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The surface area of a dome 2020-09-13
From Sue:
i need to know the outside square footage of a dome house 24ft across at the bottom and 16ft high so i know how much paint it will take to cover it.
Answered by Harley Weston.
Forming the largest cylinder 2020-05-20
From Amanda:
How do I find the maximum surface area and volume of a cylinder made up of ONE 8.5x11 piece of paper?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The volume under an an uneven surface 2020-05-01
From Solon:
I am trying to fill an area of floor which has an uneven surface. I need to know the volume of fill. If you imagine a rectangular room (4 corners) that measures 189 inches by 240 inches and the depth at each corner is different.
Let us say corner #1 has a depth of 1", corner #2 has a depth of 0", corner #3 has a depth of 2" and corner #4 has a depth of 4".
How would i find the volume of said floor area?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

Answered by Harley Weston.
The area and volume of a wedge 2019-11-30
From Jasmine:
what is the volume and surface area of a wedge with definition
Answered by Penny Nom.
Volume and Surface area of a sphere 2019-05-03
From Caitlin:
Why does the surface area formula of a sphere have a squared radius while the volume of a sphere has a cubed radius?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a dome 2018-12-18
From Chithrabhanu:
If a dom dia is 4.552 and the height is 1.21 what is the surface area?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a levee 2018-07-04
From John:
Figuring out the surface area in sq. Ft. Of a levee

Height:10’
Top of levee width: 6’
Width of base (from toe to toe): 40’
Length of levee: 1,250’

Answered by Penny Nom.
A rectangular prism with rounded corners 2018-04-25
From Jackie:
Rectangular prism that is 40 by 20 with rounded corners with a radius of 2.5.

What would the surface area be?

Answered by Penny Nom.
Surface area of a hemisphere 2017-10-28
From Shaina:
If the total surface area of a hemisphere be 36.22/7 cm then its radius will be 3 cm is it true or false
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a sphere 2017-09-17
From penny:
The surface area of a sphere is 1519.76cm. Taking 3.14 , find the radius of sphere
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a hexagonal pyramid 2017-06-16
From Emilie:
Hello, I need help with this question:

A pyramid has a regular hexagonal base with side lengths of 4 and a slant height of 6. Find the total area of the pyramid.

Thank you in advance if you can help me...

Answered by Penny Nom.
Corrosion inhibitor in a pipeline 2016-03-02
From Edu:
I have a 12 in pipeline and 5 miles long. I need to coat it with corrosion inhibitor how much chemical will I need
Answered by Penny Nom.
An algebra problem with a sphere 2016-02-29
From Sania:
If the number of square centimeters on the surface area of a sphere is equal to the number of cubic centimeters in its volume find its diameter
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a round bar 2015-06-06
From chirag:
Please tell me the formula for finding round bar surface in square inches/ mm
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a triangular prism 2015-06-03
From Alex:
Find the surface area of a triangular prism with Isoceles triangles and dimensions 4 feet by 6 feet
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a hemisphere 2015-05-05
From Mandy:
How can I show that the total surface are of any solid hemisphere is 75% of the area of the full sphere?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a cut pipe 2015-04-27
From ARUN:
dear Sir,

please advise me , how to calculate the surface area of a pipe with diameter of 630 mm and thickness of 67 mm which is cut in a angle of 22.5 degree.

please show me how to calculate the surface area of the pipe which cut in an angle.

Thanking you.

Answered by Harley Weston.
The radius of a cylinder 2015-02-26
From Rose:
Hi. I want to know how to find the radius of cylinder.
When I have height (35cm) and area of the curved surface(880sq.cm).
I know the formula is 2πr(h+r). But I can't understand how to find it's radius.
Please help me. I really need your help.

Answered by Penny Nom.
A cuboid 2014-12-11
From Nehal:
Six cubes have a surface area of 24 cm2. They are joined together to male a cuboid. What could the surface area of this cuboid be? There are two different answers.
Answered by Penny Nom.
A triangle on the surface of the Earth 2014-06-26
From Christine:
A, B and C are three towns, the bearing of B and C from A being 310 degrees and 220 degrees, and their distances from A are 510km and 700km respectively. Find the bearing of B from C to the nearest minute.
Answered by Robert Dawson.
Surface area 2014-05-02
From vijay:
If a square paper of side 25 cm is rolled to form a cylinder, then its curved surface area is
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a circular dome 2014-04-10
From Shafiqah:
Is this a dome's surface area formula??
{{2 × π r × h square units}}
Is the surface area of the floor for the dome is calculate too in this formula?

Thanks for answering. =)

Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom.
The surface area of a rectangular prism 2014-04-08
From Manraj:
Find the surface area of a rectangular prism with dimensions 4, 5, and 7 units.
Answered by Penny Nom.
A cubical tank 2014-04-01
From renzo:
A cubical tank contains 2048 cubic ft of water when HALF-FULL. Find the total area of the tank and the length of its diagonal
Answered by Penny Nom.
The faces of a triangle 2014-03-24
From Westun:
Your answer says that a triangle has 0 faces but isn't the part of the shape you see the face!? Because i am having trouble with that so could you help me!
thanks! :)

Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a pyramid 2013-06-11
From Sam:
A right rectangular pyramid has a rectangular base measuring 18 cm by 32 cm. The height of the pyramid is 12 cm. What is the surface area?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface of a solid 2013-05-07
From mustafa:
I am doing a research paper on solid surface applications . Part of the project is to find four at least in our world today and explain what there purpose is. I really need help in this area because I've been searching the internet for where solid surface are used in our world today and I really can't find anything.. Thanking you in advance, mustafa
Answered by Penny Nom.
Frosting a three layer cake 2012-10-30
From johnathan:
Each layer of a 3 layer cake is a cylinder with height 7.5 cm. The bottom layer has diamegter 25 cm. The middle layer has dimegter 22.5 cm. The top layer has diameter 20 cm. The surface of the cke is frosted. What area of the cake is frosted. I get 1695.56 but the answer in the book is 2081.3
Answered by Penny Nom.
Painting 400 drums 2012-10-05
From Jordan:
This cylinder is given:

Cylinder with a height of 84 cm and a diameter of 54 cm.

Question: The exterior of the drum (cylinder), except the base, is to be painted blue. calculate how many litres of paint will be needed to paint 400 drums if one litre of paint covers 8.8meters Squared. Answer to nearest tenth of a litre.

Answered by Harley Weston.
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From Jordan:
This cylinder is given:

Cylinder with a height of 84 cm and a diameter of 54 cm.

Question: The exterior of the drum (cylinder), except the base, is to be painted blue. calculate how many litres of paint will be needed to paint 400 drums if one litre of paint covers 8.8meters Squared. Answer to nearest tenth of a litre.

Answered by Harley Weston.
The surface area of a dome 2012-06-06
From sravya:
how to calculate surface area of a dome if its base radius and height are known and neither it is hemisphere nor radius of sphere is known??
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
The surface area of the tetrahedron 2012-04-04
From youssef:
how to find the total surface area of the tetrahedron ?
Answered by Penny Nom.
A cylindrical container 2012-02-14
From KRIS:
YOU ARE PaCKAGING 4 EQUAL SIZED PAINT CANS WITH A RADIUS 8CM AND A HEIGHT OF 20CM, IN A CIRCULAR CONTAINER.What is the surface area of the packing container?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Wallpapering a room 2012-02-08
From jimmy:
Ms. Frank is going to wallpaper a living room with dimensions 24 feet long, 18 feet wide, and 8 feet high. What surface area does Ms. Frank plan to wallpaper?
Answered by Penny Nom.
A border around a flower garden 2011-08-28
From jessica:
A Landscaper, who just completed a rectangular flower garden measuring 6 feet by 10 feet, orders 1 cubic yard of premixed cement, all of which is to be used to create a border of uniform width around the garden. if the border is to have a depth of 3 inches, how wide will the border be? ( 1 cubic yard=27 cubic feet)
Answered by Penny Nom.
A cone with an oval as a base 2011-08-03
From Emily:
Hi, I was wondering how to calculate the surface area of a cone with an oval as a base (which I think is referred to as an elliptic cone or something like that). I have the both the maximum and minimum radius as well as the height, but I don't have a slant height and I'm not sure how to calculate it and then calculate surface area. I would really appreciate some help. Thanks!
Answered by Robert Dawson.
The surface area of a hemisphere 2011-05-29
From Brenda:
What is the surface area of a hemisphere with a radius of 2 inches?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The radius of a cylinder 2011-04-27
From Jazmin:
Hi, I don't understand how to find the radius in a cylinder with only the surface area (143.7) and the height (0.8)? I know that the formula is 2pir2+2pirh, but I don't see how to isolate the r? I appreciate your help.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The number of points on a line is equivalent to that of a surface 2011-03-24
From Gary:
I I was reading about how the number of points on a line is equivalent to that of a surface. This was done by taking any point on a line then taking alternating digits and making them as points on an x and y axis therefore points on a surface.The problem is as i see it if you just take a line then hold it over a surface you have just put the points on the line in a one to one correspondence with the points directly under it on the surface.Now you have all the rest of the surface which cannot be mapped onto the line since it is already used up.What am i missing?
Answered by Penny Nom.
6 faces and 8 corners 2011-03-04
From noemi:
jeff made a figure with 6 faces the figure has 8 corners all of the faces are the same size and shape what figure did jeff make
Answered by Penny Nom.
Vertices and sides of a polygon 2011-03-04
From RINA:
My questions is : would a vertices and sides of a polygon be the same number.  For example, a octagon it has 8 points and 8 sides. Am i correct?
Answered by Robert Dawson.
Cutting the top off a conical tent 2011-02-22
From tom:
how far from the top must you cut a conical tent in order to cut the cloth in half...
Answered by Penny Nom.
Tiling a swimming pool 2011-01-09
From rustom:
(a) Find the volume of water in swimming pool with vertical ends and sides . The length measured at the water line is 50 ft. and the breadth is 20 ft. The bottom of the swimming pool is a plane sloping gradually downward so that the depth of the water at one end is 4 ft. and 8ft. at the other end. (b) If the sides, ends, and bottom of the swimming pool are constructed of tile blocks whose glaze surface dimensions are 3in by 6in. , and if the ends and sides of the pool extend 2ft.above the water level, find the number of blocks used if 1/20 of the surface area is covered by sealing material.

I got the (a) question but I don't know the (b) question which have the answer of 16,136 blocks. I hope I can get the procedure for this, THANK YOU!

Answered by Penny Nom.
The outside surface area of a U shaped tube 2010-06-03
From Adolfo:
What is the formula for calculating the outside surface area of a U shaped tube?
Answered by Robert Dawson.
A cylindrical vessel with belled ends 2010-06-01
From George:
surface area of a vessel with a cylindrical length of 60 feet, a diameter of 10 feet, and with belled ends of 5-foot radius
Answered by Penny Nom.
Painting a hemispheric dome 2010-05-09
From Jone:
If a hemispheric dome has a height of 20m and it take 5 gallons of paint to paint the floor, how many gallons of pain are needed to paint the inside of the dome?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Pyramids and parallelograms 2010-04-01
From Vivi:
Hi, my name is Vivi, and math teacher is giving a geometry test. I tend to forget how to find the surface area and volume of triangular pyramids and parallelograms. Do you have a way of remembering how to find the surface area?
Answered by Harley Weston.
A triangular pyramid 2010-01-05
From ally:
how many vertices, edges, faces in a triangular pyramid?
Answered by Robert Dawson.
Surface area of a dome 2009-09-16
From Charlie:
Why is the calculation for the surface area of a domed tank less than the surface area of a flat top tank. Using domed tank formula 2*pi*r(r-(r-dome ht) works out to be less surface area than a flat top tank area formula pi*r x r, Shouldn't the dome have more surface area than the flat surface ?
Answered by Harley Weston.
A spherical dome 2009-08-03
From Eric:
I have recently been asked to resurface a dome sculpture for my local council but i'm having problems working out the area. Here are the dimensions. The height of the dome is 3m from the ground to the top of the arc. The arc itself from the ground rising up to the 3m point and back down, is 10m. The dome is 7m wide from one side to the other through the centre, at ground level.
I hope there is enough detail here. It's been a long time since i was in a maths class. Thank you, hope to here from you soon!

Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The surface area of a rectangular pyramid 2009-07-13
From Shivani:
What is the surface area of a rectangular pyramid with a length of 6 inches, a width of 7 inches and a SLANT height of 4 inches.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a fire pit 2009-06-30
From eric:
whatw is the square footage of the inside wall of a fire pit 2 feet deep and five feet in diameter? I need to estimate both the floor and wall square footage to order bricks.
Answered by Robert Dawson and Harley Weston.
The surface area of a tank 2009-06-25
From Charles:
I need to calculate the external wall and top sqft surface area of a tank 54ft od x 15ft high with a dome top 54ft od x 8ft high.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Constructing a cube 2009-04-08
From Jill:
you have a sheet of cardboard that measures 9ft x 6ft. To make the entire sheet into a closed box tht is a perfect cube, what would be the surface area of the box?
Answered by Robert Dawson.
A triangular pyramid 2009-02-26
From Craig:
Can you help with this question:
Write the names of the faces and the number of each kind of face on a triangular pyramid?

Answered by Penny Nom.
Surface area of a cube 2009-02-22
From JOHNNIER:
determine the surface area of a cube with volume 125 mm3, thank u very much
Answered by Penny Nom.
Surface area and scale factors 2009-02-21
From tina:
the surface area of a sphere is about 86 ft (2) find the surface area of a larger sphere that has a scale factor of 4
Answered by Penny Nom.
The focal point of a parabolic surface 2009-02-20
From kishore:
how to find out the focal point of a parabolic surfaces
Answered by Chris Langdon.
Vertices, edges and faces 2009-02-19
From Deb:
I have been reading the responses you have to whether or not a cone and cylinder have edges, and whether a cone has a vertex. I have also found differing answers in different books and websites. Your idea that it depends why we want to call it a vertex or edge is interesting but does not help the students next year when they have a different teacher who tells them that whatever decision I make is wrong! It also doesn't help them when they do the provincial testing. Does anyone know if EQAO considers them vertices or edges? I want to know because textbooks and provincial tests often ask the students to count the number of faces, edges, and vertices or to describe a solid by using these, or to identify a solid that they have described. We need to have consistency in what we are teaching!
Answered by Chris Fisher.
The surface area of a cube and rectangular prism 2009-02-16
From Mhiko:
how to derived the total surface area of a cube and rectangular prism using geoboard??
Answered by Robert Dawson.
Faces, edges and vertices 2009-02-04
From sheila:
what is the relationship between the number of faces and the number of edges of a triangular pyramid ?
Answered by Penny Nom.
How fast is the visible surface of the earth decreasing? 2009-01-24
From Ray:
A dive bomber loss altitude at a rate of 400 mph. How fast is the visible surface of the earth decreasing when the bomber is one mile high?
Answered by Harley Weston.
Surface area of an irregular shape 2008-12-15
From Patrick:
An irregular shaped object (lets say a gold nugget, not smooth with pockets) can have its volume determined by comparing its mass in water.

Is there any method or means or anything that could be used to determine the surface area of this shape? Whether that be theoretical mathematical formula to using a special infrared technique,etc...

The problem I foresee is that the component parts cannot be divided into smaller geometric shapes. I would propose an answer although I don't know if it is a good one: A liquid material that dries super-thin, but has a very specific and easily determined volume/mass is coated over the object. Measure the mass difference between the beginning sample of fluid and the mass after the object has been coated. Then determine the surface area of the same mass of fluid in a geometric shape. Is this feasible?

Answered by Robert Dawson.
A cereal box that has a volume of 12000cm^3 2008-11-24
From William:
Hi, I have this math question that says construct a ceral box that has a volume of 12000cm3 and the surface area of the box has to be between 3200cm2 and 400cm2, I found some dimensions that are 20 by 20 by 30 and it works, but when I attempt to make the box, or make a net I would need this hugh piece of paper/cardboard, which I don't have, is there an easier way to find different dimenshions so I dont need a hugh piece of paper to create a net easily? Because i've tried trial and error but it has taken to long and I cant find anything,else, thats resonable.
Answered by Harley Weston.
Scaling a logo 2008-10-20
From Carl:
Hello! I hope that you can help me out here. I've been trying to figure this out for awhile now and can't come up with the answer logically. I am a graphic designer by trade and need to figure out how large my client's logo should be. The logo will need to be sized proportionally with the surface area of the page. The logo will always be sized at 1.2938(w) x .75(h) on a letter size page (8.5 x 11).
My question is...
When you increase the size of the page (not always proportionally sized - dimensionally) how do figure out the NEW size of the logo. I could have a page 20" x 40" or 30' x 4'... or ANY size really. I believe I have the new surface area of the logo but can't find the new dimensions.

Answered by Harley Weston.
Hidden Faces of a Row of Cubes 2008-08-25
From Mhiko:
how many hidden faces of a cubes are there in a 5 cubes in a row? how many hidden faces of a cubes are there in a 10 cubes in a row? how many hidden faces of a cubes are there in a 15 cubes in a row? how many hidden faces of a cubes are there in a 20 cubes in a row? please show me the solution or formula....
Answered by Janice Cotcher.
Exterior square footage of a dome 2008-08-19
From Richard:
I have to gold leaf a dome with a circumference of 29'. What would the exterior square footage be?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The angle between two faces of a pyramid 2008-08-06
From Carla:
A pyramid has its vertex directly above the centre of its square base. The edges of the base are each 6cm, and the vertical height is 8cm. Find the angle between 2 adjacent slant faces.
Answered by Penny Nom.
How many face does a cone have? 2008-06-21
From Vanessa:
How many face does a cone have?
Answered by Harley Weston.
A right prism with a square base 2008-06-13
From Malik:
Question from Malik: A company wants to alter the dimension of container. The new container is in the shape of right prism equivalent to the current one. The current container has height of 12cm and square base. The new container has also square base, but in the dimension base is increased by 3cm and height is decreased by 5cm. if the cardboard is used to manufacture the new container, what area of cardboard is used to make new container?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a lemon 2008-06-11
From Susan:
How would I find the surface area of a lemon
Answered by Harley Weston.
The surface area of an "egg shaped" object 2008-05-28
From Tom:
How do you calculated the surface area of an "egg shaped" object (ovoid) ?
Answered by Harley Weston.
The surface area of a cube 2008-05-24
From cailtlin:
hi.. if the surface area of a cube is 384 cm^2, how could i find the length of one edge? thank you
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a tank 2008-05-09
From jack:
i'm looking for the square footage of a tank that is 10'diameter x 23'high,floor,ceiling and walls
Answered by Penny Nom.
Surface area 2008-05-01
From John:
I am working with concrete and need some assistance please. I am trying to figure out what the surface space is for a one cubic foot that is four inches thick?
Answered by Penny Nom.
A shape 2008-04-03
From Joshua:
what shape has 4 faces, 4 corners and 9 edges.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The number of faces and vertices in a pyramid 2008-04-02
From Laurie:
Can you find a connection between the number of faces and vertices in a pyramid and the number of sides of it's base???
Answered by Penny Nom.
A rectangular prism 2008-03-31
From Chanlie:
i need need to find a rectangular prism with a total surface area of 210 units.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a cube and a cylinder 2008-03-16
From sunday:
I'm doing a unit assessment, and there is something I don't understand. Now in my textbook, it says that surface area for a cube is different from a cylinder. Surface area for a cylinder has two numbers, but surface area for a cube has 3 or more numbers. And plus, I can't figure out the volume for a cube because it only shows volume for a cylinder. So how do I get this right?
Answered by Harley Weston.
The surface area of an ellipse 2008-02-25
From paritosh:
how is the surface area of a elliptical dome be calculated when the two diameters are 55 metres and 35 metres and the height of the structure is 13.4 mts?
Answered by Harley Weston.
What solid figure has 1 flat surface and 0 vertices? 2008-01-30
From Cheronda:
What solid figure has 1 flat surface and 0 vertices?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
The surface area of a hemisphere 2008-01-14
From Nicholas:
the surface area of a hemisphere is 1062 cm2. What is the radius?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of the rectangular solid 2007-12-30
From Sara:
For my math homework i found the volume of a rectangular solid whose deminsions were in feet and the numbers were 10 by 20 by 30
10 = hight
20 = short side base
30 = long side base
and now i have to find the surface area of the rectangular solid....
i know how to do this but i can't get the right answer it should be 2,200 ft squared but i keep getting 13,00 feet squared

Answered by Penny Nom.
Partitioning a clock face 2007-12-19
From Kim:
Using a clock with a regular circular faced dial, draw two straight lines such that the sum of the numbers in each of the three areas is equal.
Answered by The team at Math Central.
Square yards 2007-11-30
From Chad:
I need to convert 4,599 Cubic Yards to Square yards. The thickness is 10 inches. Is there a formula for this conversion. Thanks,
Answered by Penny Nom.
Changing units and sizes of things 2007-11-08
From Carol:
volume of cube = 216 cubic inches how do I calculate cubic feet and calculate its surface area in square feet. a rectangular box has dimensions of 3 x 6 x 15 how do I calculate surface area in square yards and calculate volume in cubic inches. if I double the dimensions how does it affect the volume
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Measurements on a test tube 2007-10-30
From Bruce:
I figure that the surface area (SA) of a round bottom test tube can be determined by the equation SA = 2pi*h*r where r is the radius of the hemispheric bottom & column part, and h is the height (h) at any point upwards from the bottommost portion in the center of the tube.

I haven't been able to come up with an equation yet for the circumference of such a test tube at any point upwards along the tube based on the height in its center or on the distance along the outside of the tube.

Answered by Harley Weston.
Surface area of an open-ended cone 2007-10-16
From Lorne:
What is the surface area of an open ended cone? Measured at 10' high, 16' diameter on the bottom and 2' diameter at the top.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
What is the total surface area of a cylinder? 2007-10-03
From MATT:
what is the total surface area of a cylinder with outside diameter 40 cm. thickness 10cm. and length 2m. Work in cm^2
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Dividing the surface of a sphere 2007-09-30
From Jaroslaw:
Is there a formula or method to divide the surface area of a sphere into equal parts. For example; 36 equal parts, 60 equal parts or 92 equal parts and so forth.
Answered by Chris Fisher and Stephen La Rocque.
The surface area of a prism 2007-08-21
From Iliyas:
State the area of prism with logical proof?
Answered by Penny Nom.
A triangular pyramid 2007-07-22
From shani:
my homework question is confusing (yr 7 beginner) "How many vertices does a triangular pyramid have." (Mum thinks all triangles are triangular& vertices are sides) I want to be sure.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Surface area of a coin 2007-07-05
From Anne:
Assuming both sides of a coin are identical, and a line tangent to the inner circle is 23 mm from edge to edge of the coin, and excluding the edge of the coin in the calculation, what is the surface area of the coin, in square millimetres?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Circumscribing a golden cuboid with a sphere: surface areas 2007-06-14
From Ainslie:
A golden cuboid is defined as a rectangular prism whose length, width and height are in the ratio of phi : 1 : 1/phi.
Prove that the ratio of the Surface Areas of the golden cuboid to that of the sphere that circumscribes it is Phi : Pi.

Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
How many faces does a triangle have? 2007-06-04
From Daniela:
how many faces does a triangle have?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The surface area of a fire hose 2007-05-26
From Vanessa:
Why do we need to find the surface area of a fire hose (cylinder).
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Lateral area of a right cone 2007-05-17
From Crystal:
In my homework the question says the lateral area of a right cone is 226.08 cm cubed. the slant hieght is 12 cm. Find the total surface area. How do I do that?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Hexagonal pyramids 2007-05-17
From Tracey:
How many faces, edges, and vertices does a hexagonal pyramid have?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
What's a vertex? What's an edge? 2007-05-16
From Sophie:
I don't understand what is a vertex and what is an edge. Please put a picture up and explain. I am a fifth grader.
Answered by Brennan Yaremko and Steve La Rocque.
Surface area of a cylinder 2007-05-13
From Nina:
if a cylinder is 23 ft high with a 12 ft radius, how do I find the surface area?
Answered by Penny Nom.
How many faces on a prism? 2007-05-10
From Samad:
How many faces does a rectangular prism have?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Area and a square-based pyramid 2007-05-08
From Nick:
For a regular square pyramid with base perimeter 40 and slant height 50, what is the lateral and surface areas?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The area of a pyramid 2007-04-28
From Alexander:
Total area of the plate required to fabricate a vessel(pyramid) the base is 0.6mx0.6m and height of 1.0m.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Vertices, edges and faces 2007-04-19
From Kimberly:
I am trying to help my son find the vertices, edge, and face of a 16 sided figure. I am not sure of the process to use to find these, could you please tell me how to do this?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Surface area of a sphere 2007-04-08
From maria:
I've read your solution to the problem of how to derive the formula of the surface area of the sphere. But i've got a question that initially you demenstrate the area is apprximately equal to that of the lateral area of the cylinder. Afterwards you simply say that the two areas are exactly equal. I'm very confused, how you connect your two statements together. Can you explain to me how they are exactly equal? Your quick reply would be appreciated. Thanks for your help!
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Painting a pool 2007-03-25
From vincent:
Determine the total cost to put 2 coats of paint on the interior pool and amount of water needed to fill pool

facts:
a gallon of paint will cover 50 square feet and cost $18.00 the pool will be filled when water is leveled 6" from the top of pool there are approximately 7.48 gallons of water per cubic foot Rectangle shape pool 36.0 long and 20.0 wide from top

Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Which solid figure has 4 more edges than vertices? 2007-03-22
From dawn:
which solid figure has 4 more edges than vertices?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The Geosphere at the the Epcot Center park 2007-03-16
From stephanie:
The epcot center has a diameter of 265 ft the park needs to paint the park one can will cover 400 sq ft how many cans do they need ?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Surface area of a triangular prism 2007-02-21
From Katrina:
What is the formula to finding the surface area of a triangular prism?
Answered by Gabriel Potter.
The surface area of a hexagonal prism 2007-02-19
From Cari:
How do you find the surface area of a hexagonal prism? Thank you.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Surface Area of a cone 2007-02-19
From Cari:
I am doing a math project. I am very confused on how to find the surface area of a cone. I have looked at other equtions but i still don't understand. How do you find the surface area of a cone that has a 15cm length and a 3.5cm radius?
Answered by Penny Nom.
What constitutes a face for a geometric solid? 2007-02-14
From Erica:
What constitutes a face for a geometric solid? We have been getting conflicting answers from different textbooks. Some teachers are saying that cylinders and cones do not have faces. I'm thinking that cylinders have 2 and cones have 1. Please enlighten me. Thanks!
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
The surface area of a dome 2007-02-11
From chris:
I need to figure the surface area of a dome which is 96" across and 48" tall. Could you help please? Thanks!
Answered by Penny Nom and Melanie Tyrer.
A cylinder has how many flat surfaces, vertices, and edges? 2007-01-09
From Stacy:
A cylinder has how many flat surfaces, vertices, and edges?
Answered by Diane Hanson and Penny Nom.
The surface area of a triangular prism? 2006-10-29
From Amanda:
What is the formula for the surface area of a triangular prism?
Answered by Haley Ess.
Octagonal Stop Sign 2006-10-23
From Phil:
My colleagues and I are in a discussion about how many true "sides" an octagonal stop sign has. I say that it has 10 true sides because of the front back sides of a stop sign (3D octagon). Is this correct terminology or should the front and back "sides" be referred to as faces -- equaling 2?
Answered by Paul Betts, Steve La Rocque and Harley Weston.
A dome with a square base 2006-10-17
From Danielle:
I need to know how to calculate the area of a dome that has a square base. In order to insulate the room I need to find the area of it but I am not sure how to do so because there is no formula for domes with square bases. Basically, the floor has 4 corners but the ceiling is dome shaped starting directly from the floor.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
What is the radius of the sphere? 2006-05-17
From Jimmy:
The surface area and volume of a sphere are both equal to the product of 4-digit whole numbers and pi. What is the radius of the sphere?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Pythagorus and cone dimensions 2006-04-26
From Glynnis:
How do you find the measure of a side that is not the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean Theorem? Also, how do you figure the surface area and volume of a cone when the radius is 5 yards and the height is 8 yards?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
What is the surface area of a cone with a hemisphere on top? 2006-04-20
From Jordan:
How do you find the surface area of a cone with a hemisphere on top? The only information I have is the radius of the hemisphere, which is 4, and the total height, which is 7.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The volume & surface area of a rectangular pyramid. 2006-02-27
From Cheryl:
My daughter is working on a math project & we are having a hard time finding the volume & surface area of a rectangular pyramid. Can you help us with this?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The height of a cylinder 2006-02-15
From Autumn:
the surface area of a cylinder with circumference 24pi cm. is 300pi cm2 . what is the height???
Answered by Penny Nom.
How many flat surfaces does a cylinder have? 2006-02-14
From Kimia:
How many flat surfaces does a cylinder have?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Surface areas 2005-05-11
From Jessica:
How can I demonstrate to my high school students the reason for the formulas for the surface area of a prism, right cylinder, and regular pyramid, and right cone?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Volume and surface area of a prism 2005-04-29
From Melissa:
Can you please tell me if the volume and surface area of a prism can ever be the same? Could you please explain why or why not.
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
The surface area of a pyramid 2004-06-19
From Jason:
I was wondering how to find the area of a pyramid when you donít know the height of the face but the height of the Pyramids highest point?
Answered by Penny Nom.
A pyramid 2004-05-11
From Quiana:
I am a student and I have the following questions I need to answer for homework:
How many sides, vertices, and edges does a pyramid have?

Answered by Penny Nom.
Surface area of a cylinder 2004-04-17
From Kathryn:
How do you find the radius of a cylinder when you are given only the surface area and the height of the cylinder?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Surface area of a sphere 2003-07-23
From Rob:
I have a shere with a circumference of 12 feet. What is the total surface area of the shere in square feet and how did you find it?
Answered by Penny Nom.
8 faces, 12 vertices, and 18 edges 2003-04-22
From Thomas:
I would like to know the proper name for this geometrical solid. It has 8 faces, 12 vertices, and 18 edges?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a cube 2003-04-07
From Sarah:
if the volume of a cube is 64 cm, then what's the total surface area? I also want to know how to show my work.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Doubling the size of an object 2003-04-01
From Dave:
If I have a known surface area and volume of an unknown object and I want to double the size of the object, how do I find the new area and volume?
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
Surface area of a sphere 2003-03-11
From Kim:
a sphere has a surface area of 128 pi sq. units. What is its exact radius?
formula is 4 pi r2 I believe but how do I get radius

Answered by Penny Nom.
A rectangular prism 2003-01-09
From Julie:
How many faces on a rectangular prism and how many bases? Can the base also be a face and can a face also be a base?
Answered by Diane Hanson.
A triangular prism 2002-04-28
From A student:
Need the formula for the surface area of a triangular prisim?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Intersection of perpendicular cylindrical surfaces 2001-07-31
From Charlie:
Please consider two right circular cylinders, perpendicular one to the other, and of unlike radii in a 3 dimensional Cartesian space with mutually perpendicular x,y,z axes. If one cylinder is centered on the y axis with radius ra, and the other on the z axis with radius rb, then the expression for the first surface would be x2 + z2 = ra2, y = any number. Likewise, the second cylinder's surface would be x2 + y2 = rb2, z = any number.

It is my intent to define the curve at the intersection of these two cylindrical surfaces. From sketching the conditions it appears that this intersection resembles an ellipse folded about its minor axis.


Answered by Chris Fisher.
Volume and surface area of a cylinder and a triangular prism 2001-03-31
From Kevin:
I was wondering how do you find the volume and surface area of a cylinder and a triangular prism.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Faces 2001-02-21
From Sandy:
How many faces are there on a sphere?

What are the faces of a cone?

What is the definition of a "face" of a 3D object?


Answered by Walter Whiteley.
Euler's Formula 2000-11-11
From Denise Roberts:
I'm trying to design a unit (possibly involving a Webquest) on Polyhedra and I cannot find a formula I once used. The formula involved the number of vertices (V), edges (E), and faces (F) of the polyhedra.
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
Surface area of a contact lens 2000-06-06
From Evie Contreras:
I would like to know how to calculate the surface area of a contact lens with a radius of 7mm? I know that the area of a circle is pi R squared, but a contact lens has a dome.
Answered by Harley Weston.
Surface area of a cylinder 2000-04-07
From Jim Campbell:
I am going to cover the outside of a shaft with some material. How do I figure the square inches of the outside surface of the shaft? Shaft is 6" in diameter and 24" long
Answered by Harley Weston.
Lining a cone 2000-04-06
From Jim Campbell:
I am not a student, I am trying to solve a business problem. The question. If I want to put a lining in a chute that is cone shaped, how do I calculate the size steel plate I need to do that. The cone is 10' in diameter at the top and has a 20" hole at the bottom. The total height of the chute is 8'.
Answered by Harley Weston.
Surface area of a sphere 2000-03-22
From Gina Wilkie:
How can I demonstrate to my middle school students the reason for the formula for the surface area of a sphere?
Answered by Walter Whiteley and Chris Fisher.
Surface area of a cone 1999-09-18
From Frothy:
I don't understand how to find the surface area of a cone. The height is 12cm and the radius is 5cm.
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
Platonic Solids Surface Area 1998-12-02
From Rachel Bidwell:
How do you find the surface area of the 5 platonic solids, when they each have a volume of one cubic inch
Answered by Harley Weston.
Surface Area 1997-04-30
From Amber Nobile:
The height of a cylinder is twice the diameter. Express the total surface area as a function of the height h.
Answered by Harley Weston.
Formulae for Surface Area. 1997-04-28
From Gary Millward:
I'm trying to help my son with his Math homework (Grade 10) and he has to find the surface area of a cone and rectangluar pyramid. We have the formulas for the volume of these solids, but can't seem to locate the formulas for surface area.
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
Nombres algebriques sur Q 2002-04-11
From Un eleve:
On sait que le corps des nombres algebriques sur Q est algebriquement clos. A priori partant d'un polynome f a coefficients algebriques sur Q on devrait pouvoir un trouver un polynome g a coefficients rationnels dont une partie des racines est constituee de racines du premier. y-at-il un algorithme qui permet qui permet le passage de f a g ?
Answered by Claude Tardif.
 
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