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IB Maths AI 3.1 Definitions

This page contains our IB Maths AI definitions for 3.1. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Maths AI 'Fundamentals of geometry'.

cone

A solid with a circular base and a curved surface meeting at a single vertex; for a right cone, V=13πr2hV=\frac{1}{3}\pi r^2h where rr is the base radius and hh is the perpendicular height.

distance

The length of the straight line segment joining two points; in three-dimensional space it can be found using

d=(x2x1)2+(y2y1)2+(z2z1)2d=\sqrt{\left(x_2-x_1\right)^2+\left(y_2-y_1\right)^2+\left(z_2-z_1\right)^2}.

hemisphere

Half of a sphere cut by a plane through its centre; its volume is V=23πr3V=\frac{2}{3}\pi r^3.

midpoint

The point halfway along the line segment joining two points; for A(x1,y1,z1)A\left(x_1,y_1,z_1\right) and B(x2,y2,z2)B\left(x_2,y_2,z_2\right) it is M=(x1+x22,y1+y22,z1+z22)M=\left(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2},\frac{y_1+y_2}{2},\frac{z_1+z_2}{2}\right).

pyramid

A solid with a polygon base and triangular faces that meet at a single vertex; for a right pyramid, V=13AhV=\frac{1}{3}Ah where AA is the base area and hh is the perpendicular height.

right pyramid

A pyramid whose apex is vertically above the centre of its base; its volume is V=13AhV=\frac{1}{3}Ah, where AA is the base area and hh is the perpendicular height.

sphere

A solid consisting of all points at a fixed distance rr from a centre; its volume is V=43πr3V=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3.

Volume

A measure of how much space a three-dimensional solid occupies, usually expressed in cubic units such as cm3.

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