3D Mensuration

3D MENSURATION
25 3D

3. The volumes of spheres A and B are in the ratio 125

SSC CGL 2018 Tier-I : 64. If the sum of radii of A and B is 36 cm. then the
surface area (in cm²) of A is:

r
SSC CGL Tier-I (2018) A B 125 : 64 A B
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1. The length of a metallic pipe is 7.56 m. Its external

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and internal radii are 2.5 cm and 1.5 cm respec- ( 2
)
tively. If 1 cm³ of the metal weight 7.5 g, then the (a) 512� (b) 800�
weight of the pipe is: (Take � = 22/7)
(c) 1600� (d) 1024�
7.56
(c) A : B
2.5 1.5 1 ³
Volume 3 125 : 3 64

p
7.5 (� = 22/7 ) Side 5x : 4x
(a) 72.82 kg (b) 70.14 kg Sum = 9x = 36
(c) 71.28 kg (d) 69.68 kg x=4

a
(c) Volume of hollow cylinder = �h(R2–r2) Side (A) = 5x = 20
Surface Area = 4�r²
22 = 1600 cm2
at
= × 756 × (2.52–1.52)
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22 1
SSC CGL 2021 Tier-I
n
weight = ×756×1×4×7.5×
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7 1000 4. A 22.5 m high tent is in the shape of a frustum of a
= 71.28kg cone surmounted by a hemisphere. If the diameters
at
Pr

SSC CGL Tier-I (2019) of the upper and the lower circular ends of the
lic

frustum are 21 m and 39 m, respectively, then find

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the area of cloth (in m 2) used to make the tent
2. If the radius of a right circular cylinder is decreased
b

(ignoring the wastage).

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by 10%, and the height is increased by 20%, then

(Use � = 22/7)
the percentage increase/decrease in its volume is:
22 5
an

10%
on

20%
21 39
pi

(a) increase by 2.8%

( 2
am

2.8%
( � = 22/7 )
(b) decrease by 1.8%
Ch

2 2
g

1.8%
(a) 787 (b) 2107
(c) increase by 1.8% 7 7
1.8%
Ga

6 2
(d) decrease by 2.8% (c) 1635 (d) 2800
7 7
2.8%
1 1 (b)
(d) 10% = , 20% =
10 5
Before : After 10.5
Radius 10 : 9
Height 5 : 6
�r12h1 : �r22h2
Vol. ����× 102 × 5 : ��× 92 × 6 12
500 : 486
Diff. � 500 – 486 = 14
14 39
Decrease % = �100 = 2.8%
500 2

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l = � R � r � � H 2 = 81 � 144 =15
2

Area of cloth = � (R+r) l + 2�r2

22 � 441�
= �30 � 15 � 2 � 4 �
7 � �
22 � 441 �
= 450 �
7 �� 2 ��
22 1341
= ×
7 2
2 2
= 2107 m
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Ch
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 � 
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SSC MTS 2020 Tier-I (d) � ×21.6×21.6×21.6
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SSC MTS Tier-I (2020) = � ×r2×25920
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24. The total surface area of hemisphere is very nearly r = 0.72 cm
equal to that of an equilateral triangle. The side of SSC MTS Tier-I (2020)
the triangle is how many times (approximately) of
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the radius of the hemisphere?
27. If the diameter of the base of a cone is 24 cm and

r
3
curved surface area is 1395 cm2, then its height
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� 8� �
0.5
� 4� �
0.5
is: (Take �� =22/7)
(a) � � (b) � � 24
� 3� � 3 �
� � � � 3
0.5 0.5
(c) 2� 3 (d) 4� 3 1395 2
�� =
(d) TSA of Hemisphere = Equilateral Triangle 7
22/7

p
3 2
3�R2 = a (a) 35 cm (b) 32 cm
4
(c) 30 cm (d) 36 cm
3 a = 4×3�R
2 2

a
(a) r = 12cm
a 2
4 � 3�
2 =
3 9768
R 3 CSA = 1395 cm2 = cm2
7 7
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a
9768
R = 4� 3 = �rl
a 7 n
� �
0.5

R = 4π 3 9768 22
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= ×12×l
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l = 37cm
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l2 = h2+r2 ��h2 = (37)2–(12)2
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25. A radii of the circular ends of a frustum of a cone are

hence h = 35 cm
20 cm and 13 cm and its height is 12 cm. What is the
b

28. The material of a sphere of radius r is melted and

capacity (in litres) of the frustum (correct to one
Pu

recast into a hollow cylindrical shell of thickness a

decimal place)? (Take � = 22/7) and outer radius b. What is its length assuming that
20 13 no material is lost in recasting?
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12 r
a b
pi

� = 22/7
(a) 10.4 (b) 11.2
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(c) 10.8 (d) 11.4 4r3

(a)1Volume of frustum (a)
3a(2a � b)
Ch
g

= ×�(r 2 + r22 + r1 × r2) × h

3 221
1 4r 3
= × ×(202 +132+20×13)×12 (b)
3 7 3a(b � a)(b � a)
Ga

= 10421.7 cm3 4r3

10421 (c)
Capacity (in litre) = 3a(b � a)
1000
= 10.4 ltr. 4r3
(d)
26. The radius of metallic solid sphere is 21.6 cm. It is 3a(2b � a)
melted and drawn into a wire of uniform cross (d) Volume of sphere = volume of cylinder
section. If the length of the wire is 259.2 m, then 4 3
the radius of the wire is: �r = �(R2–r2)h
3
21.6 R = b, r = b–a
4 3
�r = �(b2–(b–a)2)×h
259.2 3
(a) 0.9 cm (b) 0.8 cm 4 3
r = (2b–a)a×h
(c) 0.54 cm (d) 0.72 cm 3
4 r3
h= ×
3 a(2b – a)
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29. If the volume of a cube is 375 3 cm 3, then its Alternatively:-
diagonal is: ®

375 3 3

(a) 10 cm (b) 15 cm
h
(c) 14 cm (d) 12 cm
(b) a3 = 375 3
Vol. of cuboid (upto water level) = Vol. of cube
a3 = 53 ( 3)3 25×20×h = 15×15+15
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a= 5 3 h= = 6.75 cm
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d = a 3 = 15 cm 32. The sum of the height and radius of the base of a
SSC MTS Tier-I (2020) solid right circular cylinder is 46 cm. If the total
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r
30. Kamala has three cylindrical containers, each with is the volume (in cm³) of the cylinder? (take � = 22/
radius 20cm that she wants to fill with grain. If her 7)

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bag of grain contains 100 kg of grain and she fills 46
all three containers to a height of 70 cm, how much
6072 ²
grain will be left in the bag, if 1 kg grain occupies
3000 cm3 space? (Use � = 22/7) ³ � = 22/7
20 (a) 11025� (b) 3036�
(c) 11025� (d) 3036�

p
100 70 (a)r + h = 46 cm
1 3000 T.S.A. of cylinder = 2�r (h + r)
3 2�r (h + r) = 6072

a
22
( � = 22/7 ) 2 × r × 46 = 6072
(a) 88 kg (b) 50 kg 7
r = 21 cm
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(c) 58 kg (d) 12 kg
� h = 25 cm
(d) Volume of 3 containers Volume of cylinder = �r2h
= 3 �r2h n
= ��× (21)2 × 25
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22 = 11025 cm3
= 3× ×20×20×70
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7 33. The diameter of an iron ball used for shot-put is 21

cm. It is melted and then a cylinder of height 3.5 cm
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= 3×22×4000 is made. The curved surface area of the cylinder will

= 66×4000 be: (Take � = 22/7)
b

= 264000cm3 21
Pu

264000 3.5
Filled grain= = 88kg filled in 3 containers
an

3000
on

left grain in the bag = (Take � = 22/7)

(a) 462 cm² (b) 464 cm²
pi

100 – 88 = 12 kg
(c) 362 cm² (d) 460 cm²
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31. A solid cube of side 15 cm is dropped into a (a) Volume of sphere = volume of cylinder
rectangular container of length 25 cm, breadth 20
4 3
cm and height 18 cm, which is partly filled with �r = �R2h
Ch
g

3
water. If the cube is completely submerged, then 3
the rise of water (in cm) is: 4 � 21 �
� � = r2(3.5)
3 � 2 �
Ga

15 25 20
r2 = 441 ��r = 21
18
CSA of Cylinder = 2�rh
22
= 2× ×21×3.5 = 462 cm2
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(a) 7.75 (b) 5.25 34. The radius of a solid lead sphere is 2 cm. 2541 such
(c) 8.75 (d) 6.75 spheres are melted an recast into a cube of edge x
(d)Volume of cube + Volume of cuboid = volume of cm. The value of x is (take � = 22/7) :
cuboid when cube is inside it. 2 2541
(15)3 + 25 × 20 × 18 x x
= 25 × 20 × (18 + x)
� = 22/7
3375 + 9000 = 500(18 + x)
12375 = 500 (18 + x) (a) 44 (b) 22
x = 6.75 cm (c) 66 (d) 33

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(a) 1600 (b) 1750
4 3
(a)Volume of sphere = r (c) 1800 (d) 1500
3 (d) l b h
Volume of cube = (side)3 3 2 4
4 22
  8  2541 = (side)3 1950
3 7 TSA = = 1300
1.5
4 × 2 × 11 × 11 × 11 × 8 = side3
side = 44 cm 2(6x2+8x2+12x2) = 1300
26x2 = 650
x=5
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35. The volume of a cylinder of height 32 cm and base 24 � 5 � 5 � 5
= = 1500m3

r
diameter 36 cm is equal to the volume of a cone of 2
height 24 The curved surface area (in cm2) of the cone

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is:
32 36 24

(a) 240 15 � (b) 360 15 �

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(c) 288 13 � (d) 432 13 �

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36. If the diameter of the base of a cone is 24 cm and

a
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3
its curved surface area is 1395 cm², then its
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volume (in cm³) is: Take � = n
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24
at

3
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1395 ² ( ³ )
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(a) 5728 (b) 5287

(c) 5280 (d) 5782
b

(d) Volume of cylinder = �r2h

Pu

1 2
Volume of cone = �r h
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on

3
C.S.A of Cone = �rl
pi

Make volume equal

am

1 2
�×182×32 = �r × 24
3
Ch
g

r = 36
r = 36, h = 24, l = 362  242
Ga

= 12 13
C.S.A = �rl = ��× 36 × 12 13
= 432 13
37. The length breadth and height of a rectangular box
are in the ratio 3 : 2 : 4, respectively, and the cost of
covering it with a sheet of paper at the rate of `1.50
per square metre is `1,950. Find 50% of the volume
of the box (in m³).
3:2:4
`1.50
`1,950 50% (m³
)

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SSC CGL (Tier-II)

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38. If the radius of a sphere is increased by 4 cm. its 13x
12x
surface area is increased by 464� cm2. What is the
volume (in cm3) of the original sphere?
4 5x
464 �cm2 use triplet 5, 12 and 13
CSA =��rl
�×5x ×13x = 816.4

r
15625 35937 816.4
(a)  (b) 
x² =  x=2
6 8

Si
3.14  5 13
15625 11979 1
(c)  (d)  Vol. = ×�×(5×2)²×12×2 = 2512
8 2 3
(a) Surface area of sphere =4�r2 41. The internal diameter of a hollow hemishphere vessel
4�r  4 ² – 4r²  464 is 24 cm. It is made of a sheet which is 0.5cm thick.
4�r²  16  8r – r²  464 What is the total surface are (in cm2) of the vessel?

p
25 24
r
2 0.5

a
4
Volume of sphere = × ��× r 3
3 (a) 612.75� (b) 468.75�
at
4 25  25  25 15625 (c) 600.2� (d) 600.5�
= × ��× � π
3 2 2 2 6 (a) Inner radius = 12
39. A solid cube is cut into three cuboids of same n
Outer radius = 12.5
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volumes. What is the ratio of the surface area of the Total surface area of hollow Hemisphere = outer
cube to the sum of the surface areas of any two of
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surface area + inner surface area + area of ring

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the cuboids so formed? =2�R2 + 2�r2 +��(R2 – r²)

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=��(2×(12.5)²+ 2×(12)² + ((12.5)²–(12²))

=��(312.5 + 288 + 12.25)
b

= 612.75�
Pu

42. A sector of radius 10.5 cm with the central angle

(a) 9 : 10 (b) 27 : 16 120O is folded to form a cone by joining the two
(c) 27 : 10 (d) 9 : 8 bounding radii of the sector. What is the volume (in
an
on

(a) cm3) of the cone so formed?

pi

10.5 120°
am

3 3 (cm³ )
Ch
g

3 3 343 2 343 3
1 (a) � (b) �
3 6 6
Total surface area of cube = 6a²
Ga

343 3 343 2
total surface area of cuboid = 2 (lb+bh+hl) (c) � (d) �
6×(3)² : 2×2 (3×1+3×1+3×3) 12 12
6×9 : 2×2×15 (d)
9 : 10 120° 10.5 10.5
40. The radius and the height of a right circular cone
are in the ratio 5 : 12. Its curved suface are is 816.4
cm2. What is the volume (in cm3) of the cone? (Take
The radius of cone must be in the ratio of angle.
� = 3.14)
120
5:12 radius = 10.5× = 3.5
360
816.4 ³ (
��= 3.14 Height of cone = (10.5)²  (3.5)²
(a) 2512 (b) 1256 = 7 2 (Pythagoras)
(c) 3140 (d) 628

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1 45. The slant height and radius of a right circular cone
Volume of cone = r²h are in the ratio 29 : 20. If its volume is 4838.4� cm3,
3
then its radius is:
1
= ×3.5×3.5×7 2 29 : 20
3
4838.4� 2
1 35 35
= × × ×7 2
3 10 10
(a) 20cm (b) 24 cm
343 2 (c) 25 cm (d) 28 cm
= �
12 (b) Let, slant height (l) = 29x
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height (h) = �l  r2 
43. If the radius of a sphere is increased by 2.5 decimetre
(dm), then its surface area increases by 110 dm2. =
2 2

What is the volume (in dm3) of the spher? ( Take  = �29x   �20x 
= 21x

r
22/7 )
20, 21, 29 are triplets.
2.5 (dm)

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1
110 2
volume of cone = �r2h
3
( 3
) ( = 22/7 )
1
3 11 ×�× 20x × 20x × 21x = 4838.4�
(a) (b) 3
7 21 � x3 = 1.728
13 4 x = 1.2

p
(c) (d) � Radius = 20x = 20×1.2 = 24 cm
21 7
(b) Surface area of sphere = 4�r2 46. The base of right pyramid is an equilateral triangle,
each side of which is 20 cm. Each slant edge is 30

a
4�(r + 2.5)2 – 4�r2 = 110 cm. The vertical height (in cm) of the pyramid is:
4�(r2 + 6.25 + 5r) – 4�r2 = 110
4�r2 + 25� + 20� r – 4�r2 = 110 20 30
at
110
25 + 20 r =
� (a) 5 3 (b) 10 3
110 � 7
n
– 25
io
20 r = 35 23
22 (c) (d)10
3 3
at
Pr

1
r= decimeter (d)
2
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4 3
Volume of sphere = �r 30
b

3 h
Pu

4 22 1 1 1 11
� � � � = d.m3
3 7 2 2 2 21
an

20
on

44. A hemispherical tank full of water is emptied by a

pipe at the rate of 7.7 litres per second. How much In circumradius of � =
pi

time (in hours) will it take to empty 2/3 part of the

Side 20
tank, if the internal radius of the tank is 10.5 m? =
am

7.7 3 3
2/3 Slant edge = 30
Ch
g

10.5 2
� 20 �
185 175 Height of � = 30 � �
(a) (b) � 3 ��
Ga

6 3
185 175
(c) (d) 400 2300
3 2 = 900 � =
3 3
(b) Vol of hemispharical tank = Vol of Cylindrical pipe
× Time
23
2 2 2 2 22 = 10 cm
part× r 3 = × × (10.5)3 3
3 3 3 3 7
47. The volume of a solid hemisphere is 19,404 cm3 . Its
= 1617 m3 total surface area (in cm²) is: (Take � = 22/7)
Convert into liter = 1617×1000 liter
Pipe Flow = 7.7×60×60 ltr/hr 19,404 3

2
� = 22/7
1617 1000 175
Time in hr = = hr (a) 2079 (b) 3465
7.7  60  60 3
(c) 2772 (d) 4158

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CSA of cone = �rl
2
(d) Vol. of solid hemisphere = �r3 22
3 CSA of cone = ×7× 85
7
2 3 = 22 85 cm2
� �r = 19404
3 50. A cylindrical tube, open at both ends, is made of a
2 22 3 metal sheet which is 0.5 cm thick. Its outer radius
× ×r = 19404 is 4 cm and length is 2 m. How much metal (in cm 3)
3 7
r = 21 has been used in making the tube?
Total surface area of solid hemisphere = 3�r2 0.5
22 4 2
=3× ×21×21 = 4158 cm2 3
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48. The total surface area of a cylinder is 4092 cm2 and (a) 800� (b) 450�
the diameter of its base is 21 cm. What is 50% (c) 750� (d) 550�
volume (in cm 3) of the cylinder (nearest to an (c) Outer radius (R) = 4 cm

r
integer)? Inner radius (r) = 3.5 cm
4092 .2 Vol. of hollow cy. = �(R2–r2)h

Si
Vol. of metal used =
21 50% .3
= � [42–(3.5)2]×2×100 cm3
= �×7.5×0.5×200
(a) 8922 (b) 8832 = 750
(c) 8822 (d) 8932 51. The base of a right pyramid is a square of side 8 2
(c) Total surface area of cylinder

p
cm and each of its slant edge is of length 10 cm.
= 2�r (r+h) What is the volume (in cm3) of the pyramid?
Diameter (2r) = 21
8 2

a
21
r= 10
2 3

22 21  21 � h  (a) 256 (b) 224

at
2× ×   = 4092
7 2 2  2
(c) 426 (d) 96 2
21 n 3
+h = 62 (a) M
io
2
21
at
Pr

h = 62 – 10
2
lic

103 D C
h= cm
b

2
Volume of cylinder = �r2h O
Pu

22 21 21 103
= × × A 8 2 B
an
on

7 2 2 2
50% of volume AM = 10
pi

1 22 21 21 103 Diagonal of square ABCD = 2 a

= × × ×
am

2 7 2 2 2 8 2 × 2 = 16
= 8922 cm 3
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49. The volume of a right circular cone is 308 cm3 and Half of diagonal = OA = =8
Ch
g

the radius of its base is 7 cm. What is the curved 2

� Height = 6 (Triplet 6, 8, 10)
surface area (in cm2) of the cone? (Take � = 22/7)
1
308
Ga

3
Vol. of pyramid = ×Base area×h
7 2
�= 3
22/7 1
Volume = × × ×6
3 8 2 8 2
(a) 22 21 (b) 44 21 = 256 cm2
(c) 22 85 (d) 11 85 52. The curved surface area of a right circular cone is
2310 cm2 and its radius is 21 cm. If its radius is
1 2
(c) Volume of cone = �r h increased by 100% and height is reduced by 50%,
3 then its capacity (in litres) will be correct to one
1 22 decimal place) (Take � = 22/7)
× ×7×7×h = 308
3 7 2310 2
h=6
21 100%
l= 49+36
6 = 85 50%
� = 22/7
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(a) 27.8 (b) 28.2 54. The base of a right prism is an equilateral triangle
(c) 26.7 (d) 25.9 whose side is 10 cm. If height of this prism is 10 3
(d) CSA of cone = �rl cm, then what is the total surface area of prism?
22 10
×r×l = 2310
7 C 10 3
22
×21×l = 2310
7 (a) 125 3 cm2 (b) 325 3 cm2

h=28 (c) 150 3 cm2 (d) 350 3 cm2

2310  7 35 (d) Total surface area of prism = CSA + 2×Base Area
l= = 35 = Base perimeter × Height + 2×Base Area
21 22
21
3

r
New radius = 42 ��20× 10 3 +2 ×10×10
4
New height = 14

Si
�� 300 3 + 50 3
1 2
Volume of cone = �r h �� 350 3 cm2
3

1 �r 2h
capacity = × ltr
3 1000

p
1 22 42  42 14
= × × ltr
3 7 1000

a
= 25.872 ltr = ~25.9 ltr
53. Radius of a large solid sphere is 14 cm. If is melted
to form 8 equal small solid sphere. What is the sum
at
of total surface areas of all the 8 small solid spheres?
(Use = 22/7)
14 8
n
io
8
at
Pr
lic

= 22/7
(a) 3648 cm2 (b) 4928 cm2
b
Pu

(c) 4244 cm2 (d) 4158 cm2

(b) Volume of large solid sphere = volume of 8 small
an
on

spheres
4 4
pi

�R3 = 8× �r3
3 3
am

14×14×14 = 8×r3
Ch

14 � 14 � 14
g

r3 = = r = 7 cm
2�2�2
� Total surface area of solid sphere = 4�r2
Ga

22
� TSA of all spheres = 8×4× ×7×7
7
= 4928 cm2

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