Year 11
Higher
Year 11
Higher

Find the volume of a frustum

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to find the volume of a frustum. We will model the formulae required, and investigate the frustum of a cone and a square based pyramid.

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3 Questions

Q1.
If a solid metal sphere with radius 90 cm was melted down to make smaller spheres of with 3 cm radius, how many smaller spheres could be made?
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Correct answer: 27,000
30
300
900
Q2.
The diagram shows a pencil crayon. The sharpened part of the pencil forms a cone attached to a cylindrical main part of the pencil. Work out the total volume of the pencil crayon to the nearest cm³.
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13 cm³
29 cm³
Correct answer: 3 cm³
5 cm³
Q3.
The diagram shows a square based pyramid with a perpendicular height of 30 cm. Work out the volume of the pyramid.
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12,000 cm³
Correct answer: 4,000 cm³
600 cm³
8000 cm³

3 Questions

Q1.
Which shape shows a frustum?
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Correct answer: A
B
Q2.
Work out the volume of the frustum. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.
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188.5 cm³
Correct answer: 490.1 cm³
636.7 cm³
695.3 cm³
Q3.
Work out the volume of the frustum. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.
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106.7 cm³
Correct answer: 128 cm³
320 cm³
5120 cm³