Prentice Hall Geometry
  1. Swimming Pool The approximate dimensions of an Olympic-size swimming pool are 164 ft by 82 ft by 6.6 ft.
    1. Find the volume of the pool to the nearest cubic foot.
    2. If 1 , ft cubed . almost equal to , 7.48 , gal , comma  about how many gallons does the pool hold?
  2. Writing The figures below can be covered by equal numbers of straws that are the same length. Describe how Cavalieri's Principle could be adapted to compare the areas of these figures.

    Figures include a rectangle, a parallelogram, and a shape with top and bottom sides horizontally and left and right sides curving left then right then left, from top to bottom.

  3. Algebra The volume of a cylinder is 600 pi . cm cubed , .  The radius of a base of the cylinder is 5 cm. What is the height of the cylinder?
  4. Coordinate Geometry Find the volume of the rectangular prism below.

    A three-dimensional graph has a rectangular prism with a vertex on the origin has length 5 units along the positive x-axis, width 4 units along the positive y-axis, and height 4 units up the positive z-axis.

  5. Algebra The volume of a cylinder is 135 pi . cm cubed , .  The height of the cylinder is 15 cm. What is the radius of a base of the cylinder?
  6. Landscaping To landscape her 70 ft-by-60 ft rectangular backyard, your aunt is planning first to put down a 4-in. layer of topsoil. She can buy bags of topsoil at dollars , 2.50 , per , 3 minus , ft cubed  bag, with free delivery. Or, she can buy bulk topsoil for dollars , 22.00 , slash , yd cubed , comma  plus a dollars 20  delivery fee. Which option is less expensive? Explain.
  7. The closed box below is shaped like a regular pentagonal prism. The exterior of the box has base edge 10 cm and height 14 cm. The interior has base edge 7 cm and height 11 cm. Find each measurement.

    A box has outer shell with height 14 centimeters between pentagonal bases of sides 10 centimeters and inner shell with height 11 centimeters between pentagonal bases of sides 7 centimeters.

    1. the outside surface area
    2. the inside surface area
    3. the volume of the material needed to make the box

A cylinder has been cut out of each solid. Find the volume of the remaining solid. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

  1. A right cylinder with height 5 centimeters and diameter 6 centimeters has a cylindrical hole with diameter 2 centimeters.
  2. A cube with sides of 6 inches has a cylindrical hole with diameter 5 inches.

Visualization Suppose you revolve the plane region completely about the given line to sweep out a solid of revolution. Describe the solid and find its volume in terms of π.

A graph of a rectangle has vertices (0, 0), (0, 2), (4, 2), and (4, 0).

  1. the x-axis
  2. the y-axis
  3. the line y equals 2
  4. the line x equals 5

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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall Geometry Chapter 1 Tools of Geometry Chapter 2 Reasoning and Proof Chapter 3 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Chapter 4 Congruent Triangles Chapter 5 Relationships Within Triangles Chapter 6 Polygons and Quadrilaterals Chapter 7 Similarity Chapter 8 Right Triangles and Trigonometry Chapter 9 Transformations Chapter 10 Area Chapter 11 Surface Area and Volume Chapter 12 Circles Skills Handbook Reference Visual Glossary Selected Answers Index Acknowledgments