Bicol University

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Department of Electrical Engineering
Legazpi City
Set: A

Work Sheet - Plane & Solid Geometry

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The central circle has 10 cm radius. Six equal smaller circles are to be arranged so that they are
externally tangent to each other and the centers lie in the circumference of the circle. What should
be the radius in cm of the smaller circle?
a. 2 cm b. 4 cm c. 3 cm d. 5 cm

2. Three circles C 1, C 2, C 3 are externally tangent to each other. Center-to-center distances are 10 cm
between C 1 and C 2 , 8 cm between C 2 and C 3 and 6 cm between C 3 and C 1 . Determine the total
areas of the circles.
a. 141.18 cm 2 b. 145.08 cm 2 c. 175.93 cm 2 d. 139.58 cm 2

3. A cyclic quadrilateral has the sides AB = 8, BC = 10, CD = 12 cm, respectively. The fourth side DA
is the diameter of the circle. Find the area of the circles.
a. 319.21 cm 2 b. 314.16 cm 2 c. 321.34 cm 2 d. 308.76 cm 2

4. The vertices A and B of a quadrilateral lie on a circle and are collinear with an external point P. A
secant is drawn to the circle intersecting at C and D. Angle BPC = 30 degrees. If secants PA and
PD have lengths of 100 m and 90 m, respectively and the external segment PB is 50 m, determine
the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.
a. 1565.65 m 2 b. 1656.56 m 2 c. 1666.67 m 2 d. 1555.56 m 2

5. A border is formed by two concentric circles of different radii. If the length of the chord of the larger
circle that is tangent to the smaller circle is 40, find the area of the border.
a. 1,471.23 b. 628.32 c. 1,256.6 d. 859.31

6. Find the area of the regular pentagon whose side is 25 cm and apothem is 7.2 cm.
a. 1075 b. 1010 c. 1142 d. 1067

7. Find the sum of the interior angles of the pentagram (star).

a. 180 b. 360 c. 540 d. 720

8. A circle with radius 6 has half its area removed by cutting of a border of uniform width. Find the
width of the border.
a. 2.20 b. 1.76 c. 1.86 d. 2.75

9. What is the measure of the interior angle of the regular 2000-gon?

a. 180º b. 220º c. 200º d. 178º

10. For a regular polygon of heptagon sides, find the number of the degrees contained in each central
angle.
a. 51.43º b. 400º c. 60º d. 32.73º

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11. Determine the area of a rhombus if each side measure 2cm.

a. 2 2 b. 2 3 c. 3 3 d. 3 2

12. The area of a rhombus is 168m². If one of its diagonal is 12m, find the length of the sides of a
rhombus.
a. 15.23cm b. 14.22cm c. 10.42cm d. 14.23cm

13. Find the length of the side of a regular pentagon inscribed in a circle of a radius 10cm.
a. 10.34cm b. 12.42cm c. 11.76cm d. 35.22cm

14. The interior angles of a polygon are in arithmetic progression. The least angle is 120º and the
common deference is 5º. Find the numbers of sides.
a. 8 b. 11 c. 9 d. 10

15. One side of a parallelogram is 10cm and its diagonals are 16cm and 24cm respectively. Find its
area.
a. 143.2cm² b. 150.5cm² c. 112.4cm² d. 158.74cm²

16. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540 degrees. Find the number of sides.
a. 5 b. 6 c. 8 d. 11

17. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 3cm and 4cm, respectively. Find the perimeter of
the rhombus.
a. 9 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12

18. The ratio of the area of regular polygon inscribed in a circle to the area of the circumscribing
regular polygon of the same number of side is 3:4. Find the number of the sides.
a. 6 b. 8 c. 7 d. 9

19. A rectangular ABCD which measures 18 by 24 units is folded ones, perpendicular to diagonal AC,
so that the opposite vertices A and C coincide. Find the length of the fold.
a. 45/2 b. 2 c. 7/2 d. 54/2

20. The diameters of the two circles that are tangent internally are 18 and 8, respectively. What is the
length of the tangent segment from the center of the larger circle to the smaller circle?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 3 d. 5

21. A reverse curve on a railroad track consists of two circular arcs. The central angle of one side is
20º with radius of 2500ft, while the central angle of the other is 25º with radius 3000ft. Find the total
lengths of the two arcs.
a. 2182ft b. 2812ft c. 2218ft d. 2128ft

22. A regular 5 pointed star is inscribed in a circle with a diameter of 10m. What is the area of the
region inside the circle not covered by the star
a. 50.46m² b. 40.56m² c. 65.34m² d. 57.83m²

23. A regular pentagon has sides of 20cm. An inner pentagon with sides of 10cm is inside and
concentric to the larger pentagon. Determine the area inside the larger pentagon but outside of the
smaller pentagon.
a. 515.76 b. 637.15 c. 416.57 d. 218.96

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24. A quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle having a radius of 10cm. One of the sides of the quadrilateral
is the diameter and the other two sides adjacent to the diameter are 8cm and 12cm respectively.
Determine the length of the fourth side.
a. 8.63cm b. 9.86cm c. 10.33cm d. 9.42cm

25. Which plane figure has the highest ratio of perimeter to area?
a. circle b. equilateral c. regular d. square
triangle hexagon

26. A goat is tethered to a corner of a 4m by 5m shed by a 6m rope. What is the maximum area the
goat can cover? (ans. in square meters)
a. 88.75 b. 98.76 c. 67.87 d. 56.48

27. The tangent and a secant are to a circle from the same external point. If the tangent is 6 inches
and the external segment of the secant is 3 inches, compute the length of the secant.
a. 10 b. 13 c. 12 d. 14

28. Two circles with radii 8 and 3 m are tangent to each other externally. What is the distance between
the points of tangency of one of their common external tangent?
a. 7.8m b. 9.8m c. 10.7m d. 6.7m

29. If the sides of a parallelogram and an included angle are 6, 10, and 100 degrees respectively, find
the length of the shorter diagonal.
a. 10.63 b. 10.37 c. 10.73 d. 10.23

30. The sides of a parallelogram are 84cm and 63cm respectively. if one of its diagonal is 48cm long,
compute the smallest interior angle of the parallelogram.
a. 50.64º b. 36.42º c. 45.43º d. 34.51º

31. The sum of the sides of two polygons is 9 and the sum of its diagonals is 7. Find the number of
sides of each polygon.
a. 5 & 4 b. 6 & 3 c. 7 & 2 d. 4 & 8

32. Tangents are drawn to a circle of radius 10cm from a point 25cm from its center. Find the length of
the tangents.
a. 22.913cm b. 20.633cm c. 24.302cm d. 27.439cm

33. Find the radius of the circle circumscribing an isosceles right triangle having an area of 162 sq.
cm.?
a. 11.23 b. 10.63 c. 12.73 d. 15.27

34. The sides of the triangle are 40cm, 50cm, and 60cm. How far is the point of intersection of the
perpendicular bisector of the sides of the triangle to any of its vertex?
a. 30.24 b. 15.27 c. 23.54 d. 40.13

35. A triangle has sides equal to 68cm, 77cm, and 75cm, respectively. Find the area of the escribed
circle tangent to the shortest side of the triangle.
a. 9,503.32cm² b. 6,503.23cm² c. 9,305.32cm² d. 8,603.32cm²

36. A quadrilateral has sides equal to 12cm, 20cm, 8cm, and 17cm respectively. If the sum of the two
opposite angles is 225, find the area of the quadrilateral.
a. 168.18 b. 78.31 c. 70.73 d. 186.71

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37. How many diagonals can be drawn from a 12 sided polygon?

a. 66 b. 48 c. 54 d. 36

38. The capacities of two hemispherical tanks are in the ratio 64:125. If 4.8kg of paint is required to
paint the outer surface of the smaller tank, then how many kilograms of paint would be needed to
paint the outer space of the larger tank?
a. 8.5 kg b. 6.7 kg c. 7.5 kg d. 9.4 kg

39. A wooden cone of altitude 10 cm is to be cut in to two parts of equal weight. How far from the
vertex should the cut parallel to the base be made?
a. 6.65 cm b. 3.83 cm c. 7.94 cm d. 8.83 cm

40. A sphere of radius 5 cm and a right circular cone of base radius 5 cm and a height 10 cm stand on
a plane. Find the position of a plane that cuts the two solids in equal circular sections.
a. 2 cm b. 2.5 cm c. 1.5 cm d. 3.2 cm

41. A regular triangle pyramid has an altitude of 9 m and a volume of 187.06 cu. m. What is the base
edge in meters?
a. 10 b. 11 c. 12 d. 13

42. Two cylinders of equal radius 3 m have their axes at right angles. Find the volume of the common
part.
a. 122 cu. cm. b. 144 cu. cm. c. 154 cu. cm. d. 134 cu. cm.

43. A solid has a circular base of radius 20 cm. Find the volume of the solid if every plane section
perpendicular to a certain diameter is an equilateral triangle.
a. 18,475.21 cm 3 b. 20,475.31 cm 3 c. 12,775.21 cm 3 d. 21,475.21 cm 3

44. If the edge of a cube is increased by 30%, by how much is the surface area increased?
a. 30% b. 21% c. 69% d. 33%

45. If the edge of a cube decreases by x%, its volume decreases by 48.8%. Find the value of x.
a. 10 b. 21 c. 16 d. 25

46. Compute the volume of a regular icosahedron with sides equal to 6 cm.
a. 470.88 cm 3 b. 520.78 cm 3 c. 340.89 cm 3 d. 250.56 cm 3

47. Compute the volume (in cm 3 ) of a sphere inscribed in an octahedron having sides equal to 18 cm.
a. 1622.33 b. 1875.45 c. 1663.22 d. 1892.63

48. Compute the area of bi-rectangular spherical triangle having an angle of 60° and a radius of 8 m.
a. 76.56 m 2 b. 45.65 m 2 c. 56.34 m 2 d. 67.02 m 2

49. Find the volume of a spherical cone in a sphere of radius 17 cm if the radius of its zone is 8 cm.
a. 2120.35 b. 1426.34 c. 1210.56 d. 2316.75

50. A spherical wooden ball 15 cm in diameter sinks to a depth of 12 cm in a certain liquid. Calculate
the area exposed above the liquid in cm 2 .
a. 45 pi. b. 20 pi. c. 15 pi. d. 10 pi.

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51. Two balls, one 6 cm in diameter and the other 4 cm in diameter are placed in a cylindrical jar 9 cm
in diameter. Find the volume of water necessary to cover them.
a. 234.44 cm 3 b. 257.22 cm 3 c. 362.33 cm 3 d. 262.22 cm 3

52. Find the area of a regular polygon whose side is 25 m and apothem is 17.2 m.
a. 1075 b. 925 c. 1175 d. 1275

53. Find the area of a pentagon which is circumscribing a circle having an area of 420.60 sq. cm.
a. 386.57 b. 450.54 c. 486.35 d. 260.24

54. A closed conical vessel has a base radius of 2 m and is 6 m high. When in upright position, the
depth of water in the vessel is 3 m. If the vessel is held in inverted position, how deep is the water?
a. 4.53 m b. 5.74 m c. 4 m d. 5 m

55. Find the volume of the sphere, which circumscribes a cylindrical of revolution, whose altitude and
diameter are 6 inches.
a. 319.89 in 3 b. 391.98 in 3 c. 226.19 in 3 d. 262.91 in 3

56. Two cylinders of equal radius 3 m have their axes at right angles. Find the volume of the common
part.
a. 144 cm 3 b. 155 cm 3 c. 136 cm 3 d. 125 cm 3

57. Given a solid right circular cone having a height 0f 8 cm. has a volume equal to 4 times the volume
of the smaller cone that could be cut from the same cone having the same axis. Compute the
height of the smaller cone.
a. 5.04 cm b. 3.25 cm c. 4.45 cm d. 2.32 cm

58. The diameter of a sphere and the base of a cone are equal. What percentage of that diameter
must the cones height be so that both volumes are equal.
a. 100% b. 50% c. 200% d. 400%

59. The volume of a regular pyramid, whose base is a regular hexagon is 156 m 3 . If the altitude of the
pyramid is 5 m, find the sides of the base.
a. 4 m b. 8 m c. 6 m d. 3 m

60. What is the volume of a pyramid whose altitude is 16 cm. long and whose base is enclosed by a
rhombus whose sides are 6 cm. long and whose acute angles are 30°?
a. 96 cm 3 b. 69 cm 3 c. 86 cm 3 d. 76 cm 3

61. The base of a cylinder is a hexagon inscribed in a circle. If the difference in the circumference of
the circle and the perimeter of the hexagon is 4 cm., find the volume of the cylinder if it has an
altitude of 20 cm.
a. 10367 cm 3 b. 12239 cm 3 c. 10123 cm 3 d. 11231 cm 3

62. Find the area of a hexagon with a square having an area of 72 sq. cm. inscribed in a cricle which is
inscribed in a hexagon.
a. 124.77 sq. cm. b. 150.26 sq. cm. c. 150.35 sq. cm. d. 130.77 sq. cm.

63. The area of an isisceles triangle os 36 m 2 with the smallest angle equal to one third of the other
angle. Find the length of the shortest side.
a. 12.98 m b. 5.73 m c. 7.35 m d. 6.84 m

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64. How many edges are there in a regular octahedron?

a. 8 b. 20 c. 12 d. 30

65. A solid has a circular base diameter 40 cm. Find the volume of the solid if every section
perpendicular to a fixed diameter is an isiceles right trianlge.
a. 32223.56 b. 12555.60 c. 10666.67 d. 12044.48

66. The volume of a truncated prism with an equilateral triangle as its own horizontal base is equal to
3600 cm 3 . The vertical edges at each corners are 4, 6, and 8 cm., respectively. Find one side of
the base.
a. 22.37 b. 25.43 c. 37.22 d. 17.89

67. Aluminum and lead have specific gravities of 2.5 and 16.48 respectively. If a cubical aluminum has
edge of 0.30 m., find the edge of a cubical block of lead having the same weight as the aluminum.
a. 10 cm b. 14 cm c. 13 cm d. 16 cm

68. A hole 10 cm in diameter is to be punched out from a right circular cone having a diameter of 16
cm. Determine the volume punched out if the height of the cone is 24 cm
a. 1599.06 b. 1124.53 c. 1099.56 d. 1235.72

69. In a circle with a diameter of 10 m, a regular five-pointed star touching its circumference is
inscribed. What is the area of the part not covered by the star?
a. 60.42 b. 40.58 c. 40.68 d. 50.47

70. A tank, open at the top, is made of sheet iron 1 in. thick. The internal dimensions of the tank are 4
ft. 8 in. long; 3 ft. 6 in wide; 4 ft. 4 in. deep. Find the weight of the tank when full of salt water. (Salt
water weighs 64 lb/ft 3 and iron is 7.2 times as heavy as salt water).
a. 7389.46 lb b. 3986.64 lb c. 7983.46 lb d. 6783.46 lb

71. The volume of the cube is reduced to _____ if all the sides are halved.
a. 1/2 b. 1/8 c. 1/4 d. 1/16

72. Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a sector 50 cm in diameter and a central angle of
130°.
a. 1,990.43 cm 3 b. 1,490.34 cm 3 c. 1990.43 cm 3 d. 1,670.26 cm 3

73. A cone is inscribed in a hemisphere of radius r. If the cone and the hemisphere share bases, find
the volume of the region inside the hemisphere but outside the cone.
a. pr 3 / 3 b. 7pr 3 / 3 c. pr 3 d. 4pr 3

74. A cylinder is circumscribed anout a right prism having a square base one meter on an edge. The
volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. Compute its altitude.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5.4 d. 2.5

75. The volume of a right prism is 234 cu. m. with an altitude of 15 m. If the base of the prism is an
equilateral triangle, find the length of the base edge.
a. 5 b. 7 c. 6 d. 8

76. The surface area of a zone of a spherical cone having an altitude of zone of 2 cm. is equal to
201.06 sq. cm. Compute the volume of the spherical cone.
a. 1072.32 cm 3 b. 2152.21 cm 3 c. 1263.21 cm 3 d. 1143.21 cm 3

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77. What is the area of a lune whose angle is 85° on a sphere of radius 30 cm.
a. 1,670.45 cm 2 b. 2,670.35 cm 2 c. 2,570.53 cm 2 d. 1,670.35 cm 2

78. Find the area of a spherical triangle ABC, A=125°, B=73°, C=84° in a sphere of radius 30 cm.
a. 1562.4 cm 2 b. 1567.3 cm 2 c. 1602.2 cm 2 d. 1652.2 cm 2

79. 42. A lune has an area of 30 square meters. If the of the lune is 90°. What is the area of the
sphere?
a. 110 sq. m. b. 90 sq. m. c. 120 sq. m. d. 150 sq. m.

80. A cone and the cylinder have the same height and the same volume. Find the ratio of the radius of
the cone to the radius of the cylinder.
a. 2 b. 2 c. 3 d. 3

81. A room is 12 ft. wide, 15 ft. long, 8 ft. high. If an air conditioner changes the air once every five
minute, how many cubic feet of air does it change per hour?
a. 17,280 b. 14,522 c. 19,553 d. 16,733

82. The space diagonal of a cube is 6. Find the surface area of the cube.
a. 12 b. 72 c. 56 d. 36

83. If the edge of the cube is increased by 10%, by what percent is the surface area decreases?
a. 19% c. 89%
b. 81% d. 10%

84. If the surface area of a sphere is increased by 30%, by what percent is the volume of the sphere
increased?
a. 51.8% b. 48.2% c. 61.7% d. 30%

85. Two vertical conical tanks are joined at the vertices by a pipe. Initially the bigger tank is full of
water. The pipe valve is open to allow the water to flow to the smaller tank until its full. At this
moment, how deep is the water in the bigger tank? The bigger tank has a diameter of 6 ft and a
height of 10 ft, the smaller tank has a diameter of 6 ft and a height og 8 ft. Neglect the volume of
water in the pipeline.
a. 3 200 b. 3 300 c. 3 100 d. 3 400

86. A hemisphere of radius 15 cm contains water to a depth 0f 5 cm. Find the volume of the water in
the hemisphere.
a. 1037.20 cm 3 b. 1047.20 cm 3 c. 1057.20 cm 3 d. 1067.20 cm 3

87. A right circular cone has an altitude of 18 in and a radius of 8 in and is 1/4 filled with water. Sove
the height of the water.
a. 10.33 in b. 11.34 in c. 11.62 in d. 10.67 in

88. A wooden pyramid is to be cut into parts of equal weights by a plane parallel to its base. Find the
ratio of the heights of the two parts.
a. 3.85 b. 2.15 c. 4.65 d. 3.12

89. If the edge of the cube is increased by 20%, find the percentage increase in volume?
a. 72.8% b. 76.3% c. 83.2% d. 63.3%

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90. A metal cube of side 4 cm is melted and recast into a rectangular block of dimensions 8 cm x 4 cm
x 2 cm. Find the percentage increase in the total surface area.
a. 12% b. 16.67% c. 18.33% d. 21%

91. To what height above the earth’s surface must a man be raised for him to see 1/4 of the earth’s
surface?
a. H = R b. H = 1/2R c. H = 2R d. H = 3R

92. A certain volcanic eruption expelled 36 cubic miles of lava into the atmosphere, losing 4,100ft of its
original altitude. Assume the original volcano to be a circular cone and the final volcano to be a
frustum. If the material lost from the top of the mountain contained 1% of the erupted material, find
the angle of inclination of the volcano.
a. 50.78° b. 49.5° c. 37.8° d. 43.6°

93. A metal sphere is melted and recast into a hollow spherical shell whose outer radius is 277 cm. The
radius of the hollow interior of the shell is equal to the radius of the original sphere. Find the original
sphere.
a. 200 cm b. 220 cm c. 225 cm d. 240 cm

94. A sphere of radius 10 m and a right circular cone of base radius 10 m and height 15 m stands on a
table. At what height from the table should the two solids be cut in order to have equal circular
sections?
a. 3.14 m b. 3.44 m c. 3.24 m d. 3.54 m

95. A right prism has a square base and a lateral edge 10 cm. Find the volume if the lateral area is 120
cm 2 .
a. 60 cm 3 b. 70 cm 3 c. 80 cm 3 d. 90 cm 3

96. A right section of an oblique prism is a hexagon whose sides are 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm.
The measure of one lateral edge is 7 cm. Find the lateral area.
a. 203 cm 2 b. 207 cm 2 c. 205 cm 2 d. 509 cm 2

97. A solid cylinder of radius 10” is inscribed in a prism with equilateral triangular bases. Find the
volume of the portion of the prism that is outside the cylinder if their common height is 100 inches.
a. 10454 in 3 b. 32655 in 3 c. 20545 in 3 d. 40475 in 3

98. A sphere whose diameter is 12 feet is illuminated by a point source of light 18 feet from the center
of the sphere. Find the area of the portion of the sphere which is illuminated.
a. 48pi b. 84pi c. No answer d. 72pi

99. A right circular cylinder has a base whose diameter is 7 and height is 10. What is the surface area
of the cylinder, not including the bases?
a. 30pi b. 50pi c. 70pi d. 90pi

100. What are the dimensions of a solid cube whose surface area is numerically equal to its volume?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 5

101. Find the lateral area and tghe total surface area of a right circular cylinder if the radius of its base
measures 5 in. and its altitude measures 8 in.
a. 110pi b. 120pi c. 130pi d. 140pi

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102. A room is 12 ft wide, 15 ft long and 8 ft high. If an air conditioner changes the air once every five
minutes, how many cubic feet of air does it change per hour?
a. 17280 ft 3 /hr b. 15460 ft 3 /hr c. 16690 ft 3 /hr d. 18720 ft 3 /hr

103. The base of a right prism, is an equilateral triangle, each of whose sides measures 4 units. The
altitude of the prism measures 5 units. Find the volume of the prism.
a. 45.45 b. 34.64 c. 54.45 d. 63.36

104. Find the volume of a regular square pyramid if each edge of the base measures 10 in., and the
slant height of the pyramid measures 13 in.
a. 200 b. 600 c. 800 d. 400

105. Find the volume of a sphere whose radius measures 7 in.

a. 1236.56 b. 1436.76 c. 1536.87 d. 1736.35

106. Find the volume of a right circular cylinder of height 6 if it has the same lateral surface area as a
cube of edge 3.
a. 36pi b. 54pi c. 18pi d. 72pi

107. What is the slant height of a solid right circular cone whose height is 4 ft and whose base has
radius 3 ft.
a. 5 b. 8 c. 7 d. 6

108. Find the surface area of a solid right circular cone whose height is 4 ft and whose base has radius
3 ft.
a. 15pi b. 20pi c. 25pi d. 30pi

109. A cone is generated by rotating a right triangle with sides 3, 4 and 5 about the leg whose measure
is 4. Find the total area and volume of the cone.
a. 12pi b. 16pi c. 18pi d. 20pi

110. A manufacturer wishes to change the container in which his product is marketed. The new
container is to have the same volume as the old, which is a right circular cylinder with altitude 6 and
base radius 3. The new container is to be composed of a frustum of a right circular cone so that the
smaller bases of the two frustums coincide. The radii of the bases of the lower frustum are 3 1/2
and 2 respectively, and its altitude is 4. The radius of the upper base of the upper frustum is 3. Find
the altitude of the upper frustum.
a. 2.8 b. 3.6 c. 4.8 d. 5.6

111. An isosceles triangle, each of whose base angles is 27° and whose legs are 5.2, is rotated through
180°, using as an axis its altitude to the base, find its volume.
a. 51 b. 53 c. 55 d. 57

112. How many glass paper weights each in the shape of a dodecahedron 1 in. on an edge can be
manufactured by melting 1000 glass paper weights each in the form of a cube 2 in. on an edge?
a. 1567 b. 1873 c. 1043 d. 1546

113. When the ellipse is rotated about its minor axis, the ellipsoid is:
a. oblate b. torus c. prolate d. ungula

114. When the ellipse is rotated about its major axis, the ellipsoid is:
a. oblate b. torus c. prolate d. ungula

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115. A regular solid star in a shape that is radiating from center like rays of star.
a. Stellate solid b. Torus c. Platonic d. Zone

116. A term given to cylinder with elliptical cross-section is:

a. Ungula b. Cylindroid c. Torus d. Wedge

117. A cone or cylinder with its top cut off by plane oblique to the base.
a. Zone b. Ungula c. Lune d. Frustum

118. Find the volume of a solid tight circular cone whose height is 4 ft and whose base has radius 3 ft.
a. 24pi b. 12pi c. 64pi d. 48pi

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