Analytic Geometry

1. If the point (x,4) is equidistant from (5,-2) and (3,4), find x.

𝑑 = √(𝑥2 − 𝑥1 )2 + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1 )2
𝑑1 = 𝑑2
√(𝑥 − 5)2 + (4 + 2)2 = √(𝑥 − 3)2 + (4 − 4)2
𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 25 + 36 = 𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 9
−10𝑥 + 6𝑥 = 9 − 25 − 36
−4𝑥 = −52
𝑥 = 13
𝑷 = (𝟏𝟑, 𝟒)

By creating a circle with C(13,4) and radius 10, we can see that the points are within the circle and
therefore are equidistant from the center

2. The segment (-1,4) to (2,-2) is extended three times its own length. Find the terminal
point.
∆𝑥 = 𝑥2 − 𝑥1 = 2 + 1 = 3
∆𝑦 = 𝑦2 − 𝑦1 = −2 − 4 = −6

3∆𝑥 = 𝑥 + 1
3(3) = 𝑥 + 1
𝑥=8

3∆𝑦 = 𝑦 − 4
3(−6) = 𝑦 − 4
𝑦 = −14

𝑷 = (𝟖, −𝟏𝟒)
3. Find the inclination of the line passing through (4,1) and (-3,-3).
𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒 ∆𝑦
𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 = 𝑚 = =
𝑟𝑢𝑛 ∆𝑥
1+3 𝟒
𝑚= =
4+3 𝟕
4. What is the distance between the line x+2y+8 = 0 and the point (5,-2)?
𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 + 𝐶 = 0
𝐴𝑥1 + 𝐵𝑦1 + 𝐶
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒: 𝑑 =
±√𝐴2 + 𝐵2
1(5) + 2(−2) + 8 5 − 4 + 8 9 √5 𝟗√𝟓
𝑑= = = ( )=
√1 + 4 √5 √5 √5 𝟓

5. Determine k such that the line 3x+2y-7 = 0 is parallel to the line 2x-ky+2 = 0.
𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠: 𝑚1 = 𝑚2
𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 + 𝐶1 = 0
𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 + 𝐶2 = 0
1
𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠: 𝑚1 = − 2
𝑚
𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 + 𝐶1 = 0
𝐵𝑥 − 𝐴𝑦 + 𝐶2 = 0

3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 7 = 0
2x − ky + 2 = 0

𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚: 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏

𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 − 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚: 𝑦 − 𝑦1 = 𝑚(𝑥 − 𝑥1 )
(𝑦2 − 𝑦1 )
𝑡𝑤𝑜 − 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚: 𝑦 − 𝑦1 = (𝑥 − 𝑥1 )
(𝑥2 − 𝑥1 )
𝑥 𝑦
𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚: + = 1
𝑎 𝑏

3𝑥 7 3
𝑦=− + ;𝑚 = −
2 2 2

2𝑥 2
𝑦= +
𝑘 𝑘
3 2
𝑚=− =
2 𝑘
𝟒
𝒌=−
𝟑
6. Find the distance between lines, 3x+y-12=0 and 3x+y-4=0
𝐶2 − 𝐶1
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠: 𝑑 =
±√𝐴2 + 𝐵2
−4 + 12 8 𝟒√𝟏𝟎
𝑑= = =
±√32 + 12 √10 𝟓
7. Find the equation of the line that passes through (-5,-6) and (4,3)
(3 + 6)
𝑦+6= (𝑥 + 5)
(4 + 5)
𝑦+6= 𝑥+5
𝒙−𝒚−𝟏= 𝟎

8. Find the smallest angle between lines 2x + y – 8 = 0 and x+3y+4=0

𝑚2 − 𝑚1
tan 𝜃 =
1 + 𝑚1 𝑚2
𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 8
𝑥 4
𝑦=− −
3 3
1
𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒, 𝑚1 = −2, 𝑚2 = −
3
1
−3 +2
tan 𝜃 = =1
1
1 + (− )(−2)
3
𝜽 = 𝟒𝟓º
9. Determine the area of the triangle bounded by the straight lines x+2y=7, 3x-4y = 1, and
2x-y+6=0.
1 𝑥1 𝑥2 ⋯ 𝑥𝑛 𝑥1
𝐴𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑔𝑜𝑛 = [𝑦 𝑦 ⋯ 𝑦 𝑦 ]
2 1 2 𝑛 1
For this formula, the order of points in the matrix should be in counterclockwise order

First, get intersection points using system of linear equations, (in calculator) mode-
equation: Ax+By=C
 We get (3,2), (-1,4), and (-5,-4)
1 −1 −5 3 −1]
𝐴= [
2 4 −4 2 4
1
𝐴= {[(−1 ∗ −4) + (−5 ∗ 2) + (3 ∗ 4)] − [(4 ∗ −5) + (−4 ∗ 3) + (2 ∗ −1)]}
2
𝑨 = 𝟐𝟎 𝒔𝒒. 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒔
2 2
10. Given the circle x +y -6x +12y+9 =0. Find the coordinates of the center.
𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑞𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑠: 𝐴𝑥 2 + 𝐵𝑥𝑦 + 𝐶𝑦 2 + 𝐷𝑥 + 𝐸𝑦 + 𝐹 = 0
Defining conics by coefficient:
𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒: 𝐴 = 𝐶
𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑠𝑒: 𝐴 ≠ 𝐶, 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛
𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎: 𝑒𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝐴 𝑜𝑟 𝐶 𝑖𝑠 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎: 𝐴 ≠ 𝐶, 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑠
Defining conics by eccentricity:
𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒: 𝑒 = 0
𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑠𝑒: 𝑒 < 1
𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎: 𝑒 = 1
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎: 𝑒 > 1
𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒: 𝑒 = ∞
Defining conics by discriminant (B – 4AC):
2

𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒: 𝐷 < 0
𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑠𝑒: 𝐷 < 0
𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎: 𝐷 = 0
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎: 𝐷 > 0

𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑞𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠: 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝐷𝑥 + 𝐸𝑦 + 𝐹 = 0

𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑒𝑞𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠: (𝑥 − ℎ)2 + (𝑦 − 𝑘 )2 = 𝑟 2
𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟: (ℎ, 𝑘 )
𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑠 = 𝑟
2 2
𝑥 + 𝑦 − 6𝑥 + 12𝑦 + 9 = 0
(𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 ) + (𝑦 2 + 12𝑦) = −9

Note for completing the square: c=(b/2a)^2

(𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 9) + (𝑦 2 + 12𝑦 + 36) = −9 + 9 + 36
(𝑥 − 3)2 + (𝑦 + 6)2 = 36
(𝒉, 𝒌) = (𝟑, −𝟔)
11. Find the center of the ellipse x2+4y2-2x-8y+1=0.

𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑞𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑠𝑒: 𝐴𝑥 2 + 𝐶𝑦 2 + 𝐷𝑥 + 𝐸𝑦 + 𝐹 = 0

( 𝑥 − ℎ ) 2 (𝑦 − 𝑘 ) 2
𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑒𝑞𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑠𝑒: + =1
𝑎2 𝑏2
𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟: (ℎ, 𝑘 )
𝑎 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑖 − 𝑚𝑎𝑗𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
𝑏 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑖 − 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
𝑐 = √𝑎 2 − 𝑏 2
2𝑏2
𝐿𝑅 =
𝑎
𝑐
𝑒𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 = 𝑒 =
𝑎

x 2 + 4y2 − 2x − 8y + 1 = 0
(𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1) + 4(𝑦 2 − 2𝑦 + 1) = −1 + 1 + 4(1)
(𝑥 − 1)2 + 4(𝑦 − 1)2 = 4
(𝑥 − 1)2 (𝑦 − 1)2
+ =1
4 1
(𝒉, 𝒌) = (𝟏, 𝟏)
12. Determine the coordinates of the foci of the equation 25x2+16y2-150x+128y+81=0.
25(𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 ) + 16(𝑦 2 + 8𝑦) = −81
25(𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 9) + 16(𝑦 2 + 8𝑦 + 16) = −81 + 225 + 256
25(𝑥 − 3)2 + 16(𝑦 + 4)2 = 400
(𝑥 − 3)2 (𝑦 + 4)2
+ =1
16 25

𝑐 = √𝑎 2 − 𝑏 2
𝑐 = √25 − 16 = 3
Major axis: y-axis, (h,k)=(3,-4)
𝐹(ℎ, 𝑘 ± 𝑐)
𝐹(3, −4 ± 3)
𝑭𝟏 (𝟑, −𝟏)
𝑭𝟐 (𝟑, −𝟕)

13. Determine the length of latus rectum of the hyperbola whose equation is 9x 2-
4y2+90x+189=0.

𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑞𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎: 𝐴𝑥 2 − 𝐶𝑦 2 + 𝐷𝑥 + 𝐸𝑦 + 𝐹 = 0

( 𝑥 − ℎ ) 2 (𝑦 − 𝑘 )2
𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑒𝑞𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎: − = 1; 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
𝑎2 𝑏2
( 𝑦 − 𝑘 )2 (𝑥 − ℎ ) 2
𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑒𝑞𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑜𝑙𝑎: − = 1; 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
𝑎2 𝑏2
𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟: (ℎ, 𝑘 )
2𝑎 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
2𝑏 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑗𝑢𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠
𝑐 = √𝑎 2 + 𝑏 2
2𝑏2
𝐿𝑅 =
𝑎
 𝑐
𝑒𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 = 𝑒 =
𝑎
𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑠𝑦𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑒: 𝑦 − 𝑘 = ±𝑚(𝑥 − ℎ)

9x 2 − 4y 2 + 90x + 189 = 0
9(𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 25) − 4(𝑦 2 ) = −189 + 225
9(𝑥 + 5)2 − 4𝑦 2 = 36
(𝑥 + 5)2 𝑦 2
− =1
4 9

2(9)
𝐿𝑅 = =𝟗
2

14. Find the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola x2/9 – y2/4 = 1.
x2 y2
– = 1
9 4
𝑦 − 0 = 𝑚(𝑥 − 0)
𝟐
𝒚=± 𝒙
𝟑
15. Given the equation of the parabola 3x + y2 – 4y +7 = 0. Determine the length of latus
rectum.
3𝑥 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑦 + 7 = 0
𝑦 2 − 4𝑦 + 4 = −3𝑥 − 7 + 4
(𝑦 − 2)2 = −3𝑥 − 3
(𝑦 − 2)2 = −3(𝑥 + 1)

−4𝑎 = −3
3
𝑎=
4

𝐿𝑅 = 4𝑎 = 𝟑

16. Determine the equation of a parabola with vertex (-2,3) and focus at (-4,3)
Since the focus in on the left of the vertex, then the parabola opens to the left
(𝑦 − 𝑘 )2 = −4𝑎(𝑥 − ℎ)
(𝑦 − 3)2 = −4(|−4 + 2|)(𝑥 + 2)
When using the parabola standard equations, make sure that a is absolute value
𝑦 2 − 6𝑦 + 9 = −4(2)(𝑥 + 2)
𝑦 2 − 6𝑦 + 9 = −8𝑥 − 16
𝒚𝟐 + 𝟖𝒙 − 𝟔𝒚 + 𝟐𝟓 = 𝟎
17. What is the Cartesian equivalent equation of 𝜃 = 𝜋/3.
Polar coordinates:
𝑥 = 𝑟 cos 𝜃
𝑦 = 𝑟 sin 𝜃
sin 𝜃 𝑦/𝑟 𝑦
tan 𝜃 = = =
cos 𝜃 𝑥/𝑟 𝑥
𝑟2 = 𝑥2 + 𝑦2

𝜋 𝑦
tan =
3 𝑥
𝒚 = √𝟑𝒙
18. What is the polar equation of a circle of radius 3 units and center at (3,0)?
(𝑥 − ℎ )2 + (𝑦 − 𝑘 )2 = 𝑟 2
(𝑥 − 3)2 + 𝑦 2 = 9
𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 9 + 𝑦 2 = 9
𝑟 2 − 6𝑟 cos 𝜃 = 0
𝑟(𝑟 − 6 cos 𝜃) = 0
𝒓 = 𝟔 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽
 Plane and Solid Geometry

1. A regular pentagon has sides of 20 cm. An inner pentagon with sides of 10 cm is inside
and concentric to the larger pentagon. Determine the area inside and concentric to the
larger pentagon but outside of the smaller pentagon.
For a regular polygon with n sides and b is the length of a sides
1 180º
𝐴𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑔𝑜𝑛 = 𝑛𝑏2 cot
4 𝑛
For the question
𝐴 = 𝐴𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑟 − 𝐴𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟
1 180º
𝐴𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑟 = (5)(20)2 cot
4 5
1 180º
𝐴𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 = (5)(10)2 cot
4 5
1 180º
𝐴 = (5) cot (202 − 102 )
4 5
5
𝐴 = (400 − 100)cot(36)
4
𝑨 = 𝟓𝟏𝟔. 𝟏𝟒 𝒄𝒎𝟐
2. A rhombus has diagonals of 32 and 20
inches. Determine its area.
1
𝐴𝑟ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑢𝑠 = 𝑎2 sin 𝜃 = 𝑑1 𝑑2 = 𝑎ℎ
2
1
𝐴 = (32)(20)
2
𝑨 = 𝟑𝟐𝟎 𝒊𝒏𝟐

3. 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?

sin(180 − 36 − 18) sin 36º

=
5 𝑏
𝑏 = 3.6327 𝑚
1
𝐴𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟 = 10 × 𝐴𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 10 × 𝑎𝑏 sin 𝜃
2
𝐴𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟 = 5(5)(3.6327) sin 18º
𝐴𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟 = 28.06 𝑚2
𝐴 = 𝐴𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒 − 𝐴𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟 = 𝜋(5)2 − 28.06
𝑨 = 𝟓𝟎. 𝟒𝟕𝟔 𝒎𝟐
4. Find the area of a regular octagon inscribed in a circle of radius 10 cm.

1
𝐴𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑜𝑛 = 8 × 𝐴𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 8 × 𝑎𝑏 sin 𝜃 = 4𝑟 2 sin 𝜃
2
𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = 360º
𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 360
𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑒𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑜𝑛 = = = 45º
𝑛 8
𝐴𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑜𝑛 = 4(102 ) sin 45º
𝑨𝒐𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏 = 𝟐𝟖𝟐. 𝟖𝟒𝟑 𝒄𝒎𝟐
5. Find the area of a regular pentagon
whose apothem is 17.2 m
𝑏
tan(36º) =
17.2
𝑏 = 12.5 𝑚
𝐴𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑜𝑛 = 10 × 𝐴𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒
1
𝐴 = 10 × 𝑎𝑏 sin 𝜃
2
𝐴 = 5(17.2)(12.5) sin 90
𝑨 = 𝟏𝟎𝟕𝟓 𝒎𝟐
Alternate solution (side is 25 m):
1 180
𝐴 = 𝑛𝑏 2 cot
4 𝑛
1 180
𝐴 = (5)(25)2 cot
4 5
𝑨 = 𝟏𝟎𝟕𝟓 𝒎𝟐
6. A goat is tied to a corner of a 30 ft by 35 ft building. If the rope is 40 ft long and the goat
can reach 1ft farther than the rope length, what is the maximum area the goat can cover.

𝐴 = 𝐴1 + 𝐴2 + 𝐴3
3 1 1
𝐴 = 𝜋(41)2 + 𝜋(11)2 + 𝜋(6)2
4 4 4
𝑨 = 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎𝝅 = 𝟒𝟎𝟖𝟒. 𝟎𝟕 𝒇𝒕𝟐
7. The angle of a sector is 30 degrees and the radius
is 15 cm. What is the area of the sector?
1
𝐴𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 = 𝑟 2 𝜃, 𝜃 𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠
2
1 𝜋
𝐴 = (15)2 (30 × )
2 180
𝑨 = 𝟓𝟖. 𝟗 𝒄𝒎𝟐

8. How many sides are in a polygon if each interior angle is 165 degrees?
(𝑛 − 2)180º
𝜃𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟 =
𝑛
180𝑛 − 360
165 =
𝑛
180𝑛 − 165𝑛 = 360
𝒏 = 𝟐𝟒 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔
9. A cubical container that measures 2 in on a side is tightly packed with 8 marbles and is
filled with water. All the 8 marbles are in contact with the walls of the container and
adjacent marbles. All the marbles are the same in size. What is the volume of the water in
the container?

𝑉 = 𝑉𝑐𝑢𝑏𝑒 − 𝑉𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠
4
𝑉 = (2)3 − (8 × 𝜋𝑟 3 )
3
𝑽 = 𝟑. 𝟖𝟏𝟏 𝒊𝒏𝟑
10. A pyramid with square base has an altitude of 25 cm. If the edge of the base is 15 cm.
Calculate the volume of the pyramid.

1
𝑉= 𝐴 ℎ
3 𝑏
1
𝑉= (15)2 (25)
3
𝑽 = 𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟓 𝒄𝒎𝟑
11. The volume of the water in a hemisphere having a radius of 2 m is 2.05 m 3. Find the
height of the water.

1
𝑉𝑠𝑒𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 = 𝜋ℎ2 (3𝑟 − ℎ)
3
1
𝑉 = 2.05 = 𝜋ℎ2 (3(2) − ℎ)
3
3(2.05) = 𝜋ℎ2 (6 − ℎ)
6.15
= 6ℎ2 − ℎ3
𝜋
ℎ3 − 6ℎ2 + 1.9576 = 0

Use calculator mode: EQN (equation), choose cubic (ax3+bx2+cx+d=0)

Input values: a = 1, b = -6, c = 0 (since there is no x term), d = 1.9576
Roots are: 5.945, 0.602, and -0.547
Since 5.945 is greater than the radius, 2, and -0.547 is a negative, the real possible
solution for this problem is

𝒉 = 𝟎. 𝟔𝟎𝟐 𝒎
12. The bases of a right prism is a hexagon with one of each edge equal to 6 cm. The bases
are 12 cm apart. What is the volume of the right prism?
𝑉 = 𝐴𝑏 ℎ
1 180
𝑉 = 𝑛𝑏2 cot ( )×ℎ
4 𝑛
1 180
𝑉 = (6)(6)2 cot ( ) × 12
4 𝑛
𝑽 = 𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟐. 𝟑𝟕 𝒄𝒎𝟐
13. A frustum of a regular pyramid has an upper base of 8 m by 80 m and a lower base of 10
m by 100 m and an altitude of 5 m. Find its volume.

1
𝑉𝑓𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑚 = ℎ(𝐴1 + 𝐴2 + √𝐴1 𝐴2 )
3
1
𝑉 = (5)[10(100) + 8(80) + √10(100)(8)(80)
3
5
𝑉 = (1000 + 640 + √640000
3
12200
𝑉=
3
𝑽 = 𝟒𝟎𝟔𝟔. 𝟔𝟕 𝒎𝟑