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How to convert semicircle into open conical

1 HOTS cup

2 CONE Prove that 3 vh 3 c2 h 2 9v 2 0

If L, B & H are length, breadth & height of a
3 Cuboid 1 2 1 1 1
cuboid Prove that
v s l b h
A cube & a Sphere have the same surface
4 HOTS area. Find the ratio of their volumes
If CSA of Cone is 550 cm2 & height is
5 HOTS 24 cm. Find VOLUME
How to find the Length of the Longest Pole
6 HOTS in a Room
A conical vessel of radius 6cm and height 8
cm is completely filled with water. A sphere
is lowered into the water and its size is such
7 HOTS that when it touches the sides, it is just
immersed. What fraction of water
overflows?
The curved surface area of a cylindrical pillar
8 HOTS is 132 m2 and its volume is 99 m3. Find the
diameter and the height of the pillar.
The radius of a sphere is two times that of
9 HOTS another sphere. Determine the ratios of their
surface areas and also of their volumes
Two right circular cones X and Y are made. X
having three times the radius of Y and Y
10 HOTS having half the volume of X. Find the ratio of
heights of X and Y.
The radii of two right circular cylinders are in
the ratio 2 : 3 and their heights are in the ratio
11 HOTS 5 : 4. Calculate the ratio of their curved
surface areas and also the ratio of their
volumes.
The ratio between the curved surface area
and the total surface area of a right circular
12 HOTS cylinder is 1 : 2. If the total surface area is
616 cm3, find the volume of the cylinder.
There are two cones. The curved surface area
of one is twice that of the other. The slant
13 HOTS height of the latter is twice that of the former.
Find the ratio of their radii.
 A solid cylinder has total surface area of 462
sq. cm. Its curved surface area is one-third its
14 HOTS total surface area. Find the volume of the
cylinder .
The sum of the radius of the base and the
height of a solid cylinder is 37 m. If the total
15 HOTS surface area of the solid cylinder is 1628 m2,
find the circumference of its base and the
volume of the cylinder.
The difference between outside and inside
surface of a cylindrical metallic pipe 14 cm
16 HOTS long is 44 sq. cm. If the pipe is made of 99
cubic cm of metal, find the outer and inner
radii of the pipe.
A conical tent is to accommodate 11 persons,
each person must have 4 sq. m of space on
17 HOTS the ground and 20 cu. m of air to breathe.
Find the height of the cone.
If the length of the diagonal of a cube is
18 HOTS 6 3 cm , then the length of the edge of the
cube is 3 cm. True / False. Find its volume?
A Conical flask of base radius r and height h is
full of milk. The milk is now poured into a
19 HOTS (MCQ) cylindrical flask of radius 2r. What is the height
to which the milk will rise in the flask?
In a cylinder, radius is doubled and height is
20 HOTS (MCQ) halved, curved surface will be
(a) halved (b) doubled (c) same (d) four times.
The radius of base and the height of a right
circular cylinder are each increased by 20%.
21 HOTS (MCQ) The volume of the cylinder will increase by
(a) 72.8% (b) 96% (c) 40% (d) 60%
A spherical iron ball is dropped into a vessel
of base diameter 14 cm, containing water. The
22 HOTS (MCQ) water level is increased by 9 1/3 cm . What is
the radius of the ball?
(a) 3.5 cm (b) 7 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 12 cm.
A cylindrical tub of radius 16 cm contains
water to a depth of 30 cm. A spherical iron ball
23 HOTS is dropped into the tub and thus the level of
water is raised by 9 cm. What is the radius of
the ball?
NCERT Optional The diameter of a sphere is decreased by
24 Exercise 13.9 Q 3
25%. By what percent does its curved surface
area decrease?
A hemispherical bowl of internal diameter 36
cm contains a liquid. This liquid is to be filled
25 HOTS into cylindrical bottles of radius 3 cm and
height 6 cm. How many bottles are required to
empty this bowl?
The volume of the two sphere are in the ratio
26 HOTS 64 : 27. Find the difference of their surface
areas, if the sum of their radii is 7.
A wooden toy is in the form of a cone
surmounted on a hemisphere. The diameter of
27 HOTS the base of the cone is 6 cm and its height is 4
cm. Find the cost of painting the toy at the rate
of Rs. 5 per 1000 cm square.
A cone, a hemisphere and a cylinder stand on
28 HOTS equal bases and have the same height. Find
the ratio of their volumes
NCERT Optional The front compound wall of a house …..
29 Exercise 13.9 Q 2
30 Hemispherical Bowl What is Hollow Hemispherical Bowl
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