Ws Frustums
Ws Frustums
1. The plane region is revolved completely about the line y = -1. Describe the solid. Then find its volume in terms
of π. y
2. A 9-in. tall popcorn container is the frustum of a cone. Its small radius is 4.5 in. and its large radius is 6 in.
What is its volume?
3. A monument has the shape of a frustum of a right pyramid whose lower and upper plane faces are squares of
sides 19 meter and 9 meter respectively. If the height of the monument is 12 meter, find its surface area and
volume. (Note: to find the slant height of the faces, consider a vertical cross section through the centers of
the bases.)
Slant ht
9
12
19
5 in.
15 in.
5. The following trapezoid is rotated about the y-axis. Find the surface area of the solid generated.
3 cm
60
°
6 cm
9 cm
6. Find the surface area and volume of the frustum below:
7 cm
12 cm
7. At Oaklawn Stables a watering tank for horses has the shape of a frustum of a regular square pyramid. A
bottom edge is 6 feet long and a top edge 8 feet long. If the tank has a depth of 2 feet, how many gallons of
water does it hold when filled to capacity? (1 cu. ft = 7.5 gallons)
8
8. The cone is cut by a plane parallel to its base. The small cone on top is similar to the large cone. The ratio of
the slant heights of the cones is 1:2. Find the ratio indicated.
a. the surface area of the large cone to that of the small cone
9. A conical container of slant height 9 in. is made to hold exactly 2 quarts of water. How far from the vertex
should a mark be placed to indicate a measure of one quart?
(note: 1 gallon = 231 cu. in. and 4 quarts = 1 gallon)
9 in.
10. A brass candle holder is in the shape of a frustum of a right circular cone with bottom diameter 6 cm., top
diameter 4.5 cm., and height 3.5 cm. The candle-insert hole is in the shape of a cylinder with diameter 2.5 cm.
and height 3 cm. If the weight of the brass used is 8.7 grams per cubic centimeter, find the weight of the
candleholder.