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Class 9
Surface Area and Volume
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Answer the questions

(1)

A sphere is just enclosed inside a cube of volume 120 cm 3. Find the volume of the sphere.

(2)

A sphere is just enclosed inside a right circular cylinder. If surface area of sphere is 30 cm 2, find
total surface area of cylinder.

(3)

Find the volume the biggest sphere which can fit in a cube of side 6b.

(4)

If the radius of a hemisphere is 4r, find its total surface area.

(5)

If a hemisphere and cone stands on equal bases, and have the same height. Find the ratio of their
volumes.

(6)

If radius of two spheres are in ratio 5:3, find the ratio of their volumes.

Choose correct answer(s) from given choice

(7)

Find the volume of the biggest cone that can fit inside a cube of side 4 cm.
a.

c.
(8)

(9)

16

cm 3

3
4
3

cm 3

b.

d.

64

cm 3

3
32

cm 3

An sphere is expanded to a bigger sphere such that its volume increases by a factor of 8, find the
change in its radius.
a. 2 times

b. 8 times

c. 4 times

d. None of these

A cone made completely of metal (i.e. it is not hollow) has a base radius of 4 cm, and height of 2
cm. If we melt it and recast it into a sphere, what will be the radius of sphere?
a. 3 cm

b. 1 cm

c. 4 cm

d. 2 cm

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(10) If radius of a hemisphere is 4a, find its volume.

a. 16/3 a3

b. 18 a3

c. 2/3 a3

d. 128/3 a3

(11) If radius of a sphere is 2a, find its surface area.

a. 64 a2

b. 36 a2

c. 16 a2

d. 4 a2

(12) Find the surface area of the biggest sphere, which can fit in a cube of side 6a.
a. 64 a2

b. 4 a2

c. 16 a2

d. 36 a2

(13) A sphere and a cone have the same radii. If the volume of the sphere is four times of the volume of
the cone, find the ratio of the cone's height and radius.
a. 1:3

b. 1:1

c. 3:1
(14) The radius of a cylinder is halved and the height is doubled. What is the area of the curved surface
now compared to the previous surface area?
a. same

b. half

c. double

d. four times

(15) A sphere and a right circular cylinder have the same radius. If the volume of the sphere is four
times the volume of the cylinder, then what is the ratio of cylinder's height and radius?
a. 4:3

b. 3:1

c. 1:3

d. 3:4

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Answers
(1)

20 cm 3
Step 1
The volume of a sphere is of radius r =

4
3

r3

Step 2
If it fits exactly within a cube, this means the length/width/height of the cube is the same as the
diameter of the sphere i.e. 2r
Step 3
The volume of a cube of side 2r = (2r)3 = 8r3
Step 4
8r3 = 120 cm 3
This means r = 15
Step 5
Putting this in the formula for the volume of the sphere, we get the volume = 20 cm 3

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(2)

45 cm 2
Step 1
There are three equations we need to know this type of question - the total area of a cylinder,
the curved area of a cylinder, and the surface area of a sphere
Step 2
The curved surface area of a cylinder of radius 'r' and height 'h' is 2rh. Here we know the
sphere will fit in exactly in the cylinder, so h=2r, and the formula now becomes 4r2
Step 3
The total surface area of the same cylinder will be the sum of the curved area and the surface
area of the two circles at top and bottom. So 4r2 + 2r2 = 6r2
Step 4
And of course, the sphere will have the radius r too, so it's surface area is 4r2
Step 5
From these equations, we see that for this case, the surface area of the sphere is the same as
the curved surface are of the cylinder, and 2/3 of the total surface area of the cylinder
Step 6
Here we know that surface area of sphere is 30 cm 2, and need to find total surface area of
cylinder
Step 7
Substituting from the equation above, we get total surface area of cylinder = 45 cm 2

(3)

36 b3
Step 1
The biggest sphere that can fit inside a cube of side 6b will have a diameter of 6b (anything
larger will not fit in, as opposite sides are separated by a distance of 6b.
Step 2
This means that the radius of this sphere is (1/2)6b
Step 3
The volume of a sphere of radius x is (4/3)x3
Step 4
Therefore the volume of this sphere is (4/3)((1/2)6b)3
Step 5
Solving for this gives us 36 b3

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48 r2
Step 1
The surface area of a sphere of radius x is given by 4x2
Step 2
The curved surface area of a hemisphere is half of that i.e. 2x2
Step 3
To get the total surface area, we need to add to this the area of the circle at the base i.e.
x2br>
Step 4
Adding them, we get area of hemisphere = 3x2
Step 5
Here the radius is specified as 4r. Substituting this into the formula, we get the answer is (3)
x (4r)2
Step 6
This gives us the answer 48 r2

(5)

2:1
Step 1
The volume of a hemishpere of radius 'r' is

2
3

r3.

Step 2
The volume of a cone of radius 'r' and height 'h' is

1
3

r2h

Step 3
From these equations we can cancel out the equal terms (remember the heights are also
equal) to find the ratio as 2:1

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125:27
Step 1
The volume of a spheres of radius x is given by (4/3)x3
Step 2
We see that the volume is proportional to the 3rd power of the radius
To see this more clearly, assume the radii of these two spheres are 5x and 3x (note that this
allows us to get the ratio of 5:3, which is the only thing we know about these radii)
The volume of the first one then is 4/35x3, and the volume of the second one is 4/33x3
The ratio of the the volumes is therefore 4/3(5x)3:4/3(3x)3
This simplifies to (5x)3:(3x)3, and further to 53:33
Step 3
Therefore the answer is 125:27

(7)

16

a.

cm 3

Step 1
The volume of a cone is of radius r and height h =

1
3

r2h

Step 2
Since we have to fit it inside a cube of side 4 cm, we see that the diameter of the cone will be
4 cm, and the height will be 4 cm (a cone larger than this in the diameter or the height will not
fit inside the cube
Step 3
So the radius of this cone is

4
2

=2

Step 4
Putting these values into the equation of the volume, we get the volume of the cone =

1
3

4 2
x4
2

Step 5
Solving we get the volume of the cone =

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16
3

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a. 2 times
Step 1
The volume of a sphere of radius x =

4
3

x3

The surface area of a sphere of radius x = 4 x2

Step 2
This means that the surface area will increase as a square of the increase in radius
And the volume will increase as a cube of the increase in radius
Step 3
Here we know that the volume increased by a factor of 8
Step 4
This means that the radius grew by the cube root of this value i.e. 8

1
3

Step 5
Solving this, we get 2 times
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d. 2 cm
Step 1
The volume of a cone is of radius r and height h =

1
3

r2h

Step 2
The volume of a sphere of radius x =

4
3

x3

Step 3
We know that the cone of base radius 4 cm and height 2 was melted down
Step 4
The volume of metal resulting from this =

1
3

42 2

Step 5
When we recast it into a sphere, we get a sphere of this volume
Step 6
That is to say

4
3

x3 =

1
3

42 2

Step 7
Solving for x, we get x = 2 cm

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(10) d. 128/3 a3
Step 1
The volume of a hemisphere of radius x is given by (4/3)x3
Step 2
The volume of a hemisphere is half that i.e. (2/3)x3
Step 3
Here the radius is specified as 4a. Substituting this into the formula, we get the answer is
(2/3) x (4a)3
Step 4
This gives us the answer 128/3 a3
(11) c. 16 a2
Step 1
The surface area of a sphere of radius x is given by 4x2
Step 2
Here the radius is specified as 2a. Substituting this into the formula, we get the answer is (4)
x (2a)2
Step 3
This gives us the answer 16 a2
(12) d. 36 a2
Step 1
The biggest sphere that can fit inside a cube of side 6a will have a diameter of 6a (anything
larger will not fit in, as opposite sides are separated by a distance of 6a.
Step 2
This means that the radius of this sphere is

1
2

6a

Step 3
The surface area of a sphere of radius x is 4x2
Step 4
Therefore the surface area of this sphere is 4(

1
2

6a)2

Step 5
The answer is 36 a2

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(13) b. 1:1
Step 1
The volume of a cone is of radius r and height h = 1/3 r2h
Step 2
The volume of a sphere is of radius r = 4/3 r3
Step 3
We know the volume of the sphere is four times of the volume of the cone
4/3 r3 = 4 x (1/3 r2h)
h/r = 1:1
(14) a. same
Step 1
The curved surface area of a cylinder is 2rh
Step 2
Here we halved the radius and doubled the height
Step 3
Putting this into the formula, we see that the curved surface area becomes same
(15) c. 1:3
Step 1
The volume of a sphere is of radius r =

4
3

r3

Step 2
The volume of a cylinder of radius 'r' and height 'h' is r2h.
Step 3
Here, we are told the the volume of the sphere is four times times the volume of the cylinder
So

4
3

r3 = 4 x (r2h)

Step 4
Cancelling out the terms, we get 3 x h = 1 x r
Step 5
Therefore, the ratio of the cylinder's height to radius is 3:1

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