653π/3 c. 625π/3 d. 658π/3
45. The ratio of the capacities of two similar tanks are 64:125. If 4.8 kg of paint is needed to paint the smaller tank, how
many kilograms of paint will needed for the bigger tank?
a. 9.4 b. 7.5 c. 5.7 d. 8.6
46. If the surface areas of two spheres are 24 cm 2 and 96cm2 respectively, find the ratio of their volume.
a. ¼ b. 1/8 c. 5 d. 3/5
47. A sector is bent to form a cone. If the angle of the sector is 30 and the radius is 6cm, what is the altitude of the cone
in cm?
a. 5.98 b. 10.12 c. 4.98 d. 6.36
48. A piece of lead in the form of frustum of pyramid with base areas of 26 cm 2 and 65 cm2 respectively is 23 cm tall. It is
melted to form 8 pieces of identical spherical balls. Find the radius of each ball.
a. 3.12 cm b. 3.15 cm c. 3.25 cm d. 3.37 cm
49. A tetrahedron is a solid which is member of the polyhedrons. It has 4 faces which are all equilateral triangles. The
volume in cu. cm of tetrahedron with edge length of 10 cm is nearest to,
a. 128 b. 110 c. 126 d. 118
50. Find the total surface area in sq. cm of a right circular cone whose base radius is 8 cm and altitude is 15 cm.
a. 200π b. 100π c. 150π d. 250π