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Overview 

 

  • Equations of 3DShapes 

  • Circle Theorems 

  • 3D Pythagoras Theorem 

 

Equations of 3D Shapes 

 

We need to know the volume and surface area equations of 3D these 3D shapes: 

 

 

1.  Cylinders  

 

 

 

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2.  Spheres 

 

 

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3.  Cones 

 

 

 

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Circle Theorems 

 

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3D Pythagoras Theorem 

 

How to carry out Pythagoras' theorem on a 3D shape  

 

  • In order to do this, we need to do regular Pythagoras' theorem twice 

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  • We need to start by drawing a right angle triangle inside the cuboid with the hypotenuse as the diagonal  

 

 

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  • We know that the height of this right angled triangle is 3 and we need to find the length of the base of the triangle in order to find the length of the diagonal  

  • In order to find the base we create another right angled triangle and use Pythagoras' Theorem, with the length and height of the cuboid 

 

 

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  • Therefore we know our base length is √160 

  • Now we use Pythagoras' Theorem again on the other right angled triangle with our diagonal as the hypotenuse 

 

 

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  • Therefore our length between the diagonals is 13 

 

 

Practice Question: 

 

 

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Cylinder Equations
Sphere Equations
Cone Equations
Circle Theorems
3D Pythagoras
3D Pythagoras
3D Pythagoras Solution
3D Pythagoras
3D Pythagoras Question
3D Pythagoras Solution
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