Solid Geometry (Advanced)
Harder items at competition-adjacent depth.
Phase 2 · Gaokao
Solid Geometry: core idea
Composite solids.
Example problem: hint and answer
Volume by washers: rotate , about -axis ?
Hint: Disk. Answer: 1/3.
Practice (9 problems — type your answers)
1. Skew lines in cube opposite edges: distance if edge ?
2. Sphere ∩ plane through center: circle radius if sphere ?
3. Optimize cylinder in sphere : max volume cylinder height? For : height?
4. Truncated cone volumes — : volume ?
5. Rotate about -axis: volume (shells)?
6. Dihedral of cube adjacent faces degrees?
7. Vector: volume parallelepiped edges ?
8. Prove right angle: vectors dot?
9. Cross section triangle prism: equilateral side area?