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Ch 4003: Geometry 4V3111

4M3114 4V3127 4M3130 4V3161 4M3181 M3315 4M3115 4V3128 4M3131 4M3162 4NPMaA P10VT98 M3316 4M3116 4M3132 4M3163 M3317 4Challenge 4M3164 4M3165 4M3183 4M3166 4M3179 4M3180

Mixed Problems 4003: Mix3AP13 Mixed Problems 4003B: Mix43BP24 Investigation problems: InvP4326 PFA 3 4PBA3G7 PBA3M8 4PBA3M9 PBA3.M.12 InvP4327 Mix43BP26

V3111 Express the area AShaded of the shaded region illustrated below in terms of a and h . Compare AShaded
b h 2 with that of the large triangle. Compare AShaded with that of 2 the large small white triangle . Suggested solutions: The area of the shaded region is the difference b h between the area of the larger triangle and the 2 2 small one: a h ah . a.h 2 2 a.h 4 a.h ah 4 a.h ah AShaded = = = = a a 2 2 2 2 2 8 4 2 8 2 2 4ah ah 3ah AShaded = = 8 8 3ah Answer: AShaded = 8 a.h The area of the large triangle is A = 2 3ah A AShaded 3 3ah 2 3 = 8 = = = 0.75% Answer: Shaded = = 0.75% ah A 8 ah 4 A 4 2 behzad.massoumzadeh@huddinge.se Free to use for educational purposes. Not for sale. 1

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From the calculations above it may be concluded that 75% of the triangle is shaded and the rest, i.e. 25% of the total area is white. Therefore, the area of the shaded region is three times larger than that of the smaller one. We may illustrate this phenomenon graphically as below:

b 2

h 2

b 2

h 2

a 2

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M3114 Express with a formula the area A of the shaded region illustrated below:
Suggested solutions: The area of the shaded region is the difference between the area of the rectangle and the triangle: a.b a.b A = a.b = 2 2

M3115 Show and explain why the area A of the trapezium shown below may be written as: h(a + b ) A= 2 b Suggested solutions:
The trapezium may be divided to two triangles and on rectangle, illustrated below. The rectangle is sandwiched
a
h

between the triangles. The sides of the rectangle are: b and h . If we remove the rectangle from the middle, the rest is a triangle with the base a b and height h :
b

a b

The area of the triangle is

(a b )h . If we add this to the area of the rectangle

2

ah , the

results is: (a b)h + bh = (a b)h + 2bh = ah bh + 2bh = ah + bh = h(a + b ) A= 2 2 2 2 2 QED

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M3116 Show and explain why the area A of the rhombus shown below may be written as: d d A= 1 2 2

d1

d2
Suggested solutions: First method: We may consider the rhombus of diagonals d1 and d 2 as combinations of two identical d isosceles 1 triangles of common base d 2 and equal height 1 . 2

d1 2

d2
Therefore, the area of the rhombus may be written as: d1 d1 d2 d2 d d A= 2 + 2 = 1 2 2 2 2

QED

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Circle and Circle Sector V3127. The tire of a car is 0.82 meter in the diameter. How many rounds does it rotate in ten minutes if the car moves at an average speed of 110 kilometer per hour? Suggested Solutions: The perimeter of the tire is: P = 2 r = d = 0.82 m We should first convert the units of the speed and time to meter per second and second respectively: 110 1000 m 1100 // v = 110 km / h = = m / s = 30.56 m / s 3600 s // 36 t = 10 min = 10 60 s = 600 s The distance travelled by the car during 10 minutes: 1110 4 1100 x = v t = 600 = m = 18 333 m 6 36 Number of turns the tire made during 10 minutes: 11 10 4 x 6 n= = = 7117 turns 7100 turns Answer: It made n = 7100 turns P 0.82 V3128. Find the area of the shadowed region and find out how many percent of the region is shadowed. (a) (b)

Suggested Solutions: (a) The area of the shadowed region is the difference between the area of the half-circle and the area of the small circle. 2 r2 r2 r2 1 r AShadowed = r 2 = = 2 2 4 4 2

2r

Answer: AShadowed =

r2
4

AShadowed = 4 2 = 0.50 = 50% A r 2

Answer:

AShadowed = 50% A

(b) The area of the shadowed region is the difference between the area of the square of side 2r and area of circle of radius r . This is due to the fact that four quart-circle make a circle. 2 AShadowed = (2r ) r 2 = 4 r 2 r 2 = (4 ) r 2 Answer: AShadowed = (4 ) r 2

AShadowed (4 ) r 2 4 = = = 0.215 = 21.5% 4 r2 4 A

Answer:

AShadowed = 21.5% A
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M3130. In the circle of radius r below a segment is shadowed. Find out the area of the segment. Find how many percent of the whole region is shadowed.

2r

Suggested Solutions: The area of the segment is equal to the difference between area of a quart-circle of radius r and a righttriangle of base r and height r : 2 2 1 r2 r2 2 r2 2 2 r AShadowed = r 2 r = = Answer: AShadowed = 4 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 r A AShadowed 2 = 4 2 = = .0907 9.1% Answer: Shadowed = 9.1% A 4 A r

M3131. Four identical circles are tangent to each other as illustrated below. Find out the area of the shadowed region. Suggested Solutions: If we connect the centres of the circles of radius r to each other, a rectangle of side 2r will be created. The shadowed region is then the difference between the area of the rectangle of side 2r and area of a circle of radius r . The reason is the fact that the four quarter-circle of radius r make a circle (see problem V3128) 2 AShadowed = (2r ) r 2 = 4 r 2 r 2 = (4 ) r 2
Answer: AShadowed = (4 ) r 2

M3132. In a square two circular arch are drawn. Calculate the ratio of the shadowed region and the area of the square. Suggested Solutions: The area of the shadowed region is twice the difference between the area of a quart-circle of radius a and area of a right-triangle of sides a a 2 a a a 2 2a 2 ( 2) 2 = AShadowed = 2 a 4 2 = 2 4 2 AShadowed = A

( 2) a 2
2 a2

Answer: AShadowed

2 2 ( 2) a 2 ; AShadowed = 1 = 57% = 2 A 2

( 2) = 1 = .57 = 57%

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Challenge:
Find the ratio of the area of a circle and an square if their perimeter are the same. Suggested solutions: Lets assume the radius of r . The perimeter of the circle is: Pcircle = 2 r
If each side of the square is: a . The perimeter of the square is: Pcircle = 4 a

Pcircle = 2 r r PSquare = Pcircle 4 a = 2 r a = 2 PSquare = 4 a Acircle = r 2 Acircle r 2 r2 r2 4 = 2 2 = = 2 = 2 2 ASquare r a ASquare = a r 4 2

Answer:

Acircle 4 = ASquare

V3161 With the help of the figure below explain and show why the formula for cylinders (envelope) surface area is AS = 2 r h a) b) cylinders total surface area is Atot = 2 r (h + r )

2r

Suggested solutions: If we cut one side of a surface of hollow cylinder of radius r and height h , a rectangle of height h and length 2 r is formed. The area of the rectangle is exactly equal to the (envelop) surface area of the cylinder: AS = 2 r h . On the other hand the top and bottom surface of the cylinder are two identical circle of radius r . Each surface has surface area of Atop = r 2 . The total surface area of the cylinder is: Atot = AS + 2 Atop = 2 r h + 2 r 2 = 2 r h + 2 r r = 2 r (h + r )

QED

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M3164 Of a rectangle of sides a and b , as illustrated below, two cylinders may be constructed. Which one has the largest possible volume if a > b .

Suggested solutions: The fat and short cylinder has a base of radius r = Therefore, its volume is V fat _ short

a and height b . 2 2 a2 b a b a 2 = a = r h = . b = 4 4 2 b and height a . 2

The tall and skinny cylinder has a base of radius r =

2

b2 a a b b Therefore, its volume is Vtall _ skinny = r 2 h = a = = b . 4 4 2 a b a b If a > b , then a > b V fat _ short > Vtall _ skinny 4 4 Answer: If a > b , the fat and short cylinders volume is more: V fat _ short > Vtall _ skinny . M3165. A cube may be divided to six identical pyramids, as illustrated below. Use the symbols in the figure, i.e. 2 h is the height of the cube, and B is the base area, and derive the Bh formula for the volume of a pyramid: VPyramid = . 3 Suggested Solutions:
The volume of a cube of sides 2 h is:
3

2h

VCube = (2h ) = B (2h ) = 2hB If six identical pyramids of base area B fits into the cube, in such a way that no free space is left out, the volume of each of these pyramids is a sixth of the volume of the cube: V 2B h B h VPyramid = cube = = QED 6 6 3

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M3166 A cube encloses a cylinder touching all sides of the cube. The cylinder and cube both have the same height 2 h . Diameter of the base of the cylinder is also 2 h . Find the ratio of the area of the cylinder and the cube. Suggested Solutions: The cylinders height is 2 h and radius of its base is h :
Pcube = (2h )3 = 8h 3 ACylinder = 2 3 ACube 4 PSquare = r (2h ) = 2 h h = 2 h

2h

Answer: The ratio of the area of a cylinder confined ACylinder = in a cube as illustrated above is: ACube 4

M3179 Find the exact ratio of the volume of an sphere enclosed in a cylinder as illustrated below. The sphere touches all sides of the cylinder. The height of the cylinder is 2 h , the diameter of the base of the cylinder is also 2 h . The diameter of the sphere is also 2 h . Suggested Solutions: The cylinders height is 2 h and radius of its base is h: 3 4 r 3 4 (h ) 4 h 3 4 h 3 = = = PSphere = 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 P Cylinder = r (2h ) = h (2h ) = 2 h
ASphere ACylinder 4 h 3 4 h 3 2 / / 3 = = = 3 2 h 6 h 3 3 / /

2h

2h

2h

Answer:

ASphere ACylinder

2 3

The ratio of the area of an sphere enclosed in a cylinder is

ACylinder ACube

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M3180 A sphere, a cylinder and a cone is given. Following information is as follows: a) Radius of the sphere is r . b) Radius of the base of the cone is also r . The height of the cone is 2r . c) Radius of the base of the cylinder is also r . The height of the cylinder is 2r . Find the exact ratio of the volume of a) the spheres and a cones volume b) the cones and cylinders volume. c) the cylinders and a spheres volume.
Suggested Solutions: The cylinders height is 2 h and radius of its base is h : 2 3 PCylinder = r (2r ) = 2 r 4 r 3 PSphere = 3 r 2 h r 2 2r 2 r 3 = = Pcone = 3 3 3 3 4 r 3 ASphere / / 3 = 4 r = 2 = ACone 2 r 3 2 r 3 / / 3 2 r 3 3 ACone / / 3 = 2 r = 1 = ACylinder 2 r 3 6 r 3 3 / /

2h

2h

2h

2 r 3 6 r 3 3 / / = = 3 4 r 4 r 3 2 ASphere / / 3 ASphere ACone 1 ACylinder 3 = 2, Answer: = , = ACone ACylinder 3 ASphere 2 ACylinder =

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NPMaAP10VT98- Balls a) The diameter of a golf ball must be 41.2 mm. Golf balls can be bought in boxes that hold exactly 4 golf balls. See figure to the right. How much per cent of the volume of the box does the volume of the balls take up? (2p)

b) Tennis balls can be bought in cylindrical tubes that hold exactly 4 balls. See figure below. Show that the relationship between the volume of the tube and the volume of the balls 3 is (3p) 2
Suggested Solutions: a) PBox = (2r )2 (4 2r ) = 32 r 3 4 r 3 16 r 3 = PBalls = 4 3 3 2 PCylinder = r h = r 2 (4 2r ) = 8 r 3 16 r 3 PBalls 16 r 3 / 3 = = = 0.52 = 52% 3 3 PBox 32 r 32 3 r 6 / Answer: The golf balls occupy only 52% of the space available in the rectangular box. PCylinder // / 8 r 3 8 r 3 3 8 r 3 3 = = = QED. 3 // / / PBalls 16 r 1 16 r 3 2 2 3

M3183 The volume of all of inland ice and glacier is estimated to be 3 10 7 km3 . If all that ice and glacier melts, and for simplicity we may assume (unrealistically) the melted ice is distributed uniformly over Earths surface, what is the depth of the water? Earths radius is 6 370 km . Assume for simplicity, the density of the water and ice is identical. Suggested Solutions: Vwater = Vice = 3 10 7 km 3 = 3 10 7 10 9 m 3 = 3 1016 m 3
The surface area of the earth is: AEarth = 4 (6 370 10 3 )
2

m 2 = 1.6 1014 m 2

hwater =

Vice 3 1016 m 3 = = 58.8 m 60 m AEarth 1.6 1014 m 2

Answer: hwater 60 m

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M3315. An old negative has format of 60 mm 90 mm . You are going to make a largest possible enlargement of it on a photo-paper of dimensions 45 cm 60 cm .Find the largest possible enlargement factor. Answer in scale form. Suggested solutions: / 600 20 = = 6.7 / 90 3 / 450 15 = = 7.5 / 60 2 Therefore the largest possible enlargement factor is 20 : 3 . M3316. A site is in the shape of a rectangle whose sides are in the ratio 3 : 4 . The area of the location is 972 m 2 . Calculate the length of its largest side on a map of scale 1 : 400 . Suggested solutions: If the sides of the rectangular site is assumed 3 x and 4 x , its area would be 3x 4 x = 972 m 2 = 972 10 4 cm 2

12 x 2 = 972 10 4 cm 2
972 10 4 cm 2 = 81 10 4 cm 2 x = 9 10 2 cm 12 Therefore, the actual width of the site are 3x = 3 9 10 2 cm = 27 10 2 cm = 27 m and x2 =

l = 4 x = 4 9 10 2 cm = 36 10 2 cm = 36 m . The size of the longest side of the rectangle on the map is therefore: l 36 l map = = 10 2 cm = 9 cm 400 400 3 x 27 10 2 cm wmap = = = 6.75 cm 400 400 36 m

27 m

972 m 2

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M3317. Globen 10 10 d = 14 110 m = 110 10 4 m = 1.10 10 6 m = 1100 km a) 10 If Globen in Stockholm was the nucleus of an atom, the first orbit electrons of the atom would be revolving the Globen on a circular orbits of diameter d = 1100 km . 110 1.5 3 110 110 b) x= 1.5 1011 m = 1.5 1011 m = 10 m = 11.85 km 4 8 2 6.96 2 6.96 10 2 69 600 10
x = 11.85 km 12 km 110 dE = 638 10 4 m 1.00 m 4 69 600 10 If the Globen in Stockholm was the Sun, Earth would be a spherical boll of diameter d E 1.00 m rotating about the Globen at a distance x 12 km away.

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Mix3AP12 Find x in the figure below: Both triangles share the angle . Therefore we may calculate tan in both triangles, then equate them to find the length x . 2 tan = x 3 3 tan = 2 4+ x x 4 3 2 = 4+ x x 3 x = 2 (4 + x ) 3x = 8 + 2 x 3x 2 x = 8 x=8 Mix3AP13 Plot a right triangle where one of its acute angles is such that cos < sin . Suggested solution: For the angles 45 < 90 , cos < sin :

Mix3B13 A spheres volume is B cm 3 . Its surface area is B cm 2 . Find the radius of the sphere and the exact value of B cm 2 . Suggested solutions: 4 B = r3 3 B = 4 r 2 We may substitute the value of B from the second function in the first one. / 4 / / / // r 3 = 4 r 2 / 3 1 r =1 3 Answer: r = 3 cm

B = 4 r 2 = 4 32 = 36

Answer: B = 36

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Mix3BP22 Calculate the angle in the figure below.

Suggested solution: Answer: 14 In the big triangle h tan (10) = 1000 In the small triangle tan( ) =

1000

10 300

h h = 1000 300 700 We may substitute h in the second equation by its value calculated from the first formula: h tan(10) = h = 1000 tan(10) 1000 h 1000 tan(10) 10 tan(10) tan( ) = tan( ) = = = 0.2518956 0.25 700 700 7 = tan 1 (0.2518956) = 14.1384 14

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Mix43BP24 A gang secede to steal the 3.0 meter high and 5.5 ton Buddha status from the temple Chori-naram at Bangkok. In order to smuggle it out of the country, they decide on to smelt the golden status and make 100 identical golden statuses in proportion to the original. How high is the new status? Suggested Solutions: 5500 = 55 kg . Each new status is going to weight m = 100
Vnew hnew = Vorig horig hnew = Vnew horig Vorig
3

3 3 3 hnew = 1 hnew = 1 3 = 0.6463 m 65 cm 3 100 100

Mix43BP25 Calculate the diagonal of the isosceles parallel trapezoid illustrated below.
Suggested Solutions: 10.0 cm 17.0 cm 26.0 cm x 5500 = 55 kg . Each new status is going to weight m = 100
Vnew Vorig h = new h orig hnew = Vnew horig Vorig
3

3 3 3 hnew = 1 hnew = 1 3 = 0.6463 m 65 cm 3 100 100

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Mix43BP13 Calculate, without any use of calculator the value of sin75 , sin15 , cos75 , cos15 . Find a simple relationship between sin75 and cos75 ? Why? Find a simple relationship between sin75 and cos15 ? Find a simple relationship between cos75 and sin15 ?

Mix43BP26 Calculate the length of the diameter of the isosceles trapezoid below: 10.0 B Suggested Solutions: A (cm ) We may draw a vertical line from A to the side DC . 17.0 This is the height of the trapezoid. Due to the x 17.0 26.0 10.0 = 8.0 cm symmetry of the problem DM = 2 The triangle AMD is a right triangle. Therefore, D C 26.0 using the Pythagoras theorem, we may calculate the height of the trapezoid. h 2 = 17 2 8 2 = 225 h = 225 = 15.0 cm 10.0 B (cm ) x is the hypotenuse of the right triangle BND , where A
BN = h = 15.0 cm , ND = 8.0 + 10.0 = 18.0 cm Therefore, using Pythagoras theorem, we may calculate x . x 2 = BN 2 + ND 2 = 15 2 + 18 2 = 549 x = 549 23.4 cm

17.0

17.0

M 26.0 N

Answer: x = 549 cm 23.4 cm

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Investigating Problems:

InvP4326 A classmate of you claims that the formula used for calculation of the area of a (a + b ) h may be used to calculate other tetrahedrons. Study your trapezoid, namely A = 2 classmates claim and compare it to the known formulas for calculation of other tetrahedrons. What is your conclusion: Known formula for the area Square of a side a : (a + b ) h a A= of a square of side a : 2 A = a2 a=b=h a (a + a ) a = a 2 A= 2 Works! Known formula for the area Rectangle of sides a and b : (a + b ) h A= of a rectangle of side a and b 2 A = ab a=h a (b + b) a = a b A= 2 Works! Known formula for the area Rhombus of a side a and (a + b ) h A= of a rhombus of sides a and height h : 2 the height h : a=b a A = ah h (a + a ) h = a h A= 2 Works! a Parallelogram of sides a , and b , and height h :

A=

(a + b ) h
2 2

(b + b) h = b h A=
h
Works!

Known formula for the area of a parallelogram of sides a and the height h : A = bh

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InvP4327 Most of natural objects are spherical. It is claimed that this is so because sphere has the largest possible volume for the given surface area. Investigate. Is it true that circle has largest possible volume for a given area? Investigate. Circle of radius r A = r2 A r2 r = = 0.5 r = P = 2 r P 2 r 2
r

Square of a side a : a

A = a2 P = 4a

A a2 a = = = 0.25a P 4a 4

a
Rectangle of sides a and b : b
A = a b P = 2a + 2b

A a b = P 2a + 2b

a
Rhombus of a side a and height h :
A = ah P = 4a

A ah = = 0.25 h P 4a

a
Triangle of base b , and height h :

1 A = bh 2 P = a+b+c

1 bh A bh = 2 = P a + b + c 2(a + b + c )

h
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4PBA3G7How many percent of the rectangle illustrated below is red?

Suggested solutions: If the height of the rectangle is taken to be h , then we may express the area of the red triangle as: 3a h ARe d _ Triangle = 2 ARe c tan gle = 4a h Therefore:
ARe d _ Triangle ARe c tan gle 3a h 3 = 2 = = 0.375 = 37.5% 4a h 8

3a

Answer: 37.5% of the rectangle is red.

4PBA3.M.8 The area of the triangle is equal to half of the area of the half-circle illustrated below. Find the angles of the triangle.
Suggested Solutions: 1 Data: Atriangle = Ahalf circle 2 Problem: A = ? , B = ? , C = ? First method: The triangle is a right-triangle and A = 90 . This is due to the fact that the hypotenuse of the triangle is the diameter of the circle.

A=?

C =?

B=?

We may draw a vertical line from the vertex A to the base of the triangle AB and name it h . The central angle AOC = 2 B A=? Naming the radius of the circle r , we may express the area relationship as: 1 h Atriangle = Ahalf circle 2 O B=? 1 11 C =? D h BC = r 2 / / 2 22 1 / h 2r = r 2 / 2 1 h = r 4 In the triangle ADO we may express the height of the triangle as

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h h sin (2 B ) = h = r sin (2 B ) OA r 2 B = 52 B = 26 1 1 h = r r sin (2 B ) = r sin (2 B ) = 2 B = sin 1 / / 4 4 4 4 2 B = 128 B = 64 In the figure above the angle B is the smaller one, therefore Answer: A = 90, B 26, C 64
Second method: The triangle is a right-triangle and A = 90 . This is due to the fact that the hypotenuse of the triangle is the diameter of the circle. If we denote the radius of the circle by r , we may use the trigonometric relationships and express the height and the base of the right-triangle as: AB AB cos B = = AB = 2r cos B BC 2r AC AC sin B = = AC = 2r sin B BC 2r Therefore, we may express the area relationship of the triangle and the half-circle as 1 Atriangle = Ahalf circle 2 1 11 AC AB = r 2 2 22 / 1 2 2 r (2 sin B cos B ) = r 2 / / / 2 4

sin (AOC ) =

4 Using sin 2 B = 2 sin B cos B we may rewrite the expression above as: sin 2 B =

2 sin B cos B =

4 51.75 2 B = sin 1 = 51.75 B = = 25.87 26 and 2 4 128.24 2 B = 180 51.75 = 128.24 B = 64 2 Therefore the third angle, i.e. C is: B 64 C = 90 64 = 26 and B 26 C = 90 26 = 64 In the figure above the angle B is the smaller one, therefore Answer: A = 90, B 26, C 64

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A 4PBA3M9 As illustrated below, ABCD is a rectangle, where M and N are the midpoint of the rectangles sides AB and CD , respectively. Show that the angle APM and MDN .

M P

Suggested solutions: To prove that APM = MDN we may draw a line from C one of vertices of the triangle to the point Q , the midpoint of the side AD . This line is therefore parallel to AB . Using the properties of parallel lines and the properties of symmetry we may A M B conclude that: Symmetry: MDN = MCQ P Alternative angles: N Q MCQ = NPC Vertical angles: NPC = MPA Therefore MDN = MPA . QED C D

PBA3.M.12 The figure below illustrates a conic water tank. It is filled to 25% of its full capacity. Calculate the height of the water column in the container. a) If the radius of the base of the container is denoted by r and its height by h . b) If the radius of the base of the container is r = 16.0 m and its height by h = 96.0 m . Suggested Solutions: d = 32 m Data: r = 16 m , h = 96 m , Vwater = 0.25 V Problem: hwater = ? We may express the height of the cone as a function of the radius of the cone. This may be achieved by linking them to each other by the tangent of the angle of the vertex of the cone, . Suggested Solutions r tan = r = h tan h 1 Vwater = 0.25 V = 0.25 h r 2 = 0.25 h r 2 3 3

h = 96 m

Vwater = 0.25 h Vwater = 0.25

Vwater

r 2 = 0.25

h (h tan )

3 = 0.25 h 3 tan 2 3

h h 2 tan 2

r rwater = hwater tan . h We may also write the volume of the water as:
On the other hand tan =
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Vwater = hwater
Vwater =

2 rwater =

hwater (hwater tan ) =

2

3 hwater tan 2

3 hwater tan 2

Therefore: Vwater = h
3 water 3

3 hwater tan 2 = 0.25

h 3 tan 2

= 0.25 h hwater = 0.25 h = 0.63 h

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hwater = 3 0.25 h = 3 0.25 96 = 60 .48 m 60 .5 m

Answer: hwater = 3 0.25 h = 0.63 h ; hwater 60.5 m Second Method: The triangles are similar (They have identical angles). Therefore, we may h hwater rwater rwater = r water = rwater h = r hwater h h r 2 Vwater = 0.25 3 h r 2 / / hwater rwater = 0.25 h r 2 2 / / 3 3 V rwater water = hwater 3
r2 h 2 hwater r water = 0.25 h r 2 hwater hwater 2 = 0.25 h r 2 h h 3 hwater = 0.25 h 3 hwater = 3 0.25 h = 0.63 h
hwater = 3 0.25 h = 3 0.25 96 60 .5 m
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Answer: hwater = 3 0.25 h = 0.63 h ; hwater 60.5 m Third Method: The triangles are similar (They have identical angles). Therefore, we may h hwater rwater rwater = r water = rwater h = r hwater h h r 2 r2 / / 2 Vwater = 0.25 h r 2 hwater hwater 2 hwater rwater Vwater 1 3 3 / h = 0.25 = = 0.25 2 / Vwater 4 hr2 / V hr2 = hwater rwater water 3 / 3
3 hwater 3 = 0.25 h 3 hwater = 0.25 h 3 hwater = 3 0.25 h = 0.63 h 3 h hwater = 3 0.25 h = 3 0.25 96 60 .5 m

Answer: hwater = 3 0.25 h = 0.63 h ; hwater 60.5 m Fourth Method (it looses the generality and therefore the MVG quality) The triangles are similar (They have identical angles). Therefore, we may
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Problem Solving Exercises; Math A: MaA4000Ch3 Geometry

NV-College

hwater rwater 16 1 1 = 96 rwater = 16 hwater rwater = hwater rwater = hwater rwater = hwater 96 16 96 6 6 1 2 2 3 Vwater = 4 3 h r = 12 96 16 = 2048 m 2 / hwater rwater = 2048 m 3 / 2 3 V = hwater rwater water 3
hwater r
3 hwater hwater 3 = 3 2048 m hwater = 6144 m 3 = 6144 m 36 6 3 2

2 water

3 3 hwater = 36 6144 m 3 hwater = 2211184 m 3 hwater = 2211184 m 3

1 3

hwater 60.5 m

Answer: hwater 60.5 m

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