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Question 1:
How many balls, each of radius I cm, can be made from a solid sphere of lead of radius 8 cm?
Answer:
We are given a solid sphere with radius cm.
From this sphere we have to make spherical balls of radius cm.
Let the no. of balls that can be formed be.
We know,
Volume of a sphere =.
So, volume of the bigger solid sphere= …… (a)
Volume of one smaller spherical ball = …… (b)
We know, the volume of the solid sphere should be equal to the sum of the volumes of the n spherical balls formed.
So, using (a) and (b), we get,
Therefore,
Hence, the no. of balls of radius that can be formed out of solid sphere of radius is 512.
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Question 2:
How many spherical bullets each of 5 cm in diameter can be cast from a rectangular block of metal 11dm × 1 m × 5 dm?
Answer:
We are given a metallic block of dimension
We know that,
So, the volume of the given metallic block is
We want to know how many spherical bullets can be formed from this volume of the metallic block. It is given that the diameter of each bullet should be 5 cm.
We know,
Volume of a sphere
Here,
Let the no. of bullets formed be n.
We know that the sum of the volumes of the bullets formed should be equal to the volume of the metallic block.
Hence the no. of bullets that can be formed is 8400.
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Question 3:
A spherical ball of radius 3 cm is melted and recast into three spherical balls. The radii of the two of the balls are 1.5 cm and 2 cm respectively. Determine the diameter of the third ball.
Answer:
We have one spherical ball of radius 3 cm
So, its volume …… (a)
It is melted and made into 3 balls.
The first ball has radius 1.5 cm
So, its volume …… (b)
The second ball has radius 2 cm
So, its volume …… (c)
We have to find the radius of the third ball.
Let the radius of the third ball be
The volume of this third ball …… (d)
We know that the sum of the volumes of the 3 balls formed should be equal to the volume of the given spherical ball.
Using equations (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Hence the diameter of the third ball should be 5 cm
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Question 4:
2.2 cubic dm of brass is to be drawn into a cylindrical wire 0.25 cm in diameter. Find the length of the wire.
Answer:
The brass volume that has to be drawn into a cylindrical wire is given is
We have to make a cylindrical wire out of it with diameter =0.25 cm
So the radius of this wire
We have to find the length of this wire.
Let the length of this wire be
We know that the volume of a cylinder.
We know, the volume of the cylinder should be equal to the volume of the given brass
Therefore, h = 448 m
Hence, the length of the cylindrical wire that can be formed is 448 m
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Question 5:
What length of a solid cylinder 2 cm in diameter must be taken to recast into a hollow cylinder of length 16 cm, external diameter 20 cm and thickness 2.5 mm?
Answer:
We are given a solid cylinder of, diameter = 2 cm
We have to recast it into a hollow cylinder of length = 16 cm
External Diameter = 20 cm and thickness = 2.5 mm=0.25 cm
We have to find the height of the solid cylinder that can be used to get a hollow cylinder of the desired dimensions.
Volume of a solid cylinder
So,
The volume of the given solid cylinder …… (a)
Here, height has to be found.
Volume of a hollow cylinder
Whereis the external radius and is the internal radius
External radius is given. Thickness of the hollow cylinder is also given.
So, we can find the internal radius of the hollow cylinder.
Thickness=R−r
So, the volume of the hollow cylinder…… (b)
From (a) and (b) we get,
Hence, the required height of the solid cylinder is h=79 cm
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Question 6:
A cylindrical vessel having diameter equal to its height is full of water which is poured into two identical cylindrical vessels with diameter 42 cm and height 21 cm which are filled completely. Find the diameter of the cylindrical vessel.
Answer:
A cylindrical vessel whose height is equal to its diameter is given.
It is filled with water.
We know that the volume of a cylinder
In this particular case,
Height is equal to the diameter, that is ,
The volume of cylindrical vessel becomes
The water from this vessel is transferred into two identical cylindrical vessels of
Diameter = 42 cm and, height h= 21 cm
Volume of each vessel
We know that the sum of the volumes of the two identical vessels must be equal to the volume of the given cylindrical vessel.
Therefore,
The diameter of the given cylinder is 42 cm
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Question 7:
50 circular plates each of diameter 14 cm and thickness 0.5 cm are placed one above the other to form a right circular cylinder. Find its total surface area.
Answer:
We have 50 circular plates, each with diameter = 14 cm
That is, radius = 7 cm and thickness = 0.5 cm
These plates are stacked on top of one another.
So, the total thickness
This is clearly a cylindrical arrangement.
We know,
Total surface area of a cylinder
So, the total surface area of the given arrangement is
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Question 8:
25 circular plates, each of radius 10.5 cm and thickness 1.6 cm, are placed one above the other to form a solid circular cylinder. Find the curved surface area and the volume of the cylinder so formed.
Answer:
We have 25 circular plates, each with radius = 10.5 cm and thickness = 1.6 cm
These plates are stacked on top of one another.
So, the total height of the arrangement becomes
Volume of this arrangement
Curved surface area
Hence and
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Question 9:
A path 2 m wide surrounds a circular pond of diameter 40 m. How many cubic metres of gravel are required to grave the path to a depth of 20 cm?
Answer:
Diameter of the circular pond is given = 40 m
So, the radius of this pond is 20 m
There is a path surrounding the pond. We are given the thickness of this path as 2 m
We have to grave this path with gravel. The depth of the path is also given 20 cm=0.2 m
This circular path can be viewed as a hollow cylinder of thickness 0.2 m and depth 0.2 m
We know,
Volume of a hollow cylinder
So the volume of the circular path with height 0.2 m
Hence, the volume of gravel required is
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Question 10:
A 16 m deep well with diameter 3.5 m is dug up and the earth from it is spread evenly to form a platform 27.5 m by 7 m. Find the height of the platform.
Answer:
Assume the well as a solid right circular cylinder. Then, the radius of the solid right circular cylinder is
m
The well is 16m deep. Thus, the height of the solid right circular cylinder ism.
Therefore, the volume of the solid right circular cylinder is
Let the height of the platform formed be x m. The length and the breadth of the platform are l=27.5m and b=7m respectively. Therefore, the volume of the platform is
Since, the well is spread to form the platform; the volume of the well is equal to the volume of the platform. Hence, we have
Hence, the height of the platform is 0.8 m = 80 cm.
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Question 11:
A well of diameter 2 m is dug 14 m deep. The earth taken out of it is spread evenly all around it to form an embankment of height 40 cm. Find the width of the embankment.
Answer:
Assume the well as a solid right circular cylinder. Then, the radius of the solid right circular cylinder is
The well is 14m deep. Thus, the height of the solid right circular cylinder is m.
Therefore, the volume of the solid right circular cylinder is
Since, the embankment is to form around the right circular cylinder. Let the width of the embankment be x m. The height of the embankment is h = 40 cm = 0.4 m. Therefore, the volume of the platform is
Since, the well is spread to form the platform; the volume of the well is equal to the volume of the platform. Hence, we have
Hence, x = 5
Hence,
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Question 12:
Find the volume of the largest right circular cone that can be cut out of a cube whose edge is 9 cm.
Answer:
We have the following figure
The length of each side of the cube is 9 cm. We have to find the volume of the largest right circular cone contained in the cube.
The diameter of the base circle is same as the length of the side of the cube. Thus, the diameter of the base circle of the right circular cone is 9 cm. Therefore, the radius of the base of the right circular cone iscm.
From the right angled triangle we have
h = 9 cm
Therefore, the volume of the solid right circular cone is
Hence largest volume of cone is
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Question 13:
A cylindrical bucket, 32 cm high and 18 cm of radius of the base, is filled with sand. This bucket is emptied on the ground and a conical heap of sand is formed. If the height of the conical heap is 24 cm, find the radius and slant height of the heap.
Answer:
The height and radius of the cylindrical bucket arecm andcm respectively. Therefore, the volume of the cylindrical bucket is
The bucket is full of sand and is emptied in the ground to form a conical heap of sand of height cm. Let, the radius and slant height of the conical heap be cm and cm respectively. Then, we have
The volume of the conical heap is
Since, the volume of the cylindrical bucket and conical hear are same, we have
Then, we have
Therefore, the radius and the slant height of the conical heap are 36 cm and 43.27 cm respectively.
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Question 14:
Rain water, which falls on a flat rectangular surface of length 6 m and breadth 4 m is transferred into a cylindrical vessel of internal radius 20 cm. What will be the height of water in the cylindrical vessel if a rainfall of 1 cm has fallen?
Answer:
The fallen rains are in the form of a cuboid of height 1 cm, length 6 m = 600 cm and breadth 4 m = 400 cm. Therefore, the volume of the fallen rains is
The fallen rains are transferred into a cylindrical vessel of internal radius r1 = 20 cm. Let, the height of the water in the cylindrical vessel is h1 cm. Then, the volume of the water in the cylinder is
Since, the volume of the water in the cylinder is same as the volume of the rainfalls, we have
Therefore, the height of the water in the cylinder is 190.9 cm.
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Question 15:
A conical flask is full of water. The flask has base-radius r and height h. The water is poured into a cylindrical flask of base-radius mr. Find the height of water in the cylindrical flask.
Answer:
The base-radius and height of the conical flask are r and h respectively. Let, the slant height of the conical flask is l. Therefore, the volume of the water in the conical flask is
The water in the conical flask is poured into a cylindrical flask of base-radius mr. Let, the height of the water in the cylindrical flaks is h1. Then, the volume of the water in the cylindrical flaks is
Since, the volume of the water in the cylindrical flaks is same as the volume of the water in the conical flaks, we have
Therefore, the height of the water in the cylinder is
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Question 16:
A rectangular tank 15 m long and 11 m broad is required to receive entire liquid contents from a fully cylindrical tank of internal diameter 21 m and length 5 m. Find the least height of the tank that will serve the purpose.
Answer:
Suppose height of the rectangular tank is equal to h.
Length of the tank = 15 m
Breadth of the tank = 11 m
Further,
length of cylindrical tank = 5 m
Radius of cylindrical tank = m
To find out the least height of the tank, equate the volumes of two tanks.
Hence, the least height of the tank is equal to 10.5.
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Question 17:
A hemispherical bowl of internal radius 9 cm is full of liquid. The liquid is to be filled into cylindrical shaped small bottles each of diameter 3 cm and height 4 cm. How many bottles are necessary to empty the bowl?
Answer:
The internal radius of the hemispherical bowl is 9cm. Therefore, the volume of the water in the hemispherical bowl is
The water in the hemispherical bowl is required to transfer into the cylindrical bottles each of radiuscm and height 4cm. Therefore, the volume of each of the cylindrical bottle is
Therefore, the required number of cylindrical bottles is
Hence
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Question 18:
The diameters of the internal and external surfaces of a hollow spherical shell are 6 cm and 10 cm respectively. If it is melted and recast into a solid cylinder of diameter 14 cm. find the height of the cylinder.
Answer:
The internal and external radii of the hollow spherical shell are 3cm and 5cm respectively. Therefore, the volume of the hollow spherical shell is
The hollow spherical shell is melted to recast a cylinder of radius 7cm. Let, the height of the solid cylinder is h. Therefore, the volume of the solid cylinder is
Since, the volume of the solid cylinder is same as the volume of the hollow spherical shell, we have
Therefore, the height of the solid cylinder is
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Question 19:
A hollow sphere of internal and external diameters 4 cm and 8 cm respectively is melted into a cone of base diameter 8 cm. Calculate the height of the cone.
Answer:
The internal and external radii of the hollow sphere are 2cm and 4cm respectively. Therefore, the volume of the hollow sphere is
The hollow spherical shell is melted to recast a cone of base- radius 4cm. Let, the height of the cone is h. Therefore, the volume of the cone is
Since, the volume of the cone is same as the volume of the hollow sphere, we have
Therefore, the height of the cone is
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Question 20:
A cylindrical tub of radius 12 cm contains water to a depth of 20 cm. A spherical ball dropped into the tub and the level of the water is raised by 6.75 cm. Find the radius of the ball.
Answer:
The radius of the cylindrical tub is 12cm. Upon dropping a spherical ball into the tub, the height of the raised water is 6.75cm. Therefore, the volume of the raised water is
Let, the radius of the spherical ball is r. Therefore, the volume of the spherical ball is
Since, the volume of the raised water is same as the volume of the spherical ball, we have
Therefore, the radius of the spherical ball is
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Question 21:
500 persons have to dip in a rectangular tank which is 80 m long and 50 m broad. What is the rise in the level of water in the tank, if the average displacement of water by a person is 0.04 m3?
Answer:
The average displacement of water by a person is 0.04 cubic m. Hence, the total displacement of water in the rectangular tank by 500 persons is Cubic m.
The length and width of the rectangular tank are 80m and 50m respectively. Upon dipping in the tank, let the height of the raised water is be h m. Therefore, the volume of the raised water is
cubic m
Since, the volume of the raised water is same as the volume of the water displaced by 500 persons, we have
Therefore, the water will be raised by
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Question 22:
A cylindrical jar of radius 6 cm contains oil. Iron spheres each of radius 1.5 cm are immersed in the oil. How many spheres are necessary to raise the level of the oil by two centimetres?
Answer:
The radius of the cylindrical jar is 6cm. The volume of the oil of height 2cm contained in the jar is
cubic cm
The radius of each small sphere is 1.5cm. Therefore, the volume of each small sphere is
cubic cm
Since, the volume of the raised water is same as the sum of the volumes of the immersed iron spheres, we have the number of immersed sphere is
Therefore, the number of iron spheres is
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Question 23:
A hollow sphere of internal and external radii 2 cm and 4 cm respectively is melted into a cone of base radius 4 cm. Find the height and slant height of the cone.
Answer:
The internal and external radii of the hollow sphere are 2cm and 4cm respectively. Therefore, the volume of the hollow sphere is
The hollow sphere is melted to produce a right circular cone of base-radius 4cm. Let, the height and slant height of the cone be h cm and l cm respectively. Then, we have
The volume of the cone is
Since, the volume of the cone and hollow sphere are same, we have
Then, we have
Therefore, the height and the slant height of the cone are 14 cm and 14.56 cm respectively.
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Question 24:
The internal and external diameters of a hollow hemispherical vessel are 21 cm and 25.2 cm respectively. The cost of painting 1 cm2 of the surface is 10 paise. Find the total cost to paint the vessel all over.
Answer:
We are given the following hemi hollow sphere
The internal and external radii of the hollow hemispherical vessel arecm and cm respectively. Therefore, the total surface area of the hollow hemispherical vessel is
The cost of painting 1 square cm is 10 paise. Therefore the total cost of painting the vessel all over is
Hence total cost of painting is rupees
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Question 25:
A cylindrical tub of radius 12 cm contains water to a depth of 20 cm. A spherical from ball of radius 9 cm is dropped into the tub and thus the level of water is raised by h cm. What is the value of h?
Answer:
The radius of the cylindrical tub is 12cm. Upon dropping a spherical ball of radius 9cm into the tub, the height of the raised water is h cm. Therefore, the volume of the raised water is
cubic cm
The volume of the spherical ball is
cubic cm
Since, the volume of the raised water is same as the volume of the spherical ball, we have
Therefore, the height of the raised water is
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Question 26:
A spherical ball of radius 3 cm is melted and recast into three spherical balls. The radii of two of the balls are 1.5 cm and 2 cm. Find the diameter of the third ball.
Answer:
The radius of the big spherical ball is 3cm. Therefore, the volume of the big spherical ball is
cubic cm
The radii of the 1st and 2nd small spherical balls are 1.5 cm and 2 cm respectively. Therefore, the volumes of the 1st and 2nd spherical balls are respectively
cubic cm,
cubic cm
Let, the radius of the 3rd small spherical ball is r cm. Then, its volume is
cubic cm
Since, the big spherical ball is melted to produce the three small spherical balls; the volume of the big spherical ball is same as the sum of the volumes of the three small spherical balls. Therefore, we have
Therefore, the diameter of the 3rd ball is
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Question 27:
Prove that the surface area of a sphere is equal to the curved surface area of the circumscribed cylinder.
Answer:
We have the following figure to visualize the situation
Let the radius of the sphere is r. Therefore, the surface area of the sphere is
The circumscribed cylinder of the sphere must have radius r cm and height 2r cm. Therefore, the curved surface area of the cylinder is
Hence, S and S1 are same. Thus the proof is complete.
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Question 28:
The diameter of a metallic sphere is equal to 9 cm. It is melted and drawn into a long wire of diameter 2 mm having uniform cross-section. Find the length of the wire.
Answer:
The radius of the metallic sphere is cmmm. Therefore, the volume of the metallic sphere is
Cubic mm
The metallic sphere is melted to produce a long wire of uniform cross section of radius mm. Let the length of the wire be l mm. Then, the volume of the wire is
Cubic mm
Since, the volume of the metallic sphere is equal to the volume of the wire, we have
Hence, the length of the wire ismmcm.
Hence
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Question 29:
An iron spherical ball has been melted and recast into smaller balls of equal size. If the radius of each of the smaller balls is 1/4 of the radius of the original ball, how many such balls are made? Compare the surface area, of all the smaller balls combined together with that of the original ball.
Answer:
Let the radius of the big metallic ball is 4r. Therefore, the volume of the big metallic ball is
The metallic sphere is melted to produce small balls of radius. Then, the volume of each of the small balls is
Since, the volume of the big metallic ball is equal to the sum of the volumes of the small balls, we have the number of produced small balls is
Hence, the number of small balls is
The surface area of the big ball is
The surface area of each of the small ball is
Therefore, the total surface area of the 64 small balls is
Now, we compute the following ratio
Hence, the total surface area of the small balls is equal to four times the surface area of the original big ball.
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Question 30:
A tent of height 77 dm is in the form a right circular cylinder of diameter 36 m and height 44 dm surmounted by a right circular cone. Find the cost of the canvas at Rs 3.50 per m2. [Use π = 22/7]
Answer:
The height of the tent is 77dm = 7.7m. The height of the upper portion of the tent is
44dm = 4.4m. Therefore, the height of the cylindrical part isdm = 3.3m. The radius of the cylindrical part is m.
Let the slant height of the cone part is l m. Then, we have
Therefore, the slant height of the cone part is 18.3 m.
The curved surface area of the cylindrical part is
The curved surface area of the cone part is
Therefore, the total curved surface area of the tent is
The cost of canvas per m2 is Rs 3.50. Hence, the total cost for canvas in Rs is
Hence total cost is
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Question 31:
Metal spheres, each of the radius 2 cm, are packed into a rectangular box of internal dimension 16 cm × 8 cm × 8 cm when 16 spheres are packed the box is filled with preservative liquid. Find the volume of this liquid.
Answer:
The radius of each of the metallic sphere is 2cm. Therefore, the volume of each metallic sphere is
The total volume of the 16 spheres is
The internal dimension of the rectangular box is 16cm8cm8cm. Therefore, the volume of the rectangular box is
Therefore, the volume of the liquid is
Hence volume of liquid is
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Question 32:
The largest sphere is to be curved out of a right circular cylinder of radius 7 cm and height 14 cm. Find the volume of the sphere.
Answer:
The radius of the right circular cylinder is 7cm and the height is 14cm. Therefore, the radius of the largest sphere curved out from the cylinder is the minimum of the radius and half the height of the cylinder, which is 7cm. Therefore, the volume of the sphere is
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Question 33:
A copper sphere of radius 3 cm is melted and recast into a right circular cone of height 3 cm. Find the radius of the base of the cone.
Answer:
The radius of the copper sphere is 3cm. Therefore, the volume of the copper sphere is
The copper sphere is melted to produce a right circular cone. The height of the right circular cone is 3cm. Let the base-radius of the right circular cone is r. Then, the volume of the right circular cone is
Since, the sphere is melted to recast the cone; the volumes of the sphere and the cone are equal. Hence, we have
Hence, the base-radius of the right circular cone is 6 cm.
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Question 34:
A vessel in the shape of a cuboid contains some water. If three identical spheres immersed in the water, the level of water is increased by 2 cm. If the area of the base of the cuboid is 160 cm2 and its height 12 cm, determine the radius of any of the spheres.
Answer:
The area of the base of the cuboid is 160 cm2. After immersing three identical spheres the level of the water is increased by 2 cm. Therefore, the volume of the increased water is
Let the radius of each of the spheres is r cm. Then, the volume of each of the sphere is
The total volume of the three spheres is
Since, the volume of the increased water is equal to the total volume of the three spheres; we have
Hence, the radius of each of the sphere is 2.94 cm.
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Question 35:
A copper rod of diameter 1 cm and length 8 cm is drawn into a wire of length 18 m of uniform thickness. Find the thickness of the wire.
Answer:
The radius of the copper rod is 0.5 cm and length is 8 cm. Therefore, the volume of the copper rod is
Let the radius of the wire is r cm. The length of the wire is 18 m=1800 cm. Therefore, the volume of the wire is
Since, the volume of the copper rod is equal to the volume of the wire; we have
Hence, the radius of the wire is 0.033 cm = 0.33 mm.
So, thickness =
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Question 36:
The diameters of internal and external surfaces of a hollow spherical shell are 10 cm and 6 cm respectively. If it is melted and recast into a solid cylinder of length of cm, find the diameter of the cylinder.
Answer:
The internal and external radii of the hollow sphere are 3cm and 5cm respectively. Therefore, the volume of the spherical shell is
The spherical shell is melted to recast a solid cylinder of length cm. Let the radius of the solid cylinder is r cm. Therefore, the volume of the solid cylinder is
Since, the volume of the hollow spherical shell is equal to the volume of the solid cylinder; we have
Hence, the diameter of the solid cylinder is two times its radius, which is 14 cm.
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Question 37:
A right angled triangle whose sides are 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is revolved about the sides containing the right angle in two ways. Find the difference in volumes of the two cones so formed. Also, find their curved surfaces.
Answer:
We consider the following figure as follows
Let the angle B is right angle and the sides of the triangle are AB = 4cm, BC = 3cm,
AC = 5cm.
When the triangle is revolved about the side AB, then the base-radius, height and slant height of the produced cone becomes BC, AB and AC respectively. Therefore, the volume of the produced cone is
In this case, the curved surface area of the cone is
When the triangle is revolved about the side BC, then the base-radius, height and slant height of the produced cone becomes AB, BC and AC respectively. Therefore, the volume of the produced cone is
In this case, the curved surface area of the cone is
Therefore, the difference between the volumes of the two cones so formed is
Hence the difference between the volumes is
And surface areas are
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Question 38:
How many coins 1.75 cm in diameter and 2 mm thick must be melted to form a cuboid 11 cm × 10 cm × 7 cm?
Answer:
The dimension of the cuboid is 11cm10cm7cm. Therefore, the volume of the cuboid is
The radius and thickness of each coin arecm and 2mm = 0.2cm respectively. Therefore, the volume of each coin is
Since, the total volume of the melted coins is same as the volume of the cuboid; the number of required coins is
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Question 39:
A well with inner radius 4 m is dug 14 m deep. Earth taken out of it has been spread evenly all around a width of 3 m it to form an embankment. Find the height of the embankment.
Answer:
The inner radius of the well is 4m and the height is 14m. Therefore, the volume of the Earth taken out of it is
The inner and outer radii of the embankment are 4m and 4+3=7m respectively. Let the height of the embankment be h. Therefore, the volume of the embankment is
Since, the volume of the well is same as the volume of the embankment; we have
Hence, the height of the embankment is
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Question 40:
Water in a canal 1.5 m wide and 6 m deep is flowing with a speed of 10km/hr. How much area will it irrigate in 30 minutes if 8 cm of standing water is desired?
Answer:
The canal is 1.5 m wide and 6 m deep. The water is flowing in the canal at 10 km/hr. Hence, in 30 minutes, the length of the flowing standing water is
Therefore, the volume of the flowing water in 30 min is
Thus, the irrigated area in 30 min of 8 cm=0.08 m standing water is
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Question 41:
A farmer runs a pipe of internal diameter 20 cm from the canal into a cylindrical tank in his field which is 10 m in diameter and 2 m deep. If water flows through the pipe at the rate of 3 km/h, in how much time will the tank be filled?
Answer:
The internal radius of the pipe is 10 cm=0.1 m. The water is flowing in the pipe at 3km/hr = 3000m/hr. Let the cylindrical tank will be filled in t hours. Therefore, the length of the flowing water in t hours is
Therefore, the volume of the flowing water is
The radius of the cylindrical tank is 5 m and the height is 2 m. Therefore, the volume of the cylindrical tank is
Since, we have considered that the tank will be filled in t hours; therefore the volume of
the flowing water in t hours is same as the volume of the cylindrical tank. Hence, we have
Hence, the tank will be filled in
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Question 42:
A well of diameter 3 m is dug 14 m deep. The earth taken out of it has been spread evenly all around it to a width of 4 m to form an embankment. Find the height of the embankment.
Answer:
The inner radius of the well ism and the height is 14m. Therefore, the volume of the Earth taken out of it is
The inner and outer radii of the embankment arem and 4+=m respectively. Let the height of the embankment be h. Therefore, the volume of the embankment is
Since, the volume of the well is same as the volume of the embankment; we have
Hence, the height of the embankment is
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Question 43:
The surface area of a solid metallic sphere is 616 cm2. It is melted and recast into a cone of height 28 cm. Find the diameter of the base of the cone so formed (Use π = 22/7).
Answer:
The surface area of the metallic sphere is 616 square cm. Let the radius of the metallic sphere is r. Therefore, we have
Therefore, the radius of the metallic sphere is 7 cm and the volume of the sphere is
The sphere is melted to recast a cone of height 28 cm. Let the radius of the cone is R cm. Therefore, the volume of the cone is
Since, the volumes of the sphere and the cone are same; we have
Hence, the diameter of the base of the cone so formed is two times its radius, which is cm.
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Question 45:
The volume of a hemi-sphere is 2425 cm3. Find its curved surface area. (Use π = 22/7)
Answer:
Let the radius of the hemisphere be r cm.
Volume of hemisphere =
Now, the curved surface area of hemisphere is given by
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Question 46:
A cylindrical bucket, 32 cm high and with radius of base 18 cm, is filled with sand. This bucket is emptied out on the ground and a conical heap of sand is formed. If the height of the conical heap is 24 cm, find the radius and slant height of the heap.
Answer:
Let the radius of the cone by r
Now, Volume cylindrical bucket = Volume of conical heap of sand
Let the slant height of the cone be l.
Thus , the slant height is given by
Disclaimer: The answer given in the book for the slant height is not correct.
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Question 44:
The difference between the outer and inner curved surface areas of a hollow right circular cylinder 14 cm long is 88 cm2. If the volume of metal used in making the cylinder is 176 cm3, find the outer and inner diameters of the cylinder. (Use π = 22/7)
Answer:
The height of the hollow cylinder is 14 cm. Let the inner and outer radii of the hollow cylinder are r cm and R cm respectively. The difference between the outer and inner surface area of the hollow cylinder is
By the given condition, this difference is 88 square cm. Hence, we have
The volume of the metal used in making the cylinder is
By the given condition, the volume of the metal is 176 cubic cm. Hence, we have
Hence, we have two equations with unknowns R and r
Adding the two equations, we have
Then from the second equation, we have
Therefore, the outer and inner diameters of the hollow cylinder are 5cm and 3cm respectively.
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Question 1:
A tent is in the form of a right circular cylinder surmounted by a cone. The diameter of cylinder is 24 m. The height of the cylindrical portion is 11 m while the vertex of the cone is 16 m above the ground. Find the area of canvas required for the tent.
Answer:
We have a right circular cylinder surmounted by a cone.
Diameter of cylinder = 24 m, Height if cylindrical portion = 11 m and the vertex of the cone is 16 meters above the ground. We have to find the area of canvas required for the tent.
Suppose curved area of the cone portion is.
From the above figure the slant height of the top is given by
Now, Let us suppose that the curved area of cylinder is
Therefore, the area of canvas is given by
Hence,
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Question 2:
A rocket is in the form of a circular cylinder closed at the lower end with a cone of the same radius attached to the top. The cylinder is of radius 2.5 m and height 21 m and the cone has the slant height 8 m. Calculate the total surface area and the volume of the rocket.
Answer:
Given:
Radius of the cylinder, height of the cylinder, , slant height of the cone.We have to find total surface area and volume of the rocket
Let us assume that the area of the cone is.
The area of the cylinder is given by
Total areais
Now, we are going to find the volume of the rocket V.
Volume of the cone is given by
Volume of the cylinder is
Total volume of the cone is given by
Hence, the area and the volume of the rocket is
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Question 3:
A tent of height 77 dm is in the form of a right circular cylinder of diameter 36 m and height 44 dm surmounted by a right circular cone. Find the cost of the canvas at Rs. 3.50 per m2
(Use π = 22/7).
Answer:
Given:
Height of the tent h = 77 dm = 7.7 m, diameter of cylinder
Height of the cylinder h1 = 44 dm = 4.4 m, height of cone h2 = 33 dm = 3.3 m
We have the following diagram
Radius
The curved area of cylinder is given by
The slant height of the cone is
The curved area of the cone is given by
The total area of the canvas required is given as
S = S1 + S2
= 497.82 + 1035.25
=1533.07 m2
Therefore the cost of the canvas at the rate of Rs 3.5 per square meter is given by
Hence the cost of the canvas is Rs 5365.745
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Question 4:
A toy is in the form of a cone surmounted on a hemisphere. The diameter of the base and the height of the cone are 6 cm and 4 cm, respectively. Determine the surface area of the toy. (Use π = 3.14)
Answer:
Given that, a toy is in the form of a cone surmounted on the hemisphere.
Diameter of the baseand the height of the cone, then we have to find the surface area of the toy.
We have the following figure
The radius of the base is
From the above figure, the slant height of the cone is
We know that when the surface area of the cone is, then
The surface area of the hemisphere is
Therefore the surface area of the toy is
Hence,
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Question 5:
A solid is in the form of a right circular cylinder, with a hemisphere at one end and a cone at the other end. The radius of the common base is 3.5 cm and the heights of the cylindrical and conical portions are 10 cm. and 6 cm, respectively. Find the total surface area of the solid. (Use π = 22/7)
Answer:
We have the following diagram
For cone, we have
Curved surface area of the cone is given as
For cylindrical part, we have
Curved surface area of the cylinder is
The surface area of the hemisphere is
Total surface area of the solid is given by
Hence the total surface area of the solid is
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Question 6:
A toy is in the shape of a right circular cylinder with a hemisphere on one end and a cone on the other. The radius and height of the cylindrical part are 5 cm and 13 cm respectively. The radii of the hemispherical and conical parts are the same as that of the cylindrical part. Find the surface area of the toy if the total height of the toy is 30 cm.
Answer:
We have the following diagram
For cylindrical part, we have
Therefore, the curved surface area of the cylinder is given by
For conical part, we have
Therefore, the curved surface area of the conical part is
For hemisphere, we have
Therefore the surface area of the hemisphere is
The total surface area of the toy is
Hence, total surface area of the toy is
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Question 7:
A cylindrical tub of radius 5 cm and length 9.8 cm is full of water. A solid in the form of a right circular cone mounted on a hemisphere is immersed in the tub. If the radius of the hemisphere is immersed in the tub. If the radius of the hemi-sphere is 3.5 cm and height of the cone outside the hemisphere is 5 cm, find the volume of the water left in the tub (Take π = 22/7)
Answer:
To find the volume of the water left in the tube, we have to subtract the volume of the hemisphere and cone from volume of the cylinder.
For right circular cylinder, we have
The volume of the cylinder is
For hemisphere and cone, we have
Therefore the total volume of the cone and hemisphere is
The volume of the water left in the tube is
Hence, the volume of the water left in the tube is
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Question 8:
A circus tent has cylindrical shape surmounted by a conical roof. The radius of the cylindrical base is 20 m. The heights of the cylindrical and conical portions are 4.2 m and 2.1 m respectively. Find the volume of the tent.
Answer:
Given that:
Radius of the cylindrical base
Height of the cylindrical portion
Height of the conical portion
The volume of the cylinder is given by the following formula
The volume of the conical portion is
Therefore, the total volume of the circus tent is
Hence, the volume of the circus tent is
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Question 9:
A petrol tank is a cylinder of base diameter 21 cm and length 18 cm fitted with conical ends each of axis length 9 cm. Determine the capacity of the tank.
Answer:
To find the total capacity of the tank, we have to add the volume of the cylinder and cone.
Diameter of the cylinder,
Radius of the cylinder,
Height of the cylinder,
Also, radius of cone, r =
Height of the cone,
Now,
Total capacity of the tank
= Volume of the cylinder + Volume of 2 cones
Hence the total capacity of the tank is 8316 cm3.
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Question 10:
A conical hole is drilled in a circular cylinder of height 12 cm and base radius 5 cm. The height and the base radius of the cone are also the same. Find the whole surface and volume of the remaining cylinder.
Answer:
Given that:
We have the following diagram
Slant height of cone is given by
The total surface area of the remaining part is given by
The volume of the remaining part is given by
Hence,
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Question 11:
A tent is in the form of a cylinder of diameter 20 m and height 2.5 m, surmounted by a cone of equal base and height 7.5 m. Find the capacity of the tent and the cost of the canvas at Rs 100 per square metre.
Answer:
Given that:
Radius of the base
Height of the cylinder
Height of the cone
Slant height of the cone
The total capacity of the tent is given by
The total area of canvas required for the tent is
Therefore, the total cost of the canvas is
Hence, the total capacity and cost is
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Question 12:
A boiler is in the form of a cylinder 2 m long with hemispherical ends each of 2 metre diameter. Find the volume of the boiler.
Answer:
Given that:
Height of the cylinder
Radius of the cylinder and hemisphere are same and is given by
The volume of the cylinder is cylinder is
There are two hemispheres at each ends of the cylinder, therefore the volume of the two hemispheres is
Therefore, the total volume of the boiler is given by
Hence the volume of the boiler is
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Question 13:
A vessel is a hollow cylinder fitted with a hemispherical bottom of the same base. The depth of the cylinder is m and the diameter of hemisphere is 3.5 m. Calculate the volume and the internal surface area of the solid.
Answer:
Given that:
Radius of the same base
Height of the cylinder
The volume of the vessel is given by
The internal surface area of the solid is
Hence, the volume of the vessel and internal surface area of the solid is
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Question 14:
A solid is composed of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. If the whole length of the solid is 104 cm and the radius of each of the hemispherical ends is 7 cm, find the cost of polishing its surface at the rate of Rs 10 per dm2 .
Answer:
We have a solid composed of cylinder with hemispherical ends.
Radius of the two curved surfaces
Height of cylinder is h.
Total height of the body
So, total surface area is given by,
Change the units of curved surface area as,
Cost of polishing the surface is Rs 10 per.
So total cost,
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Question 27:
A solid is in the shape of a cone surmounted on a hemisphere, the radius of each of them is being 3.5 cm and the total height of solid is 9.5 cm. Find the volume of the solid. (Use π = 22/7).
Answer:
Height of cone = 9.5 − 3.5 = 6 cm
Volume of the solid = Volume of cone + Volume of hemisphere
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Question 28:
An wooden toy is made by scooping out a hemisphere of same radius from each end of a solid cylinder. If the height of the cylinder is 10 cm, and its base is of radius 3.5 cm, find the volume of wood in the toy. (Use π = 22/7).
Answer:
Volume of wood in the toy = Volume of cylinder − 2(Volume of hemisphere)
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Question 15:
A cylindrical vessel of diameter 14 cm and height 42 cm is fixed symmetrically inside a similar vessel of diameter 16 cm and height 42 cm. The total space between the two vessels is filled with cork dust for heat insulation purposes. How many cubic centimeters of cork dust will be required?
Answer:
We have to find the volume of cork dust filled between the two vessels.
Radius of outer vessel
Radius of inner vessel
Height of the cylinder
So, volume of cork dust filled between the two vessels,
Volume of cork dust filled between the two vessels is 1980.
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Question 16:
A cylindrical road roller made of iron is 1 m long, Its internal diameter is 54 cm and the thickness of the iron sheet used in making the roller is 9 cm. Find the mass of the roller, if 1 cm3 of iron has 7.8 gm mass. (Use π = 3.14)
Answer:
We have to find the mass of the roller.
Radius of inner cylinder
Radius of outer cylinder
Length of the cylinder
So, volume of iron,
It is given that, 1 of iron has a mass of 7.8 gm.
So the mass of iron used,
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Question 17:
A vessel in the form of a hollow hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder. The diameter of the hemisphere is 14 cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm. Find the inner surface area of the vessel.
Answer:
We have to find the inner surface area of a vessel which is in the form of a hemisphere mounted by a hollow cylinder.
Radius of hemisphere and cylinder
Total height of vessel
So, the inner surface area of a vessel,
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Question 18:
A toy is in the form of a cone of radius 3.5 cm mounted on a hemisphere of same radius. The total height of the toy is 15.5 cm. Find the total surface area of the toy.
Answer:
We have to find the total surface area of a toy which is a cone surmounted on a hemisphere.
Radius of hemisphere and the base of the cone
Height of the cone,
h = 15.5 − 3.5 = 12 cm
So, total surface area of toy,
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Question 19:
The difference between outside and inside surface areas of cylindrical metallic pipe 14 cm long is 44 m2. If the pipe is made of 99 cm3 of metal, find the outer and inner radii of the pipe.
Answer:
We have to find the outer and inner radius of a hollow pipe.
Radius of inner pipe be
Radius of outer cylinder be
Length of the cylinder
Difference between the outer and the inner surface area is 44
So,
So,
…… (1)
So, volume of metal used is 99 , so,
Use equation (1) in the above to get,
Therefore,
…… (2)
Solve equation (1) and (2) to get,
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Question 20:
A right circular cylinder having diameter 12 cm and height 15 cm is full ice-cream. The ice-cream is to be filled in cones of height 12 cm and diameter 6 cm having a hemispherical shape on the top. Find the number of such cones which can be filled with ice-cream.
Answer:
We have to find the number of cones which can be filled using the ice cream in the cylindrical vessel.
Radius of the cylinder
Height of cylinder
Radius of cone and the hemisphere on it
Height of cone
Let ‘n’ number of cones filled. So we can write it as,
So,
Now put the values to get,
Therefore,
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Question 21:
A solid iron pole having cylindrical portion 110 cm high and of base diameter 12 cm is surmounted by a cone 9 cm high. Find the mass of the pole, given that the mass of 1 cm3 of iron is 8 gm.
Answer:
We have to find the mass of a pole having a cylindrical base surmounted by a cone.
Radius of cone and cylinder
Height of cylinder
Height of cone
So volume of the pole is,
Put the values to get,
Mass of 1 of iron is 8 gm.
Therefore mass of the iron,
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Question 22:
A solid toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone. height of the cone is 2 cm and the diameter of the base is 4 cm. If a right circular cylinder circumscribes the toy, find how much more space it will cover.
Answer:
We have to find the remaining volume of the cylinder when the toy is inserted into it. The toy is a hemisphere surmounted by a cone.
Radius of cone, cylinder and hemisphere
Height of cone
Height of the cylinder
So the remaining volume of the cylinder when the toy is inserted into it,
Put the values to get,
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Question 23:
A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120 cm and radius 60 cm standing on a hemisphere of radius 60 cm is placed upright in a right circular cylinder full of water such that it touches the bottoms. Find the volume of water left in the cylinder, if the radius of the cylinder is 60 cm and its height is 180 cm.
Answer:
We have to find the remaining volume of water left in the cylinder when the solid is inserted into it. The solid is a hemisphere surmounted by a cone.
Radius of cone, cylinder and hemisphere
Height of cone
Height of the cylinder
So the remaining volume of water left in the cylinder when the solid is inserted into it,
Put the values to get,
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Question 24:
A cylindrical vessel with internal diameter 10 cm and height 10.5 cm is full of water. A solid cone of base diameter 7 cm and height 6 cm is completely immersed in water. Find the value of water (i) displaced out of the cylinder (ii) left in the cylinder. (Take π 22/7)
Answer:
We have a cylindrical vessel in which a cone is inserted. We have,
Radius of the cylinder
Radius of cone
Height of cylinder
Height of cone
(i) We have to find the volume of water displaced from the cylinder when cone is inserted.
So,
So volume of water displaced,
(ii) We have to find the volume of water remaining in the cylinder.
So volume of the water left in the cylinder,
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Question 25:
A hemispherical depression is cut out from one face of a cubical wooden block of edge 21 cm, such that the diameter of the hemisphere is equal to the edge of the cube. Determine the volume and total surface area of the remaining block.
Answer:
We have to find the remaining volume and surface area of a cubical box when a hemisphere is cut out from it.
Edge length of cube
Radius of hemisphere
Therefore volume of the remaining block,
So,
So, remaining surface area of the box,
Therefore,
Put the values to get the remaining surface area of the box,
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Question 26:
A toy is in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone of the same base radius as that of the hemisphere. If the radius of the base of the cone is 21 cm and its volume is 2/3 of the volume of hemisphere, calculate the height of the cone and the surface area of the toy.
(Use ).
Answer:
Solution:
Let the height of the conical part be h.
Radius of the cone = Radius of the hemisphere = r = 21 cm
The toy can be diagrammatically represented as
Volume of the cone =
Volume of the hemisphere =
According to given information:
Volume of the cone × Volume of the hemisphere
Thus, surface area of the toy = Curved surface area of cone + Curved surface area of hemisphere
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Question 1:
A bucket has top and bottom diameter of 40 cm and 20 cm respectively. Find the volume of the bucket if its depth is 12 cm. Also, find the cost of tin sheet used for making the bucket at the rate of Rs. 1.20 per dm2 . (Use π = 3.14)
Answer:
The radii of the top and bottom circles are r1 = 20 cm and r2 = 10 cm respectively. The height of the bucket is h = 12 cm. Therefore, the volume of the bucket is
The slant height of the bucket is
The total surface area of the bucket is
The total cost of tin sheet used for making the bucket is
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Question 2:
A frustum of a right circular cone has a diameter of base 20 cm, of top 12 cm, and height 3 cm. Find the area of its whole surface and volume.
Answer:
The radii of the bottom and top circles are r1 = 10 cm and r2 = 6 cm respectively. The height of the frustum cone is h = 3 cm. Therefore, the volume of the bucket is
Hence
The slant height of the bucket is
cm
The total surface area of the frustum cone is
Square cm
Square cm
Hence
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Question 3:
The slant height of the frustum of a cone is 4 cm and the perimeters of its circular ends are 18 cm and 6 cm. Find the curved surface of the frustum.
Answer:
The slant height of the frustum of the cone is l = 4 cm. The perimeters of the circular ends are 18 cm and 6 cm. Let the radii of the bottom and top circles are r1 cm and r2 cm respectively. Then, we have
The curved surface area of the frustum cone is
= 48 Square cm
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Question 4:
The perimeters of the ends of a frustum of a right circular cone are 44 cm and 33 cm. If the height of the frustum be 16 cm, find its volume, the slant surface and the total surface.
Answer:
The height of the frustum of the cone is h = 16 cm. The perimeters of the circular ends are 44 cm and 33 cm. Let the radii of the bottom and top circles are r1 cm and r2 cm respectively. Then, we have
The slant height of the bucket is
The curved/slant surface area of the frustum cone is
Hence
The volume of the frustum of the cone is
Hence
The total surface area of the frustum cone is
= 860.25 Square cm
Hence
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Question 5:
If the radii of the circular ends of a conical bucket which is 45 cm high be 28 cm and 7 cm, find the capacity of the bucket. (Use π = 22/7).
Answer:
The height of the conical bucket is h = 45 cm. The radii of the bottom and top circles are r1 = 28cm and r2 =7cm respectively.
The volume/capacity of the conical bucket is
Hence
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Question 6:
The height of a cone is 20 cm. A small cone is cut off from the top by a plane parallel to the base. If its volume be 1/125 of the volume of the original cone, determine at what height above the base the section is made.
Answer:
We have the following situation as shown in the figure
V
Let VAB be a cone of height h1 = VO1 =20cm. Then from the symmetric triangles VO 1A and VOA1, we have
It is given that, volume of the cone VA1O istimes the volume of the cone VAB. Hence, we have
Hence, the height at which the section is made is 20 − 4 = 16 cm.
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Question 7:
If the radii of the circular ends of a bucket 24 cm high are 5 cm and 15 cm respectively, find the surface area of the bucket.
Answer:
The height of the conical bucket is h = 24 cm. The radii of the bottom and top circles are r1 = 15cm and r2 = 5cm respectively.
The slant height of the bucket is
The curved surface area of the bucket is
cm2
Hence the curved surface area of the bucket is
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Question 8:
The radii of the circular bases of a frustum of a right circular cone are 12 cm and 3 cm and the height is 12 cm. Find the total surface area and the volume of the frustum.
Answer:
The height of the frustum cone is h = 12 cm. The radii of the bottom and top circles are r1 = 12cm and r2 = 3cm respectively.
The slant height of the frustum cone is
The total surface area of the frustum cone is
Hence
The volume of the frustum cone is
Hence
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Question 9:
A tent consists of a frustum of a cone capped by a cone. If the radii of the ends of the frustum be 13 m and 7 m , the height of the frustum be 8 m and the slant height of the conical cap be 12 m, find the canvas required for the tent.
(Take : π = 22/7)
Answer:
The height of the frustum cone is h = 8 m. The radii of the end circles of the frustum are r1 = 13m and r2 =7m.
The slant height of the frustum cone is
The curved surface area of the frustum is
The base-radius of the upper cap cone is 7m and the slant height is 12m. Therefore, the curved surface area of the upper cap cone is
Hence, the total canvas required for the tent is
Hence total canvas is
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Question 10:
A reservoir in the form of the frustum of a right circular cone contains 44 × 107 litres of water which fills it completely. The radii of the bottom and top of the reservoir are 50 metres and 100 metres respectively. Find the depth of water and the lateral surface area of the reservoir. (Take: π = 22/7)
Answer:
Let the depth of the frustum cone like reservoir is h m. The radii of the top and bottom circles of the frustum cone like reservoir are r1 =100m and r2 =50m respectively.
The volume of the reservoir is
Given that the volume of the reservoir is. Thus, we have
Hence, the depth of water in the reservoir is
The slant height of the reservoir is
The lateral surface area of the reservoir is
Hence, the lateral surface area is
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Question 11:
A metallic right circular cone 20 cm high and whose vertical angle is 90° is cut into two parts at the middle point of its axis by a plane parallel to the base. If the frustum so obtained be drawn into a wire of diameter (1/16) cm, find the length of the wire.
Answer:
We have the following situation
Let ABC be the cone. The height of the metallic cone is AO=20cm. The cone is cut into two parts at the middle point of its axis. Hence, the height of the frustum cone is AD=10cm. Since, the angle A is right angled, so each of the angles B and C are 45 degrees. Also, the angles E and F each are equal to 45 degrees. Let the radii of the top and bottom circles of the frustum cone are r1 cm and r2 cm respectively.
From the triangle ADE, we have
From the triangle AOB, we have
The volume of the frustum cone is
The radius of the wire is cm. Let the length of the wire be l cm. Then, the volume of the wire is
Since, the frustum is drawn in the wire, their volumes must be equal. Hence, we have
Hence, the length of the wire is 23893.33 m.
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Question 12:
A bucket is in the form of a frustum of a cone with a capacity of 12308.8 cm3 of water. The radii of the top and bottom circular ends are 20 cm and 12 cm respectively. Find the height of the bucket and the area of the metal sheet used in its making. (Use π = 3.14).
Answer:
Let the depth of the bucket is h cm. The radii of the top and bottom circles of the frustum bucket are r1 =20cm and r2 =12cm respectively.
The volume/capacity of the bucket is
Given that the capacity of the bucket isCubic cm. Thus, we have
Hence, the height of the bucket is
The slant height of the bucket is
The surface area of the used metal sheet to make the bucket is
Hence
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Question 13:
A bucket made of a aluminium sheet is of height 20 cm and its upper and lower ends are of radius 25 cm and 10 cm respectively. Find the cost of making the bucket if the aluminium sheet costs Rs 70 per 100 cm2 . (Use π = 3.14).
Answer:
The height of the bucket is 20cm. The radii of the upper and lower circles of the bucket are r1 =25cm and r2 =10cm respectively.
The slant height of the bucket is
The surface area of the used aluminium sheet to make the bucket is
Therefore, the total cost of making the bucket is
Hence the total cost is
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Question 14:
The radii of the circular ends of a solid frustum of a cone are 33 cm and 27 cm and its slant height is 10 cm. Find its total surface area.
Answer:
The slant height of the frustum of a cone is l=10cm. The radii of the upper and lower circles of the bucket are r1 =33cm and r2 =27cm respectively.
The total surface area of the frustum of the cone is
Hence total surface area is
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Question 15:
A bucket made up of a metal sheet is in the form of a frustum of a cone of height 16 cm with diameters of its lower and upper ends as 16 cm and 40 cm respectively. Find the volume of the bucket. Also, find the cost of the bucket if the cost of metal sheet used in Rs 20 per 100 cm2 .
(Use π = 3.14)
Answer:
The height of the bucket is h=16cm. The radii of the upper and lower circles of the bucket are r1 =20 cm and r2 = 8 cm respectively.
The slant height of the bucket is
The volume of the bucket is
Hence the volume of the bucket is
The surface area of the used metal sheet to make the bucket is
Therefore, the total cost of making the bucket is
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Question 16:
A solid is in the shape of a frustum of a cone, The diameters of the two circular ends are 60 cm and 36 cm and the height is 9 cm. Find the area of its whole surface and the volume.
Answer:
The height of the frustum of a cone is h=9cm. The radii of the upper and lower circles of the frustum of the cone are r1 =30cm and r2 =18cm respectively.
The slant height of the frustum of the cone is
The volume of the frustum of the cone is
The total surface area of the frustum of the cone is
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Question 18:
A solid cone of base radius 10 cm is cut into two parts through the mid-point of its height, by a plane parallel to its base. Find the ratio in the volumes of two parts of the cone.
Answer:
Let the height of the cone be H.
Now, the cone is divided into two parts by the parallel plane
∴ OC = CA
Now, In âOCD and OAB
∠OCD = OAB (Corresponding angles)
∠ODC = OBA (Corresponding angles)
By AA-similarity criterion âOCD ∼ âOAB
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Question 19:
A bucket open at the top, and made up of a metal sheet is in the form of a frustum of a cone. The depth of the bucket is 24 cm and the diameters of its upper and lower circular ends are 30 cm and 10 cm respectively. Find the cost of metal sheet used in it at the rate of Rs. 10 per 100 cm2 .
(Use π = 3.14).
Answer:
The slant height of the bucket is given by
Surface area of bucket
= Curved surface area of bucket + Area of the smaller circlular base
Cost of metal sheet used =
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Question 17:
A milk container is made of metal sheet in the shape of frustum of cone whose volume is 10459cm3 . The radii of its lower and upper circular ends are 8 cm and 20 cm respectively. Find the cost of metal sheet used in making the container at the rate of Rs. 1.40 per cm2 .
(Use π = 22/7)
Answer:
Let the depth of the container is h cm. The radii of the top and bottom circles of the container are r1 =20cm and r2 =8cm respectively.
The volume/capacity of the container is
Given that the capacity of the bucket is. Thus, we have
cm
Hence, the height of the container is 16 cm.
The slant height of the container is
The surface area of the used metal sheet to make the container is
The cost to make the container is
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Question 1:
A metallic sphere 1 dm in diameter is beaten into a circular sheet of uniform thickness equal to 1 mm. Find the radius of the sheet.
Answer:
Radius of metallic sphere
Thickness of circular sheet
Let r1 be the radius of sheet.
Therefore,
Volume of circular sheet = volume of metallic sphere
Hence, the radius of circular sheet = 40.8 cm
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Question 2:
Three solid spheres of radii 3, 4 and 5 cm respectively are melted and converted into a single solid sphere. Find the radius of this sphere.
Answer:
Let R be the radius of single solid sphere.
Therefore,
Volume of single solid sphere = volume of all three spheres
Hence, the radius of single solid sphere = 6 cm.
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Question 3:
A spherical shell of lead, whose external diameter is 18 cm, is melted and recast into a right circular cylinder, whose height is 8 cm and diameter 12 cm. Determine the internal diameter of the shell.
Answer:
External radius of spherical shell
Let r2 be the internal radius of spherical shell.
Height of right circular cylinder h = 8 cm
& radius of right circular cylinder
Clearly, volume of spherical shell = volume of right circular cylinder
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Question 4:
A well with 10 m inside diameter is dug 8.4 m deep. Earth taken out of it is spread all around it to a width of 7.5 m to form an embankment. Find the height of the embankment.
Answer:
Radius of well
Depth of well h = 8.4 m
Clearly,
Volume of earth dugout
Let h' be the height of embankment
Clearly,
Embankment forms a cylindrical shell whose inner and outer radius are 5 m and 12.5 m respectively.
Volume of the embankment
But, volume of earth dugout = volume of the embankment
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Question 5:
In the middle of a rectangular field measuring 30 m × 20 m, a well of 7 m diameter and 10 m depth is dug. The earth so removed is evenly spread over the remaining part of the field. Find the height through which the level of the field is raised.
Answer:
Radius of dug
Depth of dug = 10 m
The volume of dug
The volume of dug = 385 m3
Let the height through which the level of the field is raised will be x.
But, volume of dug = volume of earth spread over field.
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Question 6:
The inner and outer radii of a hollow cylinder are 15 cm and 20 cm, respectively. The cylinder is melted and recast into a solid cylinder of the same height. Find the radius of the base of new cylinder.
Answer:
Inner radius of hollow cylinder r1 = 15 cm
Outer radius of hollow cylinder r2 = 20 cm
The volume of hollow cylinder
Since,
The hollow cylinder is melted and recast into a solid cylinder of same height.
Let r be the radius of solid cylinder.
Therefore,
The volume of solid cylinder = volume of hollow cylinder.
Hence, the radius of solid cylinder is.
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Question 7:
Two cylindrical vessels are filled with oil. Their radii are 15 cm, 12 cm and heights 20 cm, 16 cm respectively. Find the radius of a cylindrical vessel 21 cm in height, which will just contain the oil of the two given vessels.
Answer:
Let r be the radius of vessel, which will just contain oil of the both vessels.
Therefore,
Volume of cylindrical vessel = sum of the volume of both vessels.
i.e.,
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Question 8:
A cylindrical bucket 28 cm in diameter and 72 cm high is full of water. The water is emptied into a rectangular tank 66 cm long and 28 cm wide. Find the height of the water level in the tank.
Answer:
Let h be the height of rectangular tank = volume of cylindrical bucket
Hence, the height of rectangular tank is 24 cm.
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Question 9:
A cubic cm of gold is drawn into a wire 0.1 mm in diameter, find the length of the wire.
Answer:
Let x be the length of wire.
Clearly, the volume of gold = volume of wire.
{Volume of gold = 1 cm3 = 1000 mm}
Hence, the length of wire is 127.3 m.
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Question 10:
A well of diameter 3 m is dug 14 m deep. The earth taken out of it is spread evenly all around it to a width of 4 m to form an embankment. Find the height of the embankment.
Answer:
We have,
Radius of well
Depth of well = 14 m
The volume of well
Therefore,
Volume of earth dugout = volume of well
Let h be the height of embankment.
Clearly, embankment form a cylindrical shell whose inner and outer radius are
and
Volume of embankment
Volume of embankment = volume of earth dugout
Hence, the height of embankment is 1.125 m
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Question 11:
A conical vessel whose internal radius is 10 cm and height 48 cm is full of water. Find the volume of water. If this water is poured into a cylindrical vessel with internal radius 20 cm, find the height to which the water level rises in it.
Answer:
Radius of conical vessel r = 10 cm
Height of conical vessel h = 48 cm
The volume of water = volume of conical vessel.
Let h' be the height of cylindrical vessel, which filled by the water of conical vessel,
Radius of cylindrical vessel = 20 cm
Clearly,
Volume of cylindrical vessel = volume of water
Thus, the volume of the cylindrical vessel and height of cylindrical vessel are and respectively.
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Question 12:
The vertical height of a conical tent is 42 dm and the diameter of its base is 5.4 m. Find the number of persons it can accommodate if each person is to be allowed 29.16 cubic dm.
Answer:
Height of conical tent h = 42 dm
The volume of conical tent
Since, each person is to be allowed 29.16 dm3,
Therefore,
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Question 13:
A right circular cylinder and a right circular cone have equal bases and equal heights. If their curved surfaces are in the ratio 8 : 5, determine the ratio of the radius of the base to the height of either of them.
Answer:
For right circular cylinder, let r1 = r, h1 = h.
For right circular cone, let r2 = r, h2 = h
Divide (i) and (ii),
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Question 14:
A sphere of diameter 5 cm is dropped into a cylindrical vessel partly filled with water. The diameter of the base of the vessel is 10 cm. If the sphere is completely submerged, by how much will the level of water rise?
Answer:
Radius of sphere radius of cylindrical vessel
When the sphere is completely submerged into the vessel. The level of water will be raised let x be height of level of raised water.
Therefore,
The volume of raised water in cylindrical vessel = volume of sphere
Hence, the level of water rise
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Question 15:
A spherical ball of iron has been melted and made into smaller balls. If the radius of each smaller ball is one-fourth of the radius of the original one, how many such balls can be made?
Answer:
Let radius of spherical ball = r
Then radius of smaller spherical ball
Let n be the no. of balls made by big spherical ball.
Clearly,
Volume of big spherical balls = n × volume of one smaller ball
Hence, the no. of balls = 64
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Question 16:
Find the depth of a cylindrical tank of radius 28 m, if its capacity is equal to that of a rectangular tank of size 28 m × 16 m × 11 m.
Answer:
Let x be the depth of cylindrical tank.
The radius of tank r = 28 m.
Since,
The volume of cylindrical tank = volume of rectangular tank
Thus, the depth of cylindrical tank = 2 m.
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Question 17:
A hemispherical bowl of internal radius 15 cm contains a liquid. The liquid is to be filled into cylindrical-shaped bottles of diameter 5 cm and height 6 cm. How many bottles are necessary to empty the bowl?
Answer:
Internal radius of hemispherical bowl r = 15 cm
The volume of bowl = volume of liquid
Volume of liquid = 2250 π cm3
Since, the liquid filled into the cylindrical shaped bottles of radius and height 6 cm.
Let n be the no. of bottles.
Therefore,
The volume of liquid = n × volume of cylindrical shaped bottle
Hence, the no. of bottles = 60
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Question 18:
In a cylindrical vessel of diameter 24 cm, filled up with sufficient quantity of water, a solid spherical ball of radius 6 cm is completely immersed. Find the increase in height of water level.
Answer:
Radius of spherical ball r = 6 cm, radius of cylindrical vessel r1 = 12 cm
Since, the ball completely immersed into the vessel, the water level is increased.
Let the height of increased level.
Therefore,
The volume of increase water level = volume of ball
Hence, the level of water increased by 2 cm.
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Question 19:
A hemisphere of lead of radius 7 cm is cast into a right circular cone of height 49 cm. Find the radius of the base.
Answer:
Radius of hemisphere r = 7 cm
The volume of hemisphere
Since, the hemisphere cast into the right circular cone
The height of cone h = 49 cm
Let x be the radius of cone.
Clearly,
Volume of cone = volume of hemisphere
Thus, the radius of cone = 3.74 cm
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Question 20:
A solid metallic sphere of diameter 28 cm is melted and recast into a number of smaller cones, each of diameter 4 cm and height 3 cm. Find the number of cones so formed.
Answer:
The radius of solid metallic sphere, = 14 cm
The volume of sphere
Given, the sphere is recast into smaller cones.
The radius of cone,
The height of cone h = 3 cm
Let n be the no. of smaller cones.
Clearly, the volume of solid sphere = n × volume of one smaller cone
Thus, the no. of smaller cones = 672
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Question 21:
The diameter of a copper sphere is 18 cm. The sphere is melted and is drawn into a long wire of uniform circular cross-section. If the length of the wire is 108 m, find its diameter.
Answer:
The radius of copper sphere, = 9 cm
The volume of sphere
Since,
The sphere is melted and drawn into a long circular wire of length 108 m = 10800 cm
Let r be the radius of wire,
Clearly,
The volume of wire = volume of sphere
And, d = 2r = 0.6 cm
Hence, the diameter of the wire will be equals to
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Question 22:
A hemisphere of lead of radius 7 cm is cast into a right circular cone of height 49 cm. Find the radius of the base.
Answer:
Radius of hemisphere r = 7 cm
The volume of hemisphere
Since,
The hemisphere cast into the right circular cone.
The height of cone h = 49 cm
Let x be the radius of cone.
Clearly,
Volume of cone = volume of hemisphere
Thus, the radius of cone = 3.74 cm
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Question 23:
A metallic sphere of radius 10.5 cm is melted and thus recast into small cones, each of radius 3.5 cm and height 3 cm. Find how many cones are obtained.
Answer:
The radius of sphere r = 10.5 cm
The volume of sphere
Let n be the number of cones obtained when the sphere is recast in to small cones, each of radius 3.5 and height 3 cm.
Then, volume of sphere = n × volume of cone
Hence, the no. of cones = 126
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Question 24:
A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder stand on equal bases and have the same height. Show that their volumes are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3.
Answer:
Let r be the radius of the base.
and h be the height.
Here, h = r.
Now,
The ratio of their volumes will be
Volume of cone : volume of hemisphere : volume of a cylinder
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Question 25:
A hollow sphere of internal and external diameters 4 and 8 cm respectively is melted into a cone of base diameter 8 cm. Find the height of the cone.
Answer:
Internal radius of hemisphere = 2 cm
External radius of hemisphere = 4 cm
Volume of hollow sphere
Since,
The hemisphere melted into a cone of radius r = 4 cm
Let h be height of the cone.
Clearly, the volume of cone = volume of hemisphere
Thus, the height is 14 cm.
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Question 26:
The largest sphere is carved out of a cube of side 10.5 cm. Find the volume of the sphere.
Answer:
The side of cube a = 10.5 cm.
Since, a largest sphere is curved out of that cube
i.e., radius of sphere,
The volume of sphere
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Question 27:
Find the weight of a hollow sphere of metal having internal and external diameters as 20 cm and 22 cm, respectively if 1m3 of metal weighs 21g.
Answer:
External radius of hollow sphere, = 11 cm
Internal radius of hollow sphere, = 10 cm
The volume of hollow sphere =
The volume of hollow sphere
The weight of hollow sphere
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Question 28:
A solid sphere of radius 'r' is melted and recast into a hollow cylinder of uniform thickness. If the external radius of the base of the cylinder is 4 cm, its height 24 cm and thickness 2 cm, find the value of 'r'.
Answer:
Volume of sphere …… (i)
Since,
The sphere is recast in to a hollow cylinder of uniform thickness 2 cm.
The external radius of hollow cylinder r1 = 4 cm
The internal radius of hollow cylinder r2 = 4 − 2 = 2 cm
and height, h = 24 cm
Clearly,
The volume of hollow cylinder = volume of sphere
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Question 29:
Lead spheres of diameter 6 cm are dropped into a cylindrical beaker containing some water and are fully submerged. If the diameter of the beaker is 18 cm and water rises by 40 cm. find the number of lead spheres dropped in the water.
Answer:
Let n be the no. of spheres are fully submerged.
and height of water raised = 40 cm
Clear,
The volume of raised water = n × volume of a sphere
Hence, no. of lead sphere = 90
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Question 30:
The height of a solid cylinder is 15 cm and the diameter of its base is 7 cm. Two equal conical holes each of radius 3 cm and height 4 cm are cut off. Find the volume of the remaining solid.
Answer:
The height of cylinder h = 15 cm
Radius of cylinder
The volume of cylinder
The radius of conical holes = 3 cm
Height of conical holes = 4 cm.
The volume of conical holes
Clearly,
The volume of remaining solid
= vol. of cylinder − 2 × vol. of cone
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Question 31:
A solid is composed of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. If the length of the whole solid is 108 cm and the diameter of the cylinder is 36 cm, find the cost of polishing the surface at the rate of 7 paise per cm2 .
Answer:
Height of the cylinder = height of entire solid - height of sphere 1 - height of sphere 2
= 108 - 18 - 18
= 108 − 36
= 72 cm
r = 18 cm
C.S.A. of cylinder
C.S.A. of 2 hemispheres = surface area of a sphere
Surface area of solid
= 8138.88 + 4069.44
= 12208.32 cm2
Cost of polishing 1 cm2 = 7 paise = 0.07 Rs
Total cost
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Question 32:
The surface area of a sphere is the same as the curved surface area of a cone having the radius of the base as 120 cm and height 160 cm. Find the radius of the sphere.
Answer:
Lateral height of cone
Surface area of sphere = surface area of cone
Radius of sphere
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Question 33:
A right circular cylinder and aright circular cone have equal bases and equal heights. If their curved surfaces are in the ratio 8 : 5, determine the ratio of the radius of the base to the height of either of them.
Answer:
In cylinder
radius = r
height = h
Surface area
In cone
radius = r
height = h
Slant height
Surface area
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Question 34:
A rectangular vessel of dimensions 20 cm × 16 cm × 11 cm is full of water. This water is poured into a conical vessel. The top of the conical vessel has its radius 10 cm. If the conical vessel is filled completely, determine its height.
Answer:
Volume of cone
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Question 35:
If r1 and r2 be the radii of two solid metallic spheres and if they are melted into one solid sphere, prove that the radius of the new sphere is
Answer:
Volume of first sphere
Volume of second sphere
Total volume of new sphere
Say of radius of new sphere = r3
Volume of new sphere
Hence,
So, radius of new sphere
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Question 36:
A solid metal sphere of 6 cm diameter is melted and a circular sheet of thickness 1 cm is prepared. Determine the diameter of the sheet.
Answer:
Diameter of sphere = 6 cm
Therefore,
Radius = 3 cm.
Therefore,
Surface area of sphere
Area of the circular sheet
Therefore,
Surface area of sphere = area of the circular sheet
Therefore,
Diameter of the sheet = 2 × 6 = 12 cm
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Question 37:
A hemispherical tank full of water is emptied by a pipe at the rate of litres per second. How much time will it take to half-empty the tank, If the tank is 3 metres in diameter?
Answer:
Volume of half of hemispherical tank
Amount of water emptied by pipe in 1 sec.
So, time taken
To half empty the tank line
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Question 38:
Find the number of coins, 1.5 cm is diameter and 0.2 cm thick, to be melted to form a right circular cylinder of height 10 cm and diameter 4.5 cm.
Answer:
Volume of one coin
Volume of cylinder
So number of coins to be melted
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Question 39:
The radius of the base of a right circular cone of semi-vertical angle α is r. Show that its volume is cot α and curved surface area is πr2 cosec α.
Answer:
= πr2 cosec α.
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Question 40:
An iron pillar consists of a cylindrical portion 2.8 m high and 20 cm in diameter and a cone 42 cm high is surmounting it. Find the weight of the pillar, given that 1 cubic cm of iron weighs 7.5 gm.
Answer:
Volume of cylindrical portion
Volume of conical portion
Total number
So total height
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Question 41:
A circus tent is cylindrical to a height of 3 metres and conical above it. If its diameter is 105 m and the slant height of the conical portion is 53 m, calculate the length of the canvas 5 m wide to make the required tent.
Answer:
Total canvas used = curved area of cylinder + curved area of cone
So,
Area of canvas = 9735
Length × width = 9735 m2
Length × 5 = 9735
So length
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Question 42:
Height of a solid cylinder is 10 cm and diameter 8 cm. Two equal conical hole have been made from its both ends. If the diameter oaf the holes is 6 cm and height 4 cm, find (i) volume of the cylinder, (ii) volume of one conical hole, (iii) volume of the remaining solid.
Answer:
Height = 10 cm.
Radius
(i) Volume of cylinder
=
(ii) Volume of conical hole diameter of
cone = 6 cm.
(iii) Volume of remaining solid
=
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Question 43:
The height of a solid cylinder is 15 cm and the diameter of its base is 7 cm. Two equal conical holes each of radius 3 cm, and height 4 cm are cut off. Find the volume of the remaining solid.
Answer:
Volume of cylinder
Volume of cones
Volume of remaining solid
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Question 44:
A solid is composed of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. If the length of the whole solid is 108 cm and the diameter of the cylinder is 36 cm, find the cost of polishing the surface at the rate of 7 paise per cm2. (Use π = 3.1416)
Answer:
Height of the cylinder
C.S.A. of cylinder
C.S.A. of 2 hemisphere = surface of a sphere
Total surface
Total cost
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Question 45:
The largest sphere is to be curved out of a right circular cylinder of radius 7 cm and height 14 cm. Find the volume of the sphere.
Answer:
The radius of largest sphere
Volume of sphere
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Question 46:
A tent is in the form of a right circular cylinder surmounted by a cone. The diameter of the base of the cylinder or the cone is 24 m. The height of the cylinder is 11 m. If the vertex of the cone is 16 m above the ground, find the area of the canvas required for making the tent.
(Use π = 22/7)
Answer:
Surface area of cylindrical part
Height of cone
Surface area of conical part
S.A. of conical part
Total area
So canvas required will be 1320 m2
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Question 47:
A toy is in the form of a cone mounted on a hemisphere of radius 3.5 cm. The total height of the toy is 15.5 cm find the total surface area and volume of the toy.
Answer:
Radius of hemisphere = 3.5 cm
Total height of the toy = 15.5 cm.
Surface area of cone
Therefore,
Surface area of cone
Surface area of hemisphere
Therefore,
Total surface area of the toy
Volume of cone
Volume of hemisphere
Therefore,
Total volume of the toy
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Question 48:
A cylindrical container is filled with ice-cream, whose diameter is 12 cm and height is 15 cm. the whole ice-cream is distributed to 10 children in equal cones having hemispherical tops. If the height of the conical portion is twice the diameter of its base, find the diameter of the ice-cream.
Answer:
Volume of cylindrical container
Amount of ice-cream distributed to 10 children
Therefore,
Height of conical portion = 2 × diameter of its bars
Let the diameter of bare = r
Height = 2r
Therefore,
Volume of the cones
Therefore,
Volume of the cones = amount distributed
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Question 49:
Find the volume of a solid in the form of a right circular cylinder with hemi-spherical ends whose total length is 2.7 m and the diameter of each hemi-spherical end is 0.7 m.
Answer:
Radius of hemispherical ends = radius of cylinder
Total length = 2.7 m.
Height of cylinder
Volume of two hemispheres
Volume of cylinders
Hence,
Volume of solid = 0.1797+0.77 = 0.95 m3
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Question 50:
A tent of height 8.25 m is in the form of a right circular cylinder with diameter of base 30 m and height 5.5 m, surmounted by a right circular cone of the same base. Find the cost of the canvas of the tent at the rate of Rs 45 per m2.
Answer:
Total surface area of the tent
Therefore,
Cost of the canvas of the tent
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Question 51:
An iron pole consisting of a cylindrical portion 110 cm high and of base diameter 12 cm is surmounted by a cone 9 cm high. Find the mass of the pole, given that 1 cm3 of iron has 8 gram mass approximately.
(Use : π = 355/115)
Answer:
Volume of cylinder
Volume of cone
Therefore,
Total volume
Therefore,
Mass of the pole
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Question 52:
The interior of a building is in the form of a cylinder of base radius 12 m and height 3.5 m, surmounted by a cone of equal base and slant height 12.5 m. Find the internal curved surface area and the capacity of the building.
Answer:
Height of the cone
Capacity (volume) of cone
Capacity (volume) of cylinder
Therefore,
Total capacity of building
Internal curved surface area of the building
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Question 53:
A right angled triangle with sides 3 cm and 4 cm is revolved around its hypotenuse. Find the volume of the double cone thus generated.
Answer:
The double cone so formed is as in figure.
Hypotenuse AC
Area of
Volume of double cone = volume of cone 1 + cone 2
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Question 54:
A toy is in the form of a cone mounted on a hemisphere with the same radius. The diameter of the base of the conical portion is 6 cm and its height is 4 cm. Determine the surface area of the toy. (Use π = 3.14)
Answer:
Radius of hemisphere and the cone are the same.
So, r = 3 cm
Surface area of the cone
Surface area of the hemisphere
Total surface area of the toy = Surface area of the cone + surface area of the hemisphere
=47.1 + 56.52 cm2
=103.62 cm2
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Question 55:
Find the mass of a 3.5 m long lead pipe, if the external diameter of the pipe is 2.4 cm, thickness of the metal is 2 mm and the mass of 1 cm3 of lead is 11.4 grams.
Answer:
Length of the pipe (h) = 3.5 cm = 300 cm
External radius of the pipe (R) =
Mass of 1 cm3 pipe is 11.4 gm
Total mass = 4184 × 11.4 = 5517.6 gm = 5.518 kg.
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Question 56:
A solid is in the form of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. Total height of the solid is 19 cm and the diameter of the cylinder is 7 cm. Find the volume and total surface area of the solid.
Answer:
Therefore,
Total surface area of the solid
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Question 57:
A golf ball has diameter equal to 4.2 cm. Its surface has 200 dimples each of radius 2 mm. Calculate the total surface area which is exposed to the surroundings assuming that the dimples are hemispherical.
Answer:
Surface area of ball
Total surface area exposed
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Question 58:
The radii of the ends of a bucket of height 24 cm are 15 cm and 5 cm. Find its capacity. (Take π = 22/7)
Answer:
Therefore,
Capacity of the bucket
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Question 59:
The radii of the ends of a bucket 30 cm high are 21 cm and 7 cm. Find its capacity in litres and the amount of sheet required to make this bucket.
Answer:
Height of the bucket = 30 cm.
Therefore,
Capacity of the bucket
The slant height of the bucket
Total C.S.A. of the bucket
Area of the base
Total sheet required to make this bucket
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Question 60:
The radii of the ends of a frustum of a right circular cone are 5 metres and 8 metres and its lateral height is 5 metres. Find the lateral surface and volume of the frustum.
Answer:
Lateral surface area of frustum
Height of cone
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Question 61:
A frustum of a cone is 9 cm thick and the diameters of its circular ends are 28 cm and 4 cm. Find the volume and lateral surface area of the frustum.
(Take π = 22/7).
Answer:
Volume
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Question 62:
A bucket is in the form of a frustum of a cone and holds 15.25 litres of water. The diameters of the top and bottom are 25 cm and 20 cm respectively. Find its height and area of tin used in its construction.
Answer:
Since volume of frustum
Area of the required
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Question 63:
If a cone of radius 10 cm is divided into two parts by drawing a plane through the mid-point of its axis, parallel to its base. Compare the volumes of the two parts.
Answer:
Consider a cone of radius R and height H.
Let a cone of height is cutout from this cone whose base is parallel to the original cone. Now is
Volume of cone ABC
Volume of cone ADE
Now volume of remaining frustum of cons EDCB
= volume of cone ABC − volume of cone AED
Comparing the volume of cone AED and frustum EDBC we get, the ratio 1 : 7.
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Question 65:
An oil funnel of tin sheet consists of a cylindrical portion 10 cm long attached to a frustum of a cone. If the total height be 22 cm, the diameter of the cylindrical portion 8 cm and the diameter of the top of the funnel 18 cm, find the area of the tin required.
(Use π = 22/7).
Answer:
Let r1 and r2 (r1 > r2) be the radii of the ends of the frustum of a cone. Suppose l and h be the slant height and height of frustum of cone.
Let h1 be the height of the cylindrical portion.
Now, h1 = 10 cm
Total height of the funnel = 22 cm
height of frustum of cone, h = 22−10 = 12 cm
Curved surface area of funnel = CSA of frustum of cone + CSA of cylinder
Curved surface area of funnel =
Therefore,
Area of the tin required
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Question 1:
The radii of the base of a cylinder and a cone are in the ratio 3 : 4 and their heights are in the ratio 2 : 3. What is the ratio of their volumes?
Answer:
Let r1 and r2 be the radii of the base of a cylinder and a cone.
The volume of cylinder …… (i)
The volume of cone …… (ii)
Dividing (i) by (ii), the, we get
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Question 2:
If the heights of two right circular cones are in the ratio 1 : 2 and the perimeters of their bases are in the ratio 3 : 4, what is the ratio of their volumes?
Answer:
Given that,
Therefore,
The ratios of volume of their cones will be
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Question 64:
A tent is of the shape of a right circular cylinder upto a height of 3 metres and then becomes a right circular cone with a maximum height of 13.5 metres above the ground. Calculate the cost of painting the inner side of the tent at the rate of Rs 2 per square metre, if the radius of the base is 14 metres.
Answer:
Let r m be the radius of cylindrical base of cylinder of height by m
r = 14 m and h1 = 3m
Curved surface area of cylinder
The radius of cylindrical box of cylinder is also equal to the radius of right circular cons.
Let h2 be the height of cone and l be the slant height of cone
Curved surface area of the cone
Curved surface of area of cone
Therefore,
Total area of tent which is to be painted
= curved surface area of cylinder + curved surface area of cone
Now cost of painting 1 m2 of inner side of tent = Rs. 2
Cost of painting 1034 m2 inner side of tent
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Question 66:
A solid cylinder of diameter 12 cm and height 15 cm is melted and recast into toys with the shape of a right circular cone mounted on a hemisphere of radius 3 cm.If the height of the toy is 12 cm, find the number of toys so formed.
Answer:
Diameter of cylinder = 12 cm
Therefore
r = 6 cm
Height = 15 cm
Therefore,
Volume of cylinder
Therefore,
Volume of toy = volume of cone + volume of hemisphere
Therefore,
No. of toys
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Question 3:
If a cone and a sphere have equal radii and equal volumes. What is the ratio of the diameter of the sphere to the height of the cone?
Answer:
Given that,
A cone and a sphere have equal radii and equal volume
i.e., volume of cone = volume of sphere
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Question 4:
A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder stand on equal bases and have the same height. What is the ratio of their volumes?
Answer:
Let r be the radius of the base.
And h is the height.
Here, h = r.
Now,
The ratio of their volumes will be
Volume of cone: volume of hemisphere: volume of a cylinder
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Question 5:
The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 3 : 5 and their heights are in the ratio 2 : 3. What is the ratio of their curved surface areas?
Answer:
Given that,
Now, the ratio of their curved surface area
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Question 6:
Two cubes have their volumes in the ratio 1 : 27. What is the ratio of their surface areas?
Answer:
The rate of the value of cubes = 1:27
…… (i)
Now,
The ratio of their surface area
Hence,
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Question 7:
Two right circular cylinders of equal volumes have their heights in the ratio 1 : 2. What is the ratio of their radii?
Answer:
Let r1 and r2 be the radii of two right circular cylinders and h1 and h2 be the heights.
Since,
Both the cylinder has the same volume.
Therefore,
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Question 8:
If the volumes of two cones are in the ratio 1 : 4 and their diameters are in the ratio 4 : 5, then write the ratio of their weights.
Answer:
The ratio of the volume of cones
And
i.e.,
Hence,
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Question 9:
A sphere and a cube have equal surface areas. What is the ratio of the volume of the sphere to that of the cube?
Answer:
Surface area of sphere = sphere area of cube
i.e., 4πr2 = 6a2
…… (i)
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Question 10:
What is the ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a sphere which will fit inside it?
Answer:
Ratio of sphere
Now,
Volume of cube
Volume of sphere
The ratio of their volumes
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Question 11:
What is the ratio of the volumes of a cylinder, a cone and a sphere, if each has the same diameter and same height?
Answer:
Given that the diameter and the height of the cylinder, cone and sphere are the same.
The volume of cylinder, =
The volume of cone, =
And the volume of sphere, =
Therefore,
The ratio of their volumes,
Hence, the ratio is 3 : 1 : 2
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Question 12:
A sphere of maximum volume is cut-out from a solid hemisphere of radius r, what is the ratio of the volume of the hemisphere to that of the cut-out sphere?
Answer:
Since, a sphere of maximum volume is cut out from a solid hemisphere of radius.
i.e., radius of sphere
Therefore,
The volume of sphere
…… (i)
The volume of hemisphere …… (ii)
Divide (i) by (ii).
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Question 13:
A metallic hemisphere is melted and recast in the shape of a cone with the same base radius R as that of the hemisphere. If H is the height of the cone, then write the values of
Answer:
Given,
Radius of the hemisphere = Radius of the cone.
Now,
Volume of the hemisphere
and
Volume of the cone
Volume of the hemisphere = volume of the cone
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Question 14:
A right circular cone and a right circular cylinder have equal base and equal height. If the radius of the base and height are in the ratio 5 : 12, write the ratio of the total surface area of the cylinder to that of the cone.
Answer:
Given that
i.e.
Since,
Right, circular cone and right circular cylinder have equal base and equal right.
Therefore,
The total surface area of cylinder
The total surface area of cone
Now,
Hence,
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Question 15:
A cylinder, a cone and a hemisphere are of equal base and have the same height. What is the ratio of their volumes?
Answer:
Let the diameter of the base for all three be x cm and height be y cm.
For hemisphere radius
Height
(As height of the hemisphere is equal to the radius of hemisphere)
For cone
Radius
Height
(As height is same for all)
For cylinder
Radius
Height
The ratio of their volume is
= cylinder volume : conic volume : hemispherical volume
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Question 16:
The radii of two cones are in the ratio 2 : 1 and their volumes are equal. What is the ratio of their heights?
Answer:
Let the radius of the first cone = 2x
And height of the first cone = h1
Then,
The radius of the second cone = x
Height of the second cone = h2
Then,
Since,
The volumes of the two cones are equal.
Or
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Question 17:
Two cones have their heights in the ratio 1 : 3 and radii 3 : 1. What is the ratio of their volumes?
Answer:
Let the radius of the cone is 3x and x,
And the height of the cone is y and 3y.
Then,
Volume of the first cone
Volume of the second cone
Then the radius of their volume
Or
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Question 18:
A hemisphere and a cone have equal bases. If their heights are also equal, then what is the ratio of their curved surfaces?
Answer:
The base of the cone and hemisphere are equal. So radius of the two is also equal.
and
Height of the hemisphere = height of the cone
Then the slant height of the cone
Now, the curved surface area of
Hemisphere
and
The curved surface area of cone
Putting the value of l from eq. (i)
We get
Now,
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Question 19:
If r1 and r2 denote the radii of the circular bases of the frustum of a cone such that r1 > r2, then write the ratio of the height of the cone of which the frustum is a part to the height fo the frustum.
Answer:
Since,
Therefore,
In
Hence,
The ratio of the height of cone of which the frustum is a part to the height fo the frustum.
Hence,
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Question 20:
If the slant height of the frustum of a cone is 6 cm and the perimeters of its circular bases are 24 cm and 12 cm respectively. What is the curved surface area of the frustum?
Answer:
The parameter of upper base
The parameter of lower base
The surface area of frustum
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Question 21:
If the areas of circular bases of a frustum of a cone are 4 cm2 and 9 cm2 respectively and the height of the frustum is 12 cm. What is the volume of the frustum?
Answer:
Area of circular bases of frustum is
The height of frustum h = 12 cm
Now, the volume of frustum
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Question 22:
The surface area of a sphere is 616 cm2 . Find its radius.
Answer:
The surface area of sphere = 616k cm2
We know that
Taking squire root both the side
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Question 23:
A cylinder and a cone are of the same base radius and of same height. Find the ratio of the value of the cylinder to that of the cone
Answer:
Since, cylinder and a cone both are have same radius and height.
Therefore,
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Question 24:
The slant height of the frustum of a cone is 5 cm. If the difference between the radii of its two circular ends is 4 cm, write the height of the frustum.
Answer:
Slant height of the Frustum = 5 cm
Squaring both sides we get
Height of the Frustum = 3 cm
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Question 1:
The diameter of a sphere is 6 cm. It is melted and drawn in to a wire of diameter 2 mm. The length of the wire is
(a) 12 m
(b) 18 m
(c) 36 m
(d) 66 m
Answer:
The diameter of a sphere = 6 cm
Then radius of a sphere
The diameter of a wire = 2 mm
Then radius of wire
Now,
Volume of sphere = volume of wire
Here,
r = radius
l = length of wire
To remove the decimal from base we should multiply both numerator and denumerator by 100,
We get,
Hence, the correct answer is choice (c).
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Question 2:
A metallic sphere of radius 10.5 cm is melted and then recast into small cones, each of radius 3.5 cm and height 3 cm. The number of such cones is
(a) 63
(b) 126
(c) 21
(d) 130
Answer:
Radius of metallic sphere = 10.5 cm
Therefore,
Volume of the sphere
Now,
Radius of the cone = 3.5 cm
and Height of the cone = 3 cm
Therefore,
Volume of the cone
Number of cone
Dividing eq. (i) and (ii) we get
Number of cone
Number of cone = 126
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 3:
A solid is hemispherical at the bottom and conical above. If the surface areas of the two parts are equal, then the ratio of its radius and the height of its conical part is
(a) 1 : 3
(b) 1 :
(c) 1 : 1
(d) : 1
Answer:
Let r be the radius of the base and h be the height of conical part.
Since,
Surface area of both part of solid is equal.
i.e.,
But,
Squaring on both side,
Then we get,
From equation (i) putting the value of l in above equation
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 4:
A solid sphere of radius r is melted and cast into the shape of a solid cone of height r, the radius of the base of the cone is
(a) 2r
(b) 3r
(c) r
(d) 4r
Answer:
Volume of sphere = volume of the cone
Hence, the correct answer is choice (a).
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Question 5:
The material of a cone is converted into the shape of a cylinder of equal radius. If height of the cylinder is 5 cm, then height of the cone is
(a) 10 cm
(b) 15 cm
(c) 18 cm
(d) 24 cm
Answer:
A cone is converted into a cone.
So,
Volume of cone = Volume of cylinder
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 6:
A circus tent is cylindrical to a height of 4 m and conical above it. If its diameter is 105 m and its slant height is 40 m, the total area of the canvas required in m2 is
(a) 1760
(b) 2640
(c) 3960
(d) 7920
Answer:
For conical portion
Curved surface area of the conical portion
For cylindrical portion we have
Then,
Curved surface area of cylindrical portion
Area of canvas used for making the tent
Hence, the correct answer is choice (d).
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Question 7:
The number of solid spheres, each of diameter 6 cm that could be moulded to form a solid metal cylinder of height 45 cm and diameter 4 cm, is
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Answer:
Here,
Diameter of sphere = 6 cm
Radius of sphere
Volume of the sphere
Now,
Diameter of cylinder = 4 cm
Radius of cylinder
Height of the cylinder = 45 cm
Then,
Volume of the cylinder
The number of solid sphere
The number of solid sphere is 5.
Hence, the correct answer is choice (c).
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Question 8:
A sphere of radius 6 cm is dropped into a cylindrical vessel partly filled with water. The radius of the vessel is 8 cm. If the sphere is submerged completely, then the surface of the water rises by
(a) 4.5 cm
(b) 3
(c) 4 cm
(d) 2 cm
Answer:
Radius of the sphere = 6 cm.
Volume of the sphere
and
Radius of the cylinder = 8 cm
Volume of the cylinder
Therefore,
Volume of the sphere = volume of the cylinder
or
Hence, the correct answer is choice (a).
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Question 9:
If the radii of the circular ends of a bucket of height 40 cm are of lengths 35 cm and 14 cm, then the volume of the bucket in cubic centimeters, is
(a) 60060
(b) 80080
(c) 70040
(d) 80160
Answer:
Height of the bucket = 40 cm
Radius of the upper part of bucket = 35 cm
R1 = 35 cm and
R2 = 14 cm
The volume of the bucket
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 10:
If a cone is cut into two parts by a horizontal plane passing through the mid-point of its axis, the ratio of the volumes of the upper part and the cone is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 1: 4
(c) 1 : 6
(d) 1 : 8
Answer:
Since,
Therefore,
In and
The ratio of the volume of upper part and the cone,
From eq. (i) and (ii),
We get,
Hence, the correct answer is choice (d).
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Question 11:
The height of a cone is 30 cm. A small cone is cut off at the top by a plane parallel to the base. If its volume be of the volume of the given cone, then the height above the base at which the section has been made, is
(a) 10 cm
(b) 15 cm
(c) 20 cm
(d) 25 cm
Answer:
Let VAB be cone of height 30 cm and base radius r1 cm.
Suppose it is cut off by a plane parallel to the base at a height h2 from the base of the cone.
Clearly
Therefore,
But,
Hence,
Required height
Hence, the correct answer is choice (c).
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Question 12:
A solid consists of a circular cylinder with an exact fitting right circular cone placed at the top. The height of the cone is h. If the total volume of the solid is 3 times the volume of the cone, then the height of the circular is
(a) 2h
(b)
(c)
(d) 4h
Answer:
Let r be the radius of the base of solid.
Clearly,
The volume of solid = 3 × volume of cone
Vol. of cone + Vol. of cylinder = 3 Volume of cone
Vol. of cylinder = 2 Vol. of cone
Thus,
The height of cylinder
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 13:
A reservoir is in the shape of a frustum of a right circular cone. It is 8 m across at the top and 4 m across at the bottom. If it is 6 m deep, then its capacity is
(a) 176 m3
(b) 196 m3
(c) 200 m3
(d) 110 m3
Answer:
The volume of reservoir
The volume of reservoir = 176 m2
Hence, the correct answer is choice (a).
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Question 14:
Water flows at the rate of 10 metre per minute from a cylindrical pipe 5 mm in diameter. How long will it take to fill up a conical vessel whose diameter at the base is 40 cm and depth 24 cm?
(a) 48 minutes 15 sec
(b) 51 minutes 12 sec
(c) 52 minutes 1 sec
(d) 55 minutes
Answer:
The radius of cylindrical pipe
The volume per minute of water flow from the pipe
The radius of cone
Depth of cone = 24 cm
The volume of cone
The time it will take to fill up a conical vessel
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 15:
A cylindrical vessel 32 cm high and 18 cm as the radius of the base, is filled with sand. This bucket is emptied on the ground and a conical heap of sand is formed. If the height of the conical heap is 24 cm, the radius of its base is
(a) 12 cm
(b) 24 cm
(c) 36 cm
(c) 48 cm
Answer:
Volume of sand filled in cylindrical vessel
Clearly,
The volume of conical heap = volume of sand
Hence, the correct answer is choice (c).
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Question 16:
The curved surface area of a right circular cone of height 15 cm and base diameter 16 cm is
(a) 60π cm2
(b) 68π cm2
(c) 120π cm2
(d) 136π cm2
Answer:
Height,
The C.S.A. of cone
Hence, the correct answer is choice (d).
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Question 17:
A right triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is rotated about the side of 3 cm to form a cone. The volume of the cone so formed is
(a) 12π cm3
(b) 15π cm3
(c) 16π cm3
(d) 20π cm3
Answer:
Radius of cone VAOB
r = 4 cm
Height of cone VAOB
h = 3 cm
The volume of cone VAOB
Hence, the correct answer is choice (a).
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Question 18:
The curved surface area of a cylinder is 264 m2 and its volume is 924 m3. The ratio of its diameter to its height is
(a) 3 : 7
(b) 7 : 3
(c) 6 : 7
(d) 7 : 6
Answer:
The C.S.A. of cylinder
S = 264 m2
The volume of cylinder
V = 924 m3
From eq. (i) and (ii),
We get
Putting the value in (i)
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 19:
A cylinder with base radius of 8 cm and height of 2 cm is melted to form a cone of height 6 cm. The radius of the cone is
(a) 4 cm
(b) 5 cm
(c) 6 cm
(d) 8 cm
Answer:
Volume of cylinder
Let r be the radius of cone
But,
The volume of cone = volume of cylinder
Hence, Radius of cone = 8 cm.
Hence, the correct answer is choice (d).
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Question 20:
The volumes of two spheres are in the ratio 64 : 27. The ratio of their surface areas is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 3
(c) 9 : 16
(d) 16 : 9
Answer:
Ist sphere
…… (i)
IInd sphere
…… (ii)
Divide (i) by (ii) we get,
Now, the ratio of their C.S.A
Hence,
Hence, the correct answer is choice (d).
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Question 21:
If three metallic spheres of radii 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm are melted to form a single sphere, the diameter of the sphere is
(a) 12 cm
(b) 24 cm
(c) 30 cm
(d) 36 cm
Answer:
Let r be the radius of single sphere.
Now,
The volume of single sphere = sum of volume of three spheres
Hence, the diameter = 20 × r = 24 cm
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 22:
The surface area of a sphere is same as the curved surface area of a right circular cylinder whose height and diameter are 12 cm each. The radius of the sphere is
(a) 3 cm
(b) 4 cm
(c) 6 cm
(d) 12 cm
Answer:
Let r be the radius of sphere
But,
Surface area of sphere = C.S.A. of cylinder
Hence, the correct answer is choice (c).
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Question 23:
The volume of the greatest sphere that can be cut off from a cylindrical log of wood of base radius 1 cm and height 5 cm is
(a)
(b)
(c) 5
(d)
Answer:
The radius of greatest sphere cut off from cylindrical log of wood should be radius of cylindrical log.
i.e., r = 1 cm
The volume of sphere
Hence, the correct answer is choice (a).
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Question 24:
A cylindrical vessel of radius 4 cm contains water. A solid sphere of radius 3 cm is lowered into the water until it is completely immersed. The water level in the vessel will rise by
(a) cm
(b) cm
(c) cm
(d) cm
Answer:
The radius of sphere, r = 3 cm
The volume of sphere
Since,
The sphere fully immersed into the vessel, the level of water be raised by x cm.
Then,
The volume of raised water = volume of sphere
Hence, the correct answer is choice (c).
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Question 25:
12 spheres of the same size are made from melting a solid cylinder of 16 cm diameter and 2 cm height. The diameter of each sphere is
(a) cm
(b) 2 cm
(c) 3 cm
(d) 4 cm
Answer:
The volume of solid cylinder = 12 × volume of one sphere
The required diameter d = 2 × 2 = 4 cm
Hence, the correct answer is choice (d).
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Question 26:
A solid metallic spherical ball of diameter 6 cm is melted and recast into a cone with diameter of the base as 12 cm. The height of the cone is
(a) 2 cm
(b) 3 cm
(c) 4 cm
(d) 6 cm
Answer:
Clearly,
The volume of recasted cone = volume of sphere
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 27:
A hollow sphere of internal and external diameters 4 cm and 8 cm respectively is melted into a cone of base diameter 8 cm. The height of the cone is
(a) 12 cm
(b) 14 cm
(c) 15 cm
(d) 18 cm
Answer:
External radius
Internal radius
The volume of hollow sphere
Let h be the height of cone.
Clearly,
The volume of recasted cone = volume of hollow sphere
Hence, the height of cone = 14 cm
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 28:
A solid piece of iron of dimensions 49 × 33 × 24 cm is moulded into a sphere. The radius of the sphere is
(a) 21 cm
(b) 28 cm
(c) 35 cm
(d) none of these
Answer:
The volume of iron piece = 49 × 33 × 24 cm3
Let, r is the radius sphere.
Clearly,
The volume of sphere = volume of iron piece
Hence, the correct answer is choice (a).
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Question 29:
The ratio of lateral surface area to the total surface area of a cylinder with base diameter 1.6 m and height 20 cm is
(a) 1 : 7
(b) 1 : 5
(c) 7 : 1
(d) 8 : 1
Answer:
The ratio of lateral surface to the total surface area of cylinder
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 30:
A solid consists of a circular cylinder surmounted by a right circular cone. The height of the cone is h. If the total height of the solid is 3 times the volume of the cone, then the height of the cylinder is
(a) 2h
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer:
Disclaimer: In the the question, the statement given is incorrect. Instead of total height of solid being equal to 3 times the volume
of cone, the volume of the total solid should be equal to 3 times the volume of the cone.
Let x be the height of cylinder.
Since, volume of the total solid should be equal to 3 times the volume of the cone,
So,
Hence, the height of cylindrical part
Hence, the correct answer is choice (d).
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Question 31:
The maximum volume of a cone that can be carved out of a solid hemisphere of radius r is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Answer:
Radius of hemisphere = r
Therefore,
The radius of cone = r
and height h = r
Then,
Volume of cone
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 32:
The radii of two cylinders are in the ratio 3 : 5. If their heights are in the ratio 2 : 3, then the ratio of their curved surface areas is
(a) 2 : 5
(b) 5 : 2
(c) 2 : 3
(d) 3 : 5
Answer:
Given that
and
Then,
The ratio of C.S.A. of cylinders
Hence, the correct answer is choice (a).
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Question 33:
A right circular cylinder of radius r and height h (h = 2r) just encloses a sphere of diameter
(a) h
(b) r
(c) 2r
(d) 2h
Answer:
Radius of cylinder = r
Height = h
= 2r
Since, the sphere fitted the cylinder.
i.e., diameter of sphere = height of cylinder.
Hence, the correct answer is choice (c).
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Question 34:
The radii of the circular ends of a frustum are 6 cm and 14 cm. If its slant height is 10 cm, then its vertical height is
(a) 6 cm
(b) 8 cm
(c) 4 cm
(d) 7 cm
Answer:
Radii of circular ends of frustum
Slant height
{squaring on both sides}
Hence, the correct answer is choice (a).
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Question 41:
If the radius of the base of a right circular cylinder is halved, keeping the height the same, then the ratio of the volume of the cylinder thus obtained to the volume of original cylinder is
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 4
(d) 4 : 1 [CBSE 2012]
Answer:
Let the radius and height of the original cylinder be R and h, respectively.
Now, the radius of the new cylinder =
Then, the ratio of the volume of the cylinder thus obtained to the volume of original cylinder is given by
Hence, the correct answer is option C.
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Question 35:
The height and radius of the cone of which the frustum is a part are h1 and r1 respectively. If h2 and r2 are the heights and radius of the smaller base of the frustum respectively and h2 : h1 = 1 : 2, then r2 : r1 is equal to
(a) 1 : 3
(b) 1 : 2
(c) 2 : 1
(d) 3 : 1
Answer:
Since,
are similar triangles,
i.e., In
Thus,
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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Question 36:
The diameters of the ends of a frustum of a cone are 32 cm and 20 cm. If its slant height is 10 cm, then its lateral surface area is
(a) 321 π cm2
(b) 300 π cm2
(c) 260 π cm2
(d) 250 π cm2
Answer:
Slant height = 10 cm
Total lateral surface area
= 260
Hence, the correct answer is choice (c).
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Question 37:
A solid frustum is of height 8 cm. If the radii of its lower and upper ends are 3 cm and 9 cm respectively, then its slant height is
(a) 15 cm
(b) 12 cm
(c) 10 cm
(d) 17 cm
Answer:
Hence, the correct answer is choice (c).
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Question 38:
The radii of the ends of a bucket 16 cm height are 20 cm and 8 cm. The curved surface area of the bucket is
(a) 1760 cm2
(b) 2240 cm2
(c) 880 cm2
(d) 3120 cm2
Answer:
Radius of top of bucket r1 = 20 cm
Radius of bottom of bucket r2 = 8 cm
Height of bucket = 16 cm
The curved surface area of bucket
C.S.A. of bucket
=
Hence, the correct answer is choice (a).
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Question 39:
The diameters of the top and the bottom portions of a bucket are 42 cm and 28 cm respectively. If the height of the bucket is 24 cm, then the cost of painting its outer surface at the rate of 50 paise / cm2 is
(a) Rs. 1582.50
(b) Rs. 1724.50
(c) Rs. 1683
(d) Rs. 1642
Answer:
Radius of top of bucket
Radius of bottom of bucket
Height of bucket, h = 24 cm.
C.S.A. of the bucket
= 2750 cm2
Area of bottom
The cost of painting its C.S. ,
Hence, the correct answer is choice (c).
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Question 40:
If four times the sum of the areas of two circular faces of a cylinder of height 8 cm is equal to twice the curve surface area, then diameter of the cylinder is
(a) 4 cm
(b) 8 cm
(c) 2 cm
(d) 6 cm
Answer:
Let r be the radius of cylinder.
Area of circular base of cylinder
The height of cylinder h = 8 cm
The C.S.A. of cylinder
Clearly,
The diameter of cylinder
Hence, the correct answer is choice (b).
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