A tent has cylindrical surmounted by a conical roof. The radius of the cylindrical base is 20 m. The total height of the tent is 6.3 m and height of cylindrical portion is 4.2 m, find the volume and surface area of tent.

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Radius of cylindrical base=20 mHeight of cylidrical portion=4.2 mVolume of cylindrical portion=πr2h=227×202×4.2=22×400×0.6=5280 m3Curved surface area of cylindrical portion=2πrh=2×227×20×4.2=44×20×0.6=528 m2Total height of tant=6.3 mHeight of conical portion=6.3-4.2=2.1 mRadius of conical portion=20 mVolume of conical portion=13πr2h=13×227×20×20×2.1=880 m3Slant height=2.12+202=4.41+400=404.41=20.11 mCurved surface area of conical portion=πrl=227×20×20.11=1264.06 m2Volume of tant=5280 m3+880 m3=6160 m3surface area of tant=528 m2+1264.06 m2=1792 m2
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