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Surface area and volume

5.4

What the syllabus asks of you

  • Carry out calculations and solve problems involving the surface area and volume of a: ; cuboid ; prism ; cylinder ; sphere ; pyramid ; cone. Answers may be asked for in terms of π.
  • curved surface area of a cylinder ; curved surface area of a cone ; surface area of a sphere ; volume of a prism ; volume of a pyramid ; volume of a cylinder ; volume of a cone ; volume of a sphere. The term prism refers to any solid with a uniform cross-section, e.g. a cylindrical sector. Mensuration (continued)

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36 questions

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