Starter quiz
- Match each measurement to the correct formula.
- Surface area of a sphere⇔✓
- Volume of a sphere⇔✓
- Surface area of a cylinder⇔✓
- Volume of a cylinder⇔✓
- Work out the volume of a sphere with radius 1.4 m. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
- 8.21 m³
- 11.49 m³ ✓
- 25.86 m³
- 34.48 m³
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- A sphere has a radius of 9 mm. The volume of the sphere, in terms of 𝜋, is ______𝜋 mm³.
- '972' ✓
- Which of these calculations finds the volume of a hemisphere with a radius of 6 cm?
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- The volume of a hemisphere with a radius of 6 cm, in terms of , is ______ cm³.
- '144' ✓
- The volume of a hemisphere is 1152𝜋 cm³. The surface area of the hemisphere, in terms of 𝜋, is ______𝜋 cm².
- '432' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of these diagrams is a cone?
- The curved surface of this cone is unfolded into a circular sector. Match each measurement to its value.
- The radius of the sector is…⇔10 cm ✓
- The arc length of the sector is…⇔8𝜋 cm ✓
- The area of the sector is…⇔40𝜋 cm² ✓
- Calculate the area of the curved surface of this cone. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
- 84.0 cm²
- 132 cm² ✓
- 160 cm²
- 264 cm²
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- Calculate the total surface area of this cone. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
- 78.5 cm²
- 188 cm²
- 267 cm²
- 283 cm² ✓
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- The slant length of this cone is ______ cm. Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
- '16.97' ✓
- The total surface area of this cone is ______ cm². Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
- '1090' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The slanted surface of a cone can be cut into congruent triangles.
- These form a parallelogram with dimensions of the slanted length and half of the circumference of the base.
- The area of the slanted surface can be written as πrl
- The surface area of the cone is therefore πrl + πr^2
- The slanted length can be calculated from the height of the cone and radius of the base
Common misconception
When finding the surface area of the cone, pupils may find the curved surface area but forget to include circular base of the cone.
By re-reading the question, and inspecting any given diagram, pupils can check if the cone is open or closed and therefore if they need to include the circular base in their calculation.
Keywords
Cone - A circular cone is a 3D shape that has a circular base and one curved surface that narrows from the base to a fixed point called the apex/vertex.
Right cone - A line drawn through the apex and centre of the base of a right circular cone will be perpendicular to the base.
Apex - The apex is the point (vertex) which is the greatest perpendicular distance from the base.
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