Geometry Two Murder Mystery
What? Properties of Shape
You are a detective in the sleepy town of Edge. A person
has been reported missing, presumed murdered. Your
job is to solve the crime by working out:
• what weapon was used;
• who the criminal is;
• where the incident happened;
• when the incident happened;
• the criminal’s motive.
Complete the table:
Number of Flat Number of Number of Number of Planes
Faces Edges Vertices of Symmetry
cuboid
cone
cylinder
sphere
triangular prism
(equilateral)
square-based
pyramid
pentagonal
prism (regular)
Now, find the sum of the shaded squares.
If the sum total is 27 then the weapon was a coffee machine.
If the sum total is 28 then the weapon was a teapot.
If the sum total is 29 then the weapon was a dessert spoon.
If the sum total is 30 then the weapon was a toasted sandwich maker.
Weapon:
Geometry Two Murder Mystery
Who? Surface Area
You are a detective in the sleepy town of Edge. A person
has been reported missing, presumed murdered. Your
job is to solve the crime by working out:
• what weapon was used;
• who the criminal is;
• where the incident happened;
• when the incident happened;
• the criminal’s motive.
Match each shape to its surface area with a single straight line. These lines will enclose the letters
of the name of the suspect.
108cm2
C
6cm
Z
m Q
2c U
80cm2
I
2cm
M
J
A
9cm
F P
m S
4c
H
W 360cm2
E
7cm
O Y
K
N
R
L
5cm V
5cm B T
166cm2
D
3cm
8cm G
4cm X
216cm2
5cm
cm
10
12cm
Criminal:
Geometry Two Murder Mystery
Where? Volume of Cuboids
You are a detective in the sleepy town of Edge. A person
has been reported missing, presumed murdered. Your
job is to solve the crime by working out:
• what weapon was used;
• who the criminal is;
• where the incident happened;
• when the incident happened;
• the criminal’s motive.
Work out the volume of each cuboid, giving your answer in cubic centimetres.
a. m d. m
3c 4c
2cm
2.5cm
5cm
b. m
1c
1.5cm
e. This cuboid has a volume of 50cm3.
30mm
Find its missing length.
0.5cm
2cm
c.
10cm
2cm
Now order your answers from smallest to largest.
If the correct order is bceda then the incident took place at a movie theatre.
If the correct order is bedca then the incident took place at a coffee shop.
If the correct order is becda then the incident took place at a park.
Location:
Geometry Two Murder Mystery
When? Volume of Prisms
You are a detective in the sleepy town of Edge. A person
has been reported missing, presumed murdered. Your
job is to solve the crime by working out:
• what weapon was used;
• who the criminal is;
• where the incident happened;
• when the incident happened;
• the criminal’s motive.
Calculate the volume of each of these prisms to find the time and date of the incident.
a. The hour is given by the volume of this prism. Area
= 4cm2
2.5cm
b. The minute is given by the volume of this triangular prism.
3.5cm
8cm
4cm
c. The day is given by the volume of this triangular prism.
2cm
5cm
3cm
d. The month is given by the volume of this cylinder. Take π as 3. 2cm
0.5cm
4cm
e. The year is given by the volume of this prism.
25cm
cm
10
12cm
Time and Date:
Geometry Two Murder Mystery
Why? Volume of Cones, Pyramids and Spheres
You are a detective in the sleepy town of Edge. A person
has been reported missing, presumed murdered. Your
job is to solve the crime by working out:
• what weapon was used;
• who the criminal is;
1
• where the incident happened; Volume of a cone = 3 πr2h
1
• when the incident happened; Volume of a pyramid = 3 × area of base × vertical height
• the criminal’s motive. Volume of a sphere = 43 πr3
All values are in cubic centimetres.
She He Calculate Could Couldn’t Area Surface Find The Cube
47.0 47.1 17.4 16.3 16.4 89.8 904.8 23.1 65.4 66.0
Work Is Her Out An Volume Edges Vertices Them Side
17.3 21.3 15.7 60.8 60.7 60.3 18.8 18.7 100.2 18.2
Find the volume of each of the 3D shapes, giving your answer correct to 1 decimal place. Find each
answer in the grid to reveal the motive.
a. b. c.
6.5cm
10cm
5cm
3cm 2.5cm Base area = 8cm2
d. e. f.
9cm
5cm 6cm
5cm
4.
g. 3.5cm
Motive: