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Exercise 13.1
Q.1) A plastic box 1.5 ๐ long, 1.25 ๐ wide and 65 ๐๐ deep is to be made. It is opened at the top. Ignoring the thickness of the plastic sheet, determine:
(i) The area of the sheet required for making the box.
(ii) The cost of sheet for it, if a sheet measuring 1๐2 costs ๐
๐ 20.
Sol.1) Length of plastic box = 1.5 ๐
Width of plastic box = 1.25 ๐
Depth of plastic box = 1.25 ๐
(i) The area of sheet required to make the box is equal to the surface area of the box excluding the top.
Surface area of the box = Lateral surface area + Area of the base
= 2(๐ + ๐) ร โ + (๐ ร ๐)
= 2[(1.5 + 1.25) ร 1.25] + (1.5 ร 1.25) ๐2
= (3.575 + 1.875) ๐2
= 5.45 ๐2
The sheet required required to make the box is 5.45 ๐2
(ii) Cost of 1 ๐2 of sheet = ๐
๐ 20
โด Cost of 5.45 ๐2 of sheet = ๐
๐ (20 ร 5.45) = ๐
๐ 109
Q.2) The length, breadth and height of a room are 5๐, 4๐ and 3๐ respectively. Find the cost of white washing the walls of the room and the ceiling at the rate of ๐
๐ . 7.50 ๐๐๐ ๐2.
Sol.2) length of the room = 5๐
breadth of the room = 4๐
height of the room = 3๐
Area of four walls including the ceiling = 2(๐ + ๐) ร โ + (๐ ร ๐)
= 2(5 + 4) ร 3 + (5 ร 4) ๐2
= (54 + 20) ๐2
= 74 ๐2 Cost of white washing = ๐
๐ . 7.50 ๐๐๐ ๐2
Total cost = ๐
๐ . (74 ร 7.50) = ๐
๐ . 555
Q.3) The floor of a rectangular hall has a perimeter 250 ๐. If the cost of painting the four walls at the rate of ๐
๐ . 10 ๐๐๐ ๐2 is Rs.15000, find the height of the hall.
[Hint : Area of the four walls = Lateral surface area.]
Sol.3) Perimeter of rectangular hall = 2(๐ + ๐) = 250 ๐
Total cost of painting = ๐
๐ . 15000
Rate ๐๐๐ ๐2 = ๐
๐ . 10
Area of four walls = 2(๐ + ๐)โ ๐2 = (250 ร โ) ๐2
A/q
โ โ = 15000/2500๐
โ โ = 6 ๐
Thus the height of the hall is 6 ๐.
Q.4) The paint in a certain container is sufficient to paint an area equal to 9.375 ๐๐2. How many bricks of dimensions 22.5 ๐๐ ร 10 ๐๐ ร 7.5 ๐๐ can be painted out of this container?
Sol.4) Volume of paint = 9.375 ๐2 = 93750 ๐๐2
Dimension of brick = 22.5 ๐๐ ร 10 ๐๐ ร 7.5 ๐๐
Total surface area of a brick = 2(๐๐ + ๐โ + ๐โ) ๐๐2
= 2(22.5 ร 10 + 10 ร 7.5 + 22.5 ร 7.5) ๐๐2
= 2(225 + 75 + 168.75) ๐๐2
= 2 ร 468.75 ๐๐2 = 937.5 ๐๐2
Number of bricks can be painted = 93750/937.5 = 100
Q.5) A cubical box has each edge 10 ๐๐ and another cuboidal box is 12.5 ๐๐ long, 10 ๐๐ wide and 8 ๐๐ high.
(i) Which box has the greater lateral surface area and by how much?
(ii) Which box has the smaller total surface area and by how much?
Sol.5) (i) Lateral surface area of cubical box of edge 10๐๐ = 4 ร 102 ๐๐2 = 400 ๐๐2
Lateral surface area of cuboid box = 2(๐ + ๐) ร โ
= 2 ร (12.5 + 10) ร 8 ๐๐2
= 2 ร 22.5 ร 8 ๐๐2 = 360 ๐๐2
Thus, lateral surface area of the cubical box is greater by (400 โ 360) ๐๐2 = 40 ๐๐2
(ii) Total surface area of cubical box of edge 10 ๐๐ = 6 ร 102๐๐2 = 600๐๐2
Total surface area of cuboidal box = 2(๐๐ + ๐โ + ๐โ)
= 2(12.5 ร 10 + 10 ร 8 + 8 ร 12.5)๐๐2
= 2(125 + 80 + 100) ๐๐2
= (2 ร 305) ๐๐2 = 610 ๐๐2
Thus, total surface area of cubical box is smaller by 10 ๐๐2
Q.6) A small indoor greenhouse (herbarium) is made entirely of glass panes (including base) held together with tape. It is 30 cm long, 25 cm wide and 25 cm high.
(i) What is the area of the glass?
(ii) How much of tape is needed for all the 12 edges?
Sol.6) i) Dimensions of greenhouse:
๐ = 30 ๐๐, ๐ = 25 ๐๐, โ = 25 ๐๐
Total surface area of greenhouse = 2(๐๐ + ๐โ + ๐โ)
= 2(30 ร 25 + 25 ร 25 + 25 ร 30) ๐๐2
= 2(750 + 625 + 750) ๐๐2
= 4250 ๐๐2
(ii) Length of the tape needed = 4(๐ + ๐ + โ)
= 4(30 + 25 + 25) ๐๐
= 4 ร 80 ๐๐ = 320 ๐๐
Q.7) Shanti Sweets Stall was placing an order for making cardboard boxes for packing their sweets. Two sizes of boxes were required. The bigger of dimensions 25 ๐๐ ร 20 ๐๐ ร 5 ๐๐ and the smaller of dimensions 15 ๐๐ ร 12 ๐๐ ร 5 ๐๐. For all the overlaps, 5% of the total surface area is required extra. If the cost of the cardboard is Rs.4 for 1000 ๐๐2 , find the cost of cardboard required for supplying 250 boxes of each kind.
Sol.7) Dimension of bigger box = 25 ๐๐ ร 20 ๐๐ ร 5 ๐๐
Total surface area of bigger box = 2(๐๐ + ๐โ + ๐โ)
= 2(25 ร 20 + 20 ร 5 + 25 ร 5) ๐๐2
= 2(500 + 100 + 125) ๐๐2
= 1450 ๐๐2
Dimension of smaller box = 15 ๐๐ ร 12 ๐๐ ร 5 ๐๐
Total surface area of smaller box = 2(๐๐ + ๐โ + ๐โ)
= 2(15 ร 12 + 12 ร 5 + 15 ร 5) ๐๐2
= 2(180 + 60 + 75) ๐๐2
= 630 ๐๐2
Total surface area of 250 boxes of each type = 250(1450 + 630)๐๐2
= 250 ร 2080 ๐๐2 = 520000 ๐๐2
Extra area required = 5/100(1450 + 630) ร 250 ๐๐2 = 26000 ๐๐2
Total Cardboard required = 520000 + 26000 ๐๐2 = 546000 ๐๐2
Total cost of cardboard sheet = ๐
๐ .
(546000 ร 4) / 1000 = ๐
๐ . 2184
Q.8) Parveen wanted to make a temporary shelter for her car, by making a box-like structure with tarpaulin that covers all the four sides and the top of the car (with the front face as a flap which can be rolled up). Assuming that the stitching margins are very small, and therefore negligible, how much tarpaulin would be required to make the shelter of height 2.5 m, with base dimensions 4๐ ร 3๐?
Sol.8) Dimensions of the box- like structure = 4๐ ร 3๐ ร 2.5
Tarpaulin only required for all the four sides and top.
Thus, Tarpaulin required = 2(๐ + ๐) ร โ + ๐๐
= [2(4 + 3) ร 2.5 + 4 ร 3] ๐2
= (35 ร 12) ๐2
= 47 ๐2
Exercise 13.2
Q.1) The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of height 14 cm is 88 ๐๐2. Find the diameter of the base of the cylinder.
Sol.1) Let ๐ be the radius of the base and โ = 14 ๐๐ be the height of the cylinder.
Curved surface area of cylinder = 2๐๐โ = 88 ๐๐2
โ ๐ = 1 ๐๐
Thus, the diameter of the base = 2๐ = 2 ร 1 = 2๐๐
Q.2) It is required to make a closed cylindrical tank of height 1 ๐ and base diameter 140 ๐๐ from a metal sheet. How many square metres of the sheet are required for the same?
Sol.2) Let r be the radius of the base and h be the height of the cylinder.
Base diameter = 140 ๐๐ and Height (โ) = 1๐
Radius of base (๐) = 140/2 = 70 ๐๐ = 0.7 ๐
Metal sheet required to make a closed cylindrical tank = 2๐๐(โ + ๐)
= 7.48 ๐2
Q.3) A metal pipe is 77 ๐๐ long. The inner diameter of a cross section is 4 ๐๐, the outer diameter being 4.4 ๐๐ (see Fig.). Find its
(i) inner curved surface area,
(ii) outer curved surface area,
(iii) total surface area.
Sol.3) Let ๐ be external radius and ๐ be the internal radius โ be the length of the pipe.
Q.4) The diameter of a roller is 84 ๐๐ and its length is 120 ๐๐. It takes 500 complete revolutions to move once over to level a playground. Find the area of the playground in ๐2.
Sol.4) Length of the roller (โ) = 120 ๐๐ = 1.2 ๐
Radius of the cylinder = 84/2 ๐๐ = 42 ๐๐ = 0.42 ๐
Total no. of revolutions = 500
Distance covered by roller in one revolution = Curved surface area = 2๐๐โ
= (2 ร 22/7 ร 0.42 ร 1.2) ๐2
= 3.168 ๐2
Area of the playground = (500 ร 3.168) ๐2 = 1584 ๐2
Q.5) A cylindrical pillar is 50 ๐๐ in diameter and 3.5 ๐ in height. Find the cost of painting the curved surface of the pillar at the rate of ๐
๐ . 12.50 ๐๐๐ ๐2.
Sol.5) Radius of the pillar (๐) = 50/2 ๐๐ = 25 ๐๐ = 0.25 ๐
Height of the pillar (h) = 3.5 m.
Rate of painting = ๐
๐ . 12.50 ๐๐๐ ๐2
Curved surface = 2๐๐โ
= (2 ร 22 / 7 ร 0.25 ร 3.5) ๐2
= 5.5 ๐2
Total cost of painting = (5.5 ร 12.5) = ๐
๐ . 68.75
Q.6) Curved surface area of a right circular cylinder is 4.4 ๐2. If the radius of the base of the cylinder is 0.7 ๐, find its height.
Sol.6) Let r be the radius of the base and h be the height of the cylinder.
Curved surface area = 2๐๐โ = 4.4 ๐2
โ 2 ร 22 / 7 ร 0.7 ร โ = 4.4
โ โ = 4.4/(2 ร 22 / 7 ร 0.7) = 1๐
โ โ = 1๐
Q.7) The inner diameter of a circular well is 3.5 ๐. It is 10 ๐ deep. Find
(i) its inner curved surface area,
(ii) the cost of plastering this curved surface at the rate of ๐
๐ . 40 ๐๐๐ ๐2.
Sol.7) Radius of circular well (๐) = 3.5/2 ๐ = 1.75 ๐
Depth of the well (โ) = 10 ๐
Rate of plastering = ๐
๐ . 40 ๐๐๐ ๐2
(i) Curved surface = 2๐๐โ
= (2 ร 22 / 7 ร 1.75 ร 10) ๐2 = 110 ๐2
(ii) Cost of plastering = ๐
๐ . (110 ร 40) = ๐
๐ . 4400
Q.8) In a hot water heating system, there is a cylindrical pipe of length 28 ๐ and diameter 5 ๐๐. Find the total radiating surface in the system.
Sol.8) Radius of the pipe (๐) = 5/2 ๐๐ = 2.5 ๐๐ = 0.025 ๐
Length of the pipe (โ) = 28/2 ๐ = 14 ๐
Total radiating surface = Curved surface area of the pipe = 2๐๐โ
= (2 ร 22 / 7 ร 0.025 ร 28) ๐2
= 4.4 ๐2
Q.9) Find
(i) the lateral or curved surface area of a closed cylindrical petrol storage tank that is 4.2 ๐ in diameter and 4.5 ๐ high.
(ii) how much steel was actually used, if 1/12 of the steel actually used was wasted in making the tank.
Sol.9) (i) Radius of the tank (๐) = 4.2/2 ๐ = 2.1 ๐
Height of the tank (โ) = 4.5 ๐
Curved surface area = 2๐๐โ ๐2
Q.10) In Fig., you see the frame of a lampshade. It is to be covered with a decorative cloth. The frame has a base diameter of 20 ๐๐ and height of 30 ๐๐. A margin of 2.5 ๐๐ is to be given for folding it over the top and bottom of the frame. Find how much cloth is required for covering the lampshade.
Sol.10) Radius of the frame (๐) = 20/2 ๐๐ = 10 ๐๐
Height of the frame (โ) = 30 ๐๐ + 2 ร 2.5 ๐๐ = 35 ๐๐
2.5 ๐๐ of margin will be added both side in the height.
Cloth required for covering the lampshade = curved surface area = 2๐๐โ
= (2 ร 22 / 7 ร 10 ร 35) ๐๐2
= 2200 ๐๐2
Q.11) The students of a Vidyalaya were asked to participate in a competition for making and decorating penholders in the shape of a cylinder with a base, using cardboard. Each penholder was to be of radius 3 ๐๐ and height 10.5 ๐๐. The Vidyalaya was to supply the competitors with cardboard. If there were 35 competitors, how much cardboard was required to be bought for the competition?
Sol.11) Radius of the penholder (๐) = 3๐๐
Height of the penholder (โ) = 10.5๐๐
Cardboard required by 1 competitor = CSA of one penholder + area of the base
= 2๐๐โ + ๐๐2
Exercise 13.3
Q.1) Diameter of the base of a cone is 10.5 ๐๐ and its slant height is 10 ๐๐. Find its curved surface area.
Sol.1) Radius (๐) = 10.5/2 ๐๐ = 5.25 ๐๐
Slant height (๐) = 10 ๐๐
Curved surface area of the cone = (๐๐๐)๐๐2
= (22 / 7 ร 5.25 ร 10) ๐๐2
= 165 ๐๐2
Q.2) Find the total surface area of a cone, if its slant height is 21 ๐ and diameter of its base is 24 ๐.
Sol.2) Radius (๐) = 24/2 ๐ = 12 ๐
Slant height (๐) = 21 ๐
Total surface area of the cone = ๐๐ (๐ + ๐) ๐2
= 22/7 ร 12 ร (21 + 12) ๐2
= (22/7 ร 12 ร 33) ๐2
= 1244.57 ๐2
Q.3) Curved surface area of a cone is 308 ๐๐2 and its slant height is 14 ๐๐. Find
(i) radius of the base and (ii) total surface area of the cone.
Sol.3) (i) Curved surface of a cone = 308 ๐๐2
Slant height (๐) = 14๐๐
Let r be the radius of the base
โด ๐๐๐ = 308
Q.4) A conical tent is 10 ๐ high and the radius of its base is 24 ๐. Find
(i) slant height of the tent.
(ii) cost of the canvas required to make the tent, if the cost of 1 ๐2 canvas is Rs.70
Sol.4) Radius of the base (๐) = 24 ๐
Height of the conical tent (โ) = 10 ๐
Let l be the slant height of the cone.
โด ๐2 = โ2 + ๐2
โ ๐ = โโ2 + โ๐2
โ ๐ = โ102 + 242
โ ๐ = โ100 + 576
โ ๐ = 26 ๐
(ii) Canvas required to make the conical tent = Curved surface of the cone Cost of 1 ๐2 canvas = โน70
Q.5) What length of tarpaulin 3๐ wide will be required to make conical tent of height 8m and base radius 6๐? Assume that the extra length of material that will be required for stitching margins and wastage in cutting is approximately 20๐๐ (๐๐ ๐ ๐ = 3.14).
Sol.5) Radius of the base (๐) = 6 ๐
Height of the conical tent (โ) = 8 ๐
Let l be the slant height of the cone.
โ ๐ = โ100
โ ๐ = 10 ๐
CSA of conical tent = ๐๐๐
= (3.14 ร 6 ร 10) ๐2 = 188.4 ๐2
Breadth of tarpaulin = 3 m
Let length of tarpaulin sheet required be ๐ฅ.
20 cm will be wasted in cutting.
So, the length will be (๐ฅ โ 0.2 ๐)
Breadth of tarpaulin = 3 ๐
Area of sheet = CSA of tent
[(๐ฅ โ 0.2 ๐) ร 3] ๐ = 188.4 ๐2
โ ๐ฅ โ 0.2 ๐ = 62.8 ๐
โ ๐ฅ = 63 ๐
Q.6) The slant height and base diameter of a conical tomb are 25 ๐ and 14 ๐ respectively.
Find the cost of white-washing its curved surface at the rate of โน210 per 100 ๐2.
Sol.6) Radius (r) = 14/2 m = 7 m
Slant height tomb (l) = 25 m
Curved surface area = ฯrl ๐2
= (227ร25ร7) ๐2
= 550 ๐2
Rate of white- washing = โน210 per 100 ๐2
Total cost of white-washing the tomb = โน(550 ร 210/100) = โน1155
Q.7) A jokerโs cap is in the form of a right circular cone of base radius 7 ๐๐ and height 24 ๐๐.
Find the area of the sheet required to make 10 such caps.
Sol.7) Radius of the cone (๐) = 7 ๐๐
Height of the cone (โ) = 24 ๐๐
Let l be the slant height
โด ๐ = โโ2 + ๐2
โ ๐ = โ242 + 72
โ ๐ = โ625
โ ๐ = 25 ๐
Sheet required for one cap = Curved surface of the cone
= ๐๐๐ ๐๐2
= (22 / 7 ร 7 ร 25) ๐๐2 = 550 ๐๐2
Sheet required for 10 ๐๐๐๐ = 550 ร 10 ๐๐2 = 5500 ๐๐2
Q.8) A bus stop is barricaded from the remaining part of the road, by using 50 hollow cones made of recycled cardboard. Each cone has a base diameter of 40 cm and height 1 m. If the outer side of each of the cones is to be painted and the cost of painting is Rs.12 per ๐2, what will be the cost of painting all these cones? (๐๐ ๐ ๐ = 3.14 and take โ1.04 = 1.02)
Sol.8) Radius of the cone (๐) = 40/2 ๐๐ = 20 ๐๐ = 0.2 ๐
Height of the cone (โ) = 1 ๐
Let l be the slant height of a cone.
โด ๐ = โโ2 + ๐2
โ ๐ = โ12 + 0.22
โ ๐ = โ1.04
โ ๐ = 1.02 ๐
Rate of painting = ๐
๐ . 12 ๐๐๐ ๐2
Curved surface of 1 ๐๐๐๐ = ๐๐๐ ๐2
= (3.14 ร 0.2 ร 1.02) ๐2
= 0.64056 ๐2
Curved surface of such 50 cones = (50 ร 0.64056) ๐2
= 32.028 ๐2
Cost of painting all these cones = ๐
๐ . (32.028 ร 12)
= ๐
๐ . 384.34
Exercise 13.4
Q.1) Find the surface area of a sphere of radius:
(i) 10.5 cm (ii) 5.6 cm (iii) 14 cm
Sol.1) (i) Radius of the sphere (๐) = 10.5 ๐๐
Surface area = 4๐๐2
Q.3) Find the total surface area of a hemisphere of radius 10 ๐๐. (๐๐ ๐ ๐ = 3.14)
Sol.3) ๐ = 10 ๐๐
Total surface area of hemisphere = 3๐๐2
= (3 ร 3.14 ร 10 ร 10)๐๐2
= 942 ๐๐2
Q.4) The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 7cm to 14cm as air is being pumped into it. Find the ratio of surface areas of the balloon in the two cases.
Sol.4) Let r be the initial radius and R be the increased radius of balloons.
๐ = 7๐๐ and ๐
= 14๐๐
Ratio of the surface area = 4๐๐2/4๐๐
2
= ๐2/๐
2
= 7ร7/14ร14 = 1/4
Thus, the ratio of surface areas = 1 : 4
Q.5) A hemispherical bowl made of brass has inner diameter 10.5 ๐๐. Find the cost of tinplating it on the inside at the rate of Rs.16 per 100 ๐๐2.
Sol.5) Radius of the bowl (๐) = 10.5/2 ๐๐ = 5.25 ๐๐
Curved surface area of the hemispherical bowl = 2๐๐2
= (2 ร 22/7 ร 5.25 ร 5.25) ๐๐2
= 173.25 ๐๐2
Rate of tin - plating is = ๐
๐ . 16 ๐๐๐ 100 ๐๐2
Therefore, cost of 1 ๐๐2 = ๐
๐ . 16/100
Total cost of tin-plating the hemisphere bowl = 173.25 ร 16 / 100
= ๐
๐ . 27.72
Q.6) Find the radius of a sphere whose surface area is 154 ๐๐2.
Sol.6) Let r be the radius of the sphere.
Surface area = 154 ๐๐2
โ 4๐๐2 = 154
Q.7) The diameter of the moon is approximately one fourth of the diameter of the earth. Find the ratio of their surface areas.
Sol.7) Let the diameter of earth be r and that of the moon will be r/4
Radius of the earth = ๐/2
Radius of the moon = ๐/8
Q.8) A hemispherical bowl is made of steel, 0.25 ๐๐ thick. The inner radius of the bowl is 5๐๐. Find the outer curved surface area of the bowl.
Sol.8) Inner radius of the bowl (๐) = 5 ๐๐
Thickness of the steel = 0.25 ๐๐
โด outer radius (๐
) = (๐ + 0.25) ๐๐
= (5 + 0.25) ๐๐ = 5.25 ๐๐
Outer curved surface = 2๐๐2
= (2 ร 22/7 ร 5.25 ร 5.25) ๐๐2
= 173.25 ๐๐2
Q.9) A right circular cylinder just encloses a sphere of radius r (see Fig.). Find
(i) surface area of the sphere,
(ii) curved surface area of the cylinder,
(iii) ratio of the areas obtained in (i) and (ii).
Sol.9) (i) The surface area of the sphere with raius ๐ = 4๐๐2
(ii) The right circular cylinder just encloses a sphere of radius r.
โด the radius of the cylinder = ๐ and its height = 2๐
โด Curved surface of cylinder = 2๐๐โ
= 2๐ ร ๐ ร 2๐ = 4๐๐2
(iii) Ratio of the areas = 4๐๐2: 4๐๐2 = 1: 1
Exercise 13.5
Q.1) A matchbox measures 4๐๐ ร 2.5๐๐ ร 1.5๐๐. What will be the volume of a packet containing 12 such boxes?
Sol.1) Dimension of matchbox = 4๐๐ ร 2.5๐๐ ร 1.5๐๐
๐ = 4 ๐๐, ๐ = 2.5 ๐๐ and โ = 1.5 ๐๐
Volume of one matchbox = (๐ ร ๐ ร โ)
= (4 ร 2.5 ร 1.5) ๐๐3 = 15 ๐๐3
Volume of a packet containing 12 such boxes = (12 ร 15) ๐๐3 = 180 ๐๐33
Q.2) A cuboidal water tank is 6 m long, 5 m wide and 4.5 m deep. How many litres of water can it hold? (1๐3 = 1000 ๐)
Sol.2) Dimensions of water tank = 6๐ ร 5๐ ร 4.5๐
๐ = 6๐ , ๐ = 5๐ and โ = 4.5๐
Therefore Volume of the tank = ๐๐โ ๐3
= (6 ร 5 ร 4.5)๐3 = 135 ๐3
[๐๐๐๐๐ 1๐3 = 1000๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ] = 135000 ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ of water.
Therefore , the tank can hold = 135 ร 1000 ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐
Q.3) A cuboidal vessel is 10 ๐ long and 8 ๐ wide. How high must it be made to hold 380 cubic metres of a liquid?
Sol.3) Length = 10 ๐ , Breadth = 8 ๐ and Volume = 380 ๐3
Volume of cuboid = ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐กโ ร ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐กโ ร ๐ป๐๐๐โ๐ก
โ Height = ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐/๐ฟ๐๐๐๐กโ ร ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐กโ
= 380/10 ร 8 ๐
= 4.75๐
Q.4) Find the cost of digging a cuboidal pit 8 m long, 6 m broad and 3 m deep at the rate of ๐
๐ . 30 ๐๐๐ ๐3.
Sol.4) ๐ = 8 ๐, ๐ = 6 ๐ and โ = 3 ๐
Volume of the pit = ๐๐โ ๐3
= (8 ร 6 ร 3)๐3
= 144 ๐3
Rate of digging = ๐
๐ . 30 ๐๐๐ ๐3
Total cost of digging the pit = ๐
๐ . (144 ร 30) = ๐
๐ . 4320
Q.5) The capacity of a cuboidal tank is 50000 litres of water. Find the breadth of the tank, if its length and depth are respectively 2.5 ๐ and 10 ๐.
Sol.5) length = 2.5 ๐, depth = 10 ๐ and volume = 50000 ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐
1๐3 = 1000 ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐
โด 50000 ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ = (50000/1000)๐3 = 50 ๐3
Breadth = ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ / ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐กโ ร ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐กโ
= (50/2.5 ร 10) ๐ = 2 ๐
Q.6) A village, having a population of 4000, requires 150 litres of water per head per day. It has a tank measuring 20๐ ร 15๐ ร 6๐. For how many days will the water of this tank last?
Sol.6) Dimension of tank = 20๐ ร 15๐ ร 6๐
๐ = 20 ๐ , ๐ = 15 ๐ and โ = 6 ๐
Capacity of the tank = ๐๐โ ๐3
= (20 ร 15 ร 6)๐3
= 1800 ๐3
Water requirement per person per day = 150 ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐
Water required for 4000 person per day = (4000 ร 150) ๐
= 4000 ร 150/1000
= 600 ๐3
Number of days the water will last = Capacity of tank Total water required per day
= (1800/600) = 3
The water will last for 3 days.
Q.7) A godown measures 40๐ ร 25๐ ร 15๐. Find the maximum number of wooden crates each measuring 1.5๐ ร 1.25๐ ร 0.5๐ that can be stored in the godown.
Sol.7) Dimension of godown = 40 ๐ ร 25 ๐ ร 15 ๐
Volume of the godown = (40 ร 25 ร 15)๐3 = 10000 ๐3
Dimension of crates = 1.5๐ ร 1.25๐ ร 0.5๐
Volume of 1 crates = (1.5 ร 1.25 ร 0.5)๐3 = 0.9375 ๐3
Number of crates that can be stored =Volume of the godown/Volume of 1 crate
= 10000/0.9375
= 10666.66 = 10666
Q.8) A solid cube of side 12 cm is cut into eight cubes of equal volume. What will be the side of the new cube? Also, find the ratio between their surface areas.
Sol.8) Edge of the cube = 12 ๐๐.
Volume of the cube = (๐๐๐๐)3 ๐๐3
= (12 ร 12 ร 12)๐๐3
= 1728 ๐๐3
Number of smaller cube = 8
Volume of the 1 smaller cube = (1728/8) ๐๐3 = 216 ๐๐3
Side of the smaller cube = ๐
๐3 = 216
โ ๐ = 6 ๐๐
Surface area of the cube = 6 (๐ ๐๐๐)2
Ratio of their surface area = 6 ร 12 ร 12/6 ร 6 ร 6
= 4/1 = 4: 1
Q.9) A river 3 m deep and 40 m wide is flowing at the rate of 2 km per hour. How much water will fall into the sea in a minute?
Sol.9) Depth of river (โ) = 3 ๐
Width of river (๐) = 40 ๐
Rate of flow of water (๐) = 2 ๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ข๐ = (2000/60) ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐
= (100/3)๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐
Volume of water flowing into the sea in a minute = ๐๐โ ๐3 = (100/3 ร 40 ร 3)๐3
= 4000 ๐3
Exercise 13.6
Q.1) The circumference of the base of a cylindrical vessel is 132 cm and its height is 25 cm.
How many litres of water can it hold? (1000 ๐๐3 = 1๐)
Sol.1) Here, โ = 25 ๐๐, 2๐๐ = 132 ๐๐.
2๐๐ = 132
Q.2) The inner diameter of a cylindrical wooden pipe is 24 cm and its outer diameter is 28 cm.
The length of the pipe is 35 cm. Find the mass of the pipe, if 1 ๐๐3 of wood has a mass of 0.6 g.
Sol.2)
Mass of 1 ๐๐3 of wood = 0.6 ๐
โด Mass of 5720 ๐๐3 of wood = 0.6 ร 5720 ๐ = 3432 ๐ = 3.432 ๐๐
Q.3) A soft drink is available in two packs โ
(i) a tin can with a rectangular base of length 5 cm and width 4 cm, having a height of 15 cm and
(ii) a plastic cylinder with circular base of diameter 7 cm and height 10 cm.
Which container has greater capacity and by how much?
Sol.3) For tin can with rectangular 6 base.
๐ = 5 ๐๐, ๐ = 4 ๐๐, โ = 15 ๐๐
Volume of the tin can = ๐๐โ = 5 ร 4 ร 15 ๐๐3 = 300 ๐๐3
For plastic cylinder with circular base.
Difference in the capacities of the two containers= (385 โ 300)๐๐3 = 85 ๐๐3
Hence, the plastic cylinder with circular base has greater capacity by 85 ๐๐3
Q.4) If the lateral surface of a cylinder is 94.2 ๐๐2 and its height is 5 cm, then find
(i) radius of its base (ii) its volume (๐๐ ๐ ๐ = 3.14)
Sol.4) Here, โ = 5 ๐๐, 2๐๐โ = 94.2 ๐๐2.
(i) 2๐๐โ = 94.2
โ 2 ร 3.14 ร ๐ ร 5 = 94.2
Hence, base radius of the cylinder = 3 ๐๐
(ii) Volume of the cylinder = ๐๐2โ
= 3.14 ร 3 ร 3 ร 5 ๐๐3 = 141.3 ๐๐3
Q.5) It costs Rs. 2200 to paint the inner curved surface of a cylindrical vessel 10๐ deep. If the cost of painting is at the rate of ๐
๐ 20 ๐๐๐ ๐2, find
(i) Inner curved surface area of the vessel, (ii) radius of the base,
(iii) capacity of the vessel.
Sol.5) Here, โ = 10 ๐
(i) Inner curved surface area = Total cost / Cost of painting per sq. metre
Q.6) The capacity of a closed cylindrical vessel of height 1 m is 15.4 litres. How many square metres of metal sheet would be needed to make it?
Sol.6) Here, โ = 1 ๐, volume = 15.4 ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐
= 2 ร 22/7 ร 0.07 (1 + 0.07)๐2
= 44 ร 0.01 ร 1.07 ๐2 = 0.4708 ๐2
Hence, 0.4708 ๐2 of metal sheet would be needed
Q.7) A lead pencil consists of a cylinder of wood with a solid cylinder of graphite filled in the interior. The diameter of the pencil is 7 mm and the dimeter of the graphite is 1 mm. If the length of the pencil is 14 cm, find the volume of the wood and that of the graphite.
Sol.7) Here, โ = 14 ๐๐.
Radius of the pencil (๐
) = 7/2 ๐๐ = 0.35 ๐๐.
Radius of the graphite (๐) = 1/2 ๐๐ = 0.05 ๐๐.
Volume of the the graphite = ๐๐2โ
= 22/7 ร 0.05 ร 0.05 ร 14 ๐๐3 = 0.11 ๐๐3
Volume of the the wood = ๐ (๐
2 โ ๐2)โ
= 22/7 ร [(0.35)2 โ (0.05)2] ร 14 ๐๐3
= 22/7 ร 0.4 ร 0.3 ร 14 ๐๐3 = 5.28 ๐๐3
Hence, volume of the wood = 5.28 ๐๐3 and
volume of the graphite = 0.11 ๐๐3
Q.8) A patient in a hospital is given soup daily in a cylindrical bowl of diameter 7 cm. If the bowl is filled with soup to a height of 4 cm, how much soup the hospital has to prepare daily to serve 250 patients?
Sol.8) Here, ๐ = 7/2 ๐๐ = 3.5 ๐๐, โ = 4 ๐๐
Capacity of 1 cylindrical bowl = ๐๐2โ
= 22/7 ร 3.5 ร 3.5 ร 4 ๐๐3 = 154 ๐๐3
Hence, soup consumed by 250 patients per day = 250 ร 154 ๐๐3 = 38500 ๐๐3
Exercise 13.7
Q.1) Find the volume of the right circular cone with
(i) radius 6 cm, height 7 cm (ii) radius 3.5 cm, height 12 cm
Sol.1) (i) Radius (๐) = 6 ๐๐ Height (โ) = 7 ๐๐
Q.2) Find the capacity in litres of a conical vessel with
(i) radius 7 cm, slant height 25 cm (ii) height 12 cm, slant height 13 cm
Sol.2) (i) Radius (๐) = 7 ๐๐
Slant height (๐) = 25 ๐๐
Let h be the height of the conical vessel.
โด โ = โ๐2 โ ๐2
Q.3) . The height of a cone is 15 ๐๐. If its volume is 1570 ๐๐3, find the radius of the base.
(Use ๐ = 3.14)
Sol.3) Height (โ) = 15 ๐๐
Volume = 1570 ๐๐3
Let the radius of the base of cone be ๐ ๐๐
โด Volume = 1570 ๐๐3
โ (1/3)๐๐2โ = 1570
โ 13 ร 3.14 ร ๐2 ร 15 = 1570
โ ๐2 = 1570/3.14 ร 5 = 100
โ ๐ = 10
Q.4) If the volume of a right circular cone of height 9 cm is 48๐ ๐๐3 , find the diameter of its base
Sol.4) Height (โ) = 9 ๐๐
Volume = 48๐ ๐๐3
Let the radius of the base of the cone be ๐ ๐๐
โด Volume = 48๐ ๐๐3
โ (1/3)๐๐2โ = 48๐
โ 13 ร ๐2 ร 9 = 48
โ 3๐2 = 48
โ ๐2 = 48/3 = 16
โ ๐ = 4
Q.5) A conical pit of top diameter 3.5 m is 12 m deep. What is its capacity in kilolitres?
Sol.5) Diameter of the top of the conical pit = 3.5 ๐
Radius (๐) = (3.5/2) ๐ = 1.75 ๐
Depth of the pit (โ) = 12 ๐
Volume = (1/3)๐๐2โ
= (13 ร 22/7 ร 1.75 ร 1.75 ร 12) ๐3
= 38.5 ๐3 ( 1 ๐3 = 1 ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ )
Capacity of pit = 38.5 ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐
Q.6) The volume of a right circular cone is 9856 ๐๐3 . If the diameter of the base is 28 cm,
find: (i) height of the cone (ii) slant height of the cone
(iii) curved surface area of the cone
Sol.6) (i) Diameter of the base of the cone = 28 ๐๐
Q.7) A right triangle ABC with sides 5 cm, 12 cm and 13 cm is revolved about the side 12 cm.
Find the volume of the solid so obtained
Sol.7) On revolving the ฮ๐ด๐ต๐ถ along the side 12 ๐๐,
a right circular cone of height(โ) 12 ๐๐,
radius(r) 5 cm and slant height(๐) 13 ๐๐ will be formed.
Volume of solid so obtained = 1/3 ๐๐ 2โ
= (1/3 ร ๐ ร 5 ร 5 ร 12) ๐๐3 = 100๐ ๐๐3
Q.8) If the triangle ABC in the Question 7 above is revolved about the side 5 cm, then find the volume of the solid so obtained. Find also the ratio of the volumes of the two solids obtained in Questions 7 and 8.
Sol.8) On revolving the ฮ๐ด๐ต๐ถ along the side 12 ๐๐,
a cone of radius(๐) 12 ๐๐,
height(โ) 5 ๐๐, and
slant height(๐) 13 ๐๐ will be formed.
Volume of solid so obtained = (1/3)๐๐2โ
= (1/3 ร ๐ ร 12 ร 12 ร 5) ๐๐3 = 240๐ ๐๐3
Ratio of the volumes = 100๐/240๐ = 5/12 = 5: 12
Q.9) A heap of wheat is in the form of a cone whose diameter is 10.5 m and height is 3 m.
Find its volume. The heap is to be covered by canvas to protect it from rain. Find the area of the canvas required
Sol.9) Diameter of the base of the cone = 10.5 ๐
Exercise 13.8
Q.1) Find the volume of a sphere whose radius is (i) 7 cm (ii) 0.63 m
Sol.1) (i) Radius of the sphere(๐) = 7 ๐๐
Therefore, Volume of the sphere = 4/3 ๐๐2
Q.2) Find the amount of water displaced by a solid spherical ball of diameter.
(i) 28 cm (ii) 0.21 m
Sol.2) (i) Diameter of the spherical ball = 28 ๐๐
Q.3) The diameter of a metallic ball is 4.2 cm. What is the mass of the ball, if the density of the metal is 8.9 ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐3?
Sol.3) Diameter of the ball = 4.2 ๐๐
Radius = (4.2/2) ๐๐ = 2.1 ๐๐
Volume of the ball = 4/3 ๐๐3
= (4/3 ร 22/7 ร 2.1 ร 2.1 ร 2.1) ๐๐3
= 38.808 ๐๐3
Density of the metal is 8.9๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐3
Mass of the ball = (38.808 ร 8.9) ๐ = 345.3912 ๐
Q.4) The diameter of the moon is approximately one-fourth of the diameter of the earth.
What fraction of the volume of the earth is the volume of the moon?
Sol.4) Let the diameter of the moon be r Radius of the moon = ๐/2
A/q,
Diameter of the earth = 4๐
Radius(๐) = 4๐/2 = 2๐
Q.5) How many litres of milk can a hemispherical bowl of diameter 10.5 cm hold?
Sol.5) Diameter of a hemispherical bowl = 10.5 ๐๐
Radius(๐) = (10.5/2) ๐๐ = 5.25๐๐
= 0.3031875 ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ (approx.)
Q.6) A hemispherical tank is made up of an iron sheet 1 cm thick. If the inner radius is 1 m, then find the volume of the iron used to make the tank.
Sol.6) Internal radius = ๐ = 1๐
External radius = ๐
= (1 + 0.1) ๐๐ = 1.01 ๐๐
Volume of iron used = External volume โ Internal volume
Q.7) Find the volume of a sphere whose surface area is 154 ๐๐2.
Sol.7) Let ๐ ๐๐ be the radius of the sphere So,
surface area = 154๐๐2
โ 4๐๐2 = 154
โ 4 ร 22/7 ร ๐2 = 154
Q.8) A dome of a building is in the form of a hemisphere. From inside, it was white-washed at the cost of Rs.498.96. If the cost of white-washing is Rs.2.00 per square metre, find the
(i) inside surface area of the dome, (ii) volume of the air inside the dome.
Sol.8) (i) Inside surface area of the dome =Total cost of white washing/Rate of white washing
= ( 498.96/2.00) ๐2 = 249.48 ๐2
(ii) Let ๐ be the radius of the dome.
Surface area = 2๐๐2
Q.9) Twenty -seven solid iron spheres, each of radius r and surface area S are melted to form a sphere with surface area Sโฒ. Find the
(i) radius rโฒ of the new sphere, (ii) ratio of S and S
Sol.9)
(ii) Required ratio = ๐/๐โฒ = 4๐๐2/4๐๐โฒ2
= ๐ 2 /(3๐) 2 = ๐ 2 /9๐ 2
= 1/9 = 1: 9
Q.10) A capsule of medicine is in the shape of a sphere of diameter 3.5 mm. How much medicine (๐๐ ๐๐3 ) is needed to fill this capsule?
Sol.10) Diameter of the spherical capsule = 3.5 ๐๐
Radius(๐) = 3.52๐๐ = 1.75๐๐
Medicine needed for its filling = Volume of spherical capsule
= 4/3 ๐๐3
= (4/3 ร 22 7 ร 1.75 ร 1.75 ร 1.75) ๐๐3
= 22.46 ๐๐3(๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ. )
Exercise 13.9
Q.1) A wooden bookshelf has external dimensions as follows:
Height = 110 cm, Depth = 25 cm, Breadth = 85 cm [See fig.].
The thickness of the planks is 5 cm everywhere. The external faces are to be polished and the inner faces are to be painted. If the rate of polishing is 20 ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐2 and the rate of painting is 10 ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐2, find the total expenses required for polishing and painting the surface of the bookshelf.
Sol.1) External faces to be polished = Area of six faces of cuboidal bookshelf โ 3 (Area of open portion ABCD)
= 2 (110 ร 25 + 25 ร 85 + 85 ร 110) โ 3 (75 ร 30)
[๐ด๐ต = 85 โ 5 โ 5 = 75 ๐๐ and ๐ด๐ท
= 1/3 ร 110 โ 5 โ 5 โ 5 โ 5 = 30 ๐๐]
= 2 (2750 + 2125 + 9350) โ 3 ร 2250
= 2 ร 14225 โ 6750
= 28450 โ 6750
= 21700 ๐๐2
Now, cost of painting outer faces of wodden bookshelf at the rate of 20 paise.
= ๐
๐ . 0.20 ๐๐๐ ๐๐2 = ๐
๐ . 0.20 ร 21700 = ๐
๐ . 4340
Here, three equal five sides inner faces.
Therefore, total surface area
= 3 [ 2 (30 + 75) 20 + 30 ร 75] [ ๐ท๐๐๐กโ = 25 โ 5 = 20 ๐๐]
= 3 [ 2 ร 105 ร 20 + 2250] = 3
[ 4200 + 2250]
= 3 ร 6450 = 19350 ๐๐2
Now, cost of painting inner faces at the rate of 10 ๐๐๐๐ ๐ i.e. ๐
๐ . 0.10 ๐๐๐ ๐๐2.
= ๐
๐ . 0.10 ร 19350 = ๐
๐ . 1935
Total expenses required = ๐
๐ . 4340 + ๐
๐ . 1935 = ๐
๐ . 6275
Q.2) The front compound wall of a house is decorated by wooden spheres of diameter 21 ๐๐, placed on small supports as shown in figure. Eight such spheres are used for this purpose and are to be painted silver. Each support is a cylinder of radius 1.5 ๐๐ and height 7 ๐๐ and is to be painted black. Find he cost of paint required if silver paint costs 25 ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐2 and black paint costs 5 ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐2.
Sol.2) Diameter of a wooden sphere = 21 ๐๐.
โด Radius of wooden sphere(๐
) = 21/2 ๐๐
And Radius of the cylinder (๐) = 1.5 ๐๐
Surface area of silver painted part = Surface area of sphere โ Upper part of cylinder for support
Surface area of such type of 8 spherical part = 8 ร 1378.928
= 11031.424 ๐๐2
Cost of silver paint over 1 ๐๐2 = ๐
๐ . 0.25
Cost of silver paint over 11031.928 ๐๐2 = 0.25 ร 11031.928
= ๐
๐ . 2757.85
Now, curved surface area of a cylindrical support = 2๐๐โ
= 2 ร 22 / 7 ร 15/10 ร 7 = 66๐๐2
Curved surface area of 8 such cylindrical supports = 66 ร 8 = 528 ๐๐2
Cost of black paint over 1 c๐2 of cylindrical support = ๐
๐ . 0.50
Cost of black paint over 528 c๐2 of cylindrical support = 0.50 ร 528
= ๐
๐ . 26.40
Total cost of paint required = ๐
๐ . 2757.85 + ๐
๐ . 26.4
= ๐
๐ . 2784.25
Q.3) If diameter of a sphere is decreased by 25% then what percent does its curved surface area decrease?
Sol.3) Diameter of original sphere = ๐ท = 2๐
๐
= ๐ท/2
Curved surface area of original sphere = 4๐๐
2 = 4๐ (๐ท/2)2 = ๐๐ท2
According to the question,
Decreased diameter = 25% ๐๐ ๐ท
Q.4) Sameera wants to celebrate the fifth birthday of her daughter with a party. She bought thick paper to make the conical party caps. Each cap is to have a base diameter of 10 cm and height 12 cm. A sheet of the paper is 25 cm by 40 cm and approximately 82% of the sheet can be effectively used for making the caps after cutting. What is the minimum number of sheets of paper that Sameera would need to buy, if there are to be 15 children at the party? (Use ฯ = 3.14)
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