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Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics

5.4Surface area and volume

Surface area and volume in Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 5.4.1Calculate surface areas and volumes of cuboids, prisms and cylinders and solve problems involving them.
  2. 5.4.2Calculate surface areas and volumes of spheres, pyramids and cones, using the formulas given, and solve problems involving them.

Lessons

  • Surface area and volume of prisms and cylinders

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  • Surface area and volume of pyramids, cones and spheres

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Sample question

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Surface area and volume: sample question

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A cuboid box measures 9 cm by 6 cm by 4 cm. Calculate its volume.

Answer in cm³.

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