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rs 4 Volumes and Surfaces of Solids

Sr. No. Description Figure Legend Formulae

V=Volume P = Perimeter perpendicular to sides

Pb = Perimeter of base
S=Lateral surface perpendicular to sides.
T=Total surface A = Area of section
B=Area of base l = Lateral length
h = Perpendicular height
d = Diagonal length

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1 Cube V=h
2
T = 6h
h S = 4h2
D = h×31/3

2 Rect. Prism V = abh

h b T = 2× (ab+ah+bh)
a S = 2× (ah+bh)
D = (a2+b2+h2)1/2

3 Trapezium V = volume=0.33×h× (B+B1+(B×B1)1/2)

h B = area of base;B1=area at top
h = height

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4 Cylinder V = B×h; B= 0.785×a
h = Height S = Pb×h
a = diameter T = Pb×h+2B

5 Cone V = B×h/3
h = height of
cone S = Pb×l/2
T = Pb×l/2+B
l = length of
Conical side

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rs 4 Volumes and Surfaces of Solids

Sr. No. Description Figure Legend Formula

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6 Sphere V= 4×3.14×r /3
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r=radius S= 4×3.14×r

7 Ellipsoid V=0.33×3.14×r×a×b
a,b and r are 3
sides
of ellipsoid

8 Conical stock
pile l
b is width of pile L= total length= l + b
L
h= height = 0.5×b×tan θ
h=height
l is length of
straight portion H=height=0.5b×tan θ
θ is angle of repose
θ is angle of repose

b
l
Volume=0.5×l×h×b+0.33×0.785×b2×h

Source : Products Fact Book by Hammer Mills

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