Solving Solid Geometry

In solid geometry we study three dimensional geometry (3-D geometry).
For examples: Cube, cuboid, cylinder, cone, sphere, Pyramids, Prisms etc. Dimensions are the terms as length, width, height, thickness etc. A three dimensional figure must have length, width and height.

Cube : A three dimensional shape having equal length(a), width(a) and height (a).
Cuboid: A three dimensional shape having different length(l), width(w) and height(h).
Cylinder: A three dimensional shape having two circular faces of radius(r) at two ends and a curved surface of height(h).
Cone: A three dimensional shape having a circular face at one end and a curved surface of height(h).
Sphere: A three dimensional shape of radius r. For example: a ball.

Formulas for Solving Solid Geometry
(1) Cube :           Lateral Surface Area ( Area of four sides i.e. front, back, left, right ) = 4a2
                           Total Surface Area( Area of all six faces) = 6a2
                            Volume = a x a x a = a3
(2) Cuboid:        Lateral Surface Area ( Area of four sides i.e. front, back, left, right ) = 2h(l+w)
                            Total Surface Area( Area of all six faces) = 2( lw + wh + hl )
                             Volume = lwh
(3) Cylinder:      Curved surface area = 2Ï€rh
                            Total surface area (including two circles on both ends) = 2Ï€r(r+h)
                            Volume = 2Ï€r2h
(4) Cone :          Curved surface area = Ï€rl where l is the slant height of the cone l = `sqrt(h^2 + r^2)`
                            Total surface area (including a circles on the base) = Ï€r(r+l)
                            Volume = 1/3 Ï€r2h
(5) Sphere :      Surface area = 4Ï€r2
                            Volume = 4/3 Ï€r3

How to Solve Problems for Solid Geometry
Step 1) Make a figure of solid given in the problem.
Step 2) Write the dimensions of the solid e.g. length, width, height, radius etc.
Step 3) Apply the formula for particular solid geometry figure.
Step 4) Write the unit of the particular physical quantity e.g. square meters, cubic centimeters etc.

Circles and semi circles

Important definitions related to circles:

1. Circle: A circle is a simple closed curve all of whose points are at a constant distance from a fixed point in the same plane. The fixed point is called the centre of the circle.

2. Circumference of a circle: The distance right around the circle is called its circumference. It is the perimeter of the circle. The traditional method to measure this perimeter of a circle was using a thread or a rope long the circumference. However this method is not too practical for very large circular fields or pieces of land. Therefore for all practical purposes, the following formula was derived by mathematicians for circumference of a circle.
 C = pi*d. Where, C = circumference of the circle, d = diameter of the circle and pi = ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The value of the Greek letter pi (read as pi) was experimentally calculated by mathematicians. It is an irrational number. A decimal of nonrecurring type. It is a constant. Indian mathematician Ramanujan gave two approximations for the value of pi in the year 1914. Generally all mathematicians have accepted the value of this constant as 3.141 592 653 589 793....

3. Semi circle: A diameter divides a circle into two equal parts which are called semi circles. The length of the curved portion of a semi circle is equal to half the circumference of the circle. The total perimeter of a semi circle is equal to sum of half the circumference and diameter. So putting that mathematically, perimeter of a semi circle = P,
P = C/2 + d, where C = circumference of a circle with diameter d.
From any point on the semi circle if we draw two lines that meet both the ends of the diameter, the angle so formed is called angle in a semi circle. This angle in a semi circle is always a right angle.

4. Unit of a circle (or unit circle): A circle which has a unit radius is called a unit circle. In other words a circle with radius = 1 and diameter = 2 is called a unit circle.

5. Intersecting circles: If there are two circles in a plane then any of the following three possibilities are there:
(a) The circles do not touch or intersect each other at all.
(b) The circles touch each other in exactly one point.
(c)  The circles intersect each other in exactly two points.

Beginners Guide to Geometry of Circle

A branch of Mathematics, Geometry is a study of the size, shape and position of two and three dimensional figures. Geometry of a Circle is a study of a circle, its parts and its properties. A math circle is an important and special figure and as such its parts have special names. Circle in Geometry is a planar figure in which all points are equidistant from a fixed point. This fixed point is called the centre of the circle. A segment with one endpoint at the centre of the circle and the other endpoint on the curve of the circle is a radius; the plural of radius is radii.

A segment whose endpoints lie on the circle is called the chord. A chord that passes through the centre of the circle is called the diameter of the circle. Let us learn more about Geometry circle, there are special lines and line segments in a circle; like secant, tangent and point of tangency.  Any line that contains a chord is called a secant. A tangent of a circle is a line in the plane of the circle that intersects the circle in exactly one point. The point where the tangent intersects a circle is called the point of tangency. Let us now learn a bit about tangents of a circle, a line that is tangent to two circles in the same plane is a common tangent. A common tangent that intersects the segment joining the centers of two circles is an external common tangent.

Now that we have a brief introduction to a circle and its parts, let us learn about the geometry circle formula. The major formulas in circles are as given below:
• Diameter is twice the radius. d=2r
• Circumference of a circle is the distance around the outer edge. It is like the perimeter of a circle. It is calculated using the formula 2 pi r, where r is the radius and pi is taken as 3.14
• Area of a circle is given by pi r2, r is the radius and pi value is taken as 3.14
• An arc is a part of circle. Length of an arc can be calculated using the formula, (a/360)x 2 pi r
• A sector is a portion of a circle bounded by two radii and the arc joining the radii. Area of a sector in degrees is, (sector angle/360) pi r2 and in radians it is (sector angle/2) r2

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Different kinds of graph

Lets learn kinds of graph below. We have learn t what is a bar graph a few days back.

Look below for the kinds of graph

Kind 1: Pictograph.

Kind 2: Bar graph.

Kind 3: Line graph.

Kind 4: Scatter plot.

These are some important graphs in mathematics, we will learn