Aviation Mechanic - General, Airframe, and Powerplant › I. General › Task H. Mathematics

AM.I.H.S2

Skill

Compute the volume of a cylinder.

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Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 3-21
Chapter 3: Mathematics in Aviation Maintenance › Computing Volume of Three-Dimensional Solids › Cylinder
Cylinder A solid having the shape of a can, a length of…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 3-20
Chapter 3: Mathematics in Aviation Maintenance › Computing Area of Two-Dimensional Solids › Units of Area
different units of area. Computing Volume of Three-Dimensional Solids Three-dimensional solids have length, width, and height. There are many three-dimensional solids, but the most common are rectangular solids, cubes, cylinders, spheres, and cones. Volume is the amount…
Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - General p. 3-24
Chapter 3: Mathematics in Aviation Maintenance › Computing Surface Area of Three-Dimensional Solids › Cone
area = 2 × π × radius2 + π × diameter × height = 2 × π × r2 + π × d × h Figure 3-26. Cylinder. Figure 3-27. Cylinder displacement. Sphere The formula for the surface area of a sphere [Figure 3-28] is given as: Surface area ... area = π × radius × [radius + √(radius2 + height2)] = π × r × [r + √(r2 + h2)] Figure 3-30 summarizes the formulas for computing the volume and surface area of three-dimensional solids…