Cuboids: Problem Solving & Reasoning

Mathematics
Year 9
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet focusing on solving problems involving cuboids using Pythagoras in 3D, designed for Year 9 students.

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Cuboids: Problem Solving & Reasoning

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate the space diagonal of a cuboid with length 8 cm, width 6 cm, and height 10 cm.
[3 marks]
2.
A cuboid has a length of 12 cm, a width of 9 cm, and a height of 15 cm. Find the length of its space diagonal.
[3 marks]
3.
Construct a cuboid with dimensions 5 cm, 7 cm, and 10 cm. Draw its space diagonal on the grid.
[4 marks]
4.
What is the length of the diagonal of a square base cuboid with side 9 cm and height 12 cm?
[2 marks]
5.
A cuboid has a volume of 480 cm³. If its length is 8 cm and width 6 cm, find its height.
[3 marks]
6.
A box measures 10 cm by 4 cm by 6 cm. Calculate the surface area of the cuboid.
[3 marks]
7.
A cuboid with dimensions 7 cm, 9 cm, and 12 cm is cut diagonally from corner to corner across the face of its base. What is the length of the cut?
[4 marks]
8.
Explain how Pythagoras’ theorem applies when finding the space diagonal of a cuboid.
[4 marks]
9.
A large storage container in the shape of a cuboid has dimensions 3 m by 2 m by 1.5 m. Calculate the length of the space diagonal of the container.
[3 marks]
10.
A cuboid has a length of 20 cm, width of 15 cm, and a height of 25 cm. Find the length of its space diagonal and verify your answer with Pythagoras' theorem.
[4 marks]
11.
A box measures 8 cm by 8 cm by 16 cm. If the diagonal of the base is equal to the height, what is the length of the space diagonal?
[4 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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