Lesson 5 PYRAMIDS AND CONES

Solids for which V = Bh

Week 7
MATH13-1
Solid Mensuration

PYRAMID

A
pyramid
is
a
polyhedron
containing triangular lateral faces
with a common vertex and a base
which is a polygon.
A pyramid is a right pyramid if the
line joining the vertex and the center
of base is perpendicular to the plane
of the base. Otherwise, the pyramid
is said to be oblique.
If the base of a right pyramid is a
regular polygon then the solid is said

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PYRAMID
A pyramid is named by the type of
polygon in its base.

Oblique Square
Pyramid

Pentagonal
Pyramid

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PYRAMID
The lateral surface area of a
regular pyramid is equal to half the
product of the perimeter of its base
and its slant height.
LSA = Pl
Total Surface Area:
TSA = B + LSA
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Volume of Pyramid
V = Bh
where B = base area (polygon).

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Relationships Among Altitude, Slant

Height, Lateral Edge and the Base

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CONE
A circular cone is a cone whose base
is
a circle.
The axis of a circular cone
is the line segment joining the
apex and the center of the base.
If the axis is perpendicular to
the base, the cone is a
right circular cone.
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CONE
A
cone
whose
axis
is
not
perpendicular to the base is called
oblique.
Unless otherwise specified, a cone
generally has a circular base.

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Surface Area of Cone

Lateral Area: LSA = rl
Total Surface Area: TSA = r2 + rl

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Volume of Cone
V = r2h

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EXAMPLES
#1, p127: A regular hexagonal pyramid
has one lateral edge which measures 10
cm. The length of one side of its base is
6 cm. Find the altitude and the slant
height of the given pyramid. Also find
the volume and the total surface area.
ANS: l = 9.54 cm, h = 8 cm, V = 249.6
cm3,
LSA = 265.3 cm2
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EXAMPLES
#3, p130: An inverted square pyramid has a
height equal to 8 m and a top edge equal to 3
m. Initially, it contains water to a depth of 5 m.
What is the initial volume of the water in the
tank?
If additional water is to be pumped into the
tank at the rate of 20 gallons per minute,
how many hours will it take to fill the tank?
ANS: 5.86 m3, 4 hours

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EXERCISES
5.2 EXERCISES #2, p139: A right
circular cone has a lateral area of
1280 ft2 and a base area of 512 ft2.
Find the volume.
5.2 EXERCISES #4, p139: A right
circular cone is inscribed in a cube
having a diagonal which measures
103 cm. Find the volume of the cone
and the volume of space between the

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EXERCISES
5.2 EXERCISES #7, p140: The lateral
edge of a regular hexagonal pyramid is
two times the length of the base edge. If
the apothem of the base is 8 cm, find
the altitude and the volume of a cone
inscribed in the pyramid. ANS: 16 cm,
1072.7 cm3
5.2 EXERCISES #9, p140: If the
diameter of the base remains constant,
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by what
factor
should
the altitude
be

EXERCISES
5.2 EXERCISES #11, p140: Water is
flowing out of a conical funnel through
its apex at a rate of 12 cubic inches per
minute. If the funnel is initially full, how
long will it take for it to be one-third-full?
What is the height of the water level?
Assume the radius to be 6 inches and
the altitude of the cone to be 15 inches.
ANS: 31.4 min, 10.4 in
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HOMEWORK 5
5.1 EXERCISES: #s 1-b, 1-c, 7, & 17
pp. 131-132
5.2 EXERCISES: #s 1, 3, & 23 pp. 139141

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