Cylinder, Cone & Sphere (Surface Area & Volume)

Exercise 20A
Question 1.
The height of a circular cylinder is 20 cm and the radius of its base is 7 cm. Find :
(i) the volume
(ii) the total surface area.

Solution:

Question 2.
The inner radius of a pipe is 2.1 cm. How much water can 12 m of this pipe hold?

Solution:
Question 3.

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Question 4.
How many cubic meters of earth must be dug out to make a well 28 m deep and 2.8 m
in diameter? Also, find the cost of plastering its inner surface at Rs 4.50 per sq meter.
Solution:

Question 5.
What length of solid cylinder 2 cm in diameter must be taken to recast into a hollow
cylinder of external diameter 20 cm, 0.25 cm thick and 15 cm long?
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Question 6.
A cylinder has a diameter of 20 cm. The area of curved surface is 100 sq. cm. Find:
(i) the height of the cylinder correct to one decimal place.
(ii) the volume of the cylinder correct to one decimal place.
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Question 7.
A metal pipe has a bore (inner diameter) of 5 cm. The pipe is 5 mm thick all round. Find
the weight, in kilogram, of 2 metres of the pipe if 1 cm3 of the metal weights 7.7 g.

Solution:
Inner radius of the pipe = r = = 2.5 cm
External radius of the pipe = R = Inner radius of the pipe + Thickness of the pipe
= 2.5 cm + 0.5 cm
= 3 cm

Length of the pipe = h = 2 m= 200 cm

Volume of the pipe = External Volume – Internal Volume
Since 1cm3 of the metal weights 7.7 9,
∴ Weight of the pipe = (1728.6 × 7.7)g = kg = 13.31 kg

Question 8.
A cylindrical container with diameter of base 42 cm contains sufficient water to
submerge a rectangular solid of iron with dimensions 22 cm x 14 cm 10.5 cm. Find the
rise in level of the water when the solid is submerged.

Solution:

Question 9.
A cylindrical container with internal radius of its base 10 cm, contains water up to a
height of 7 cm. Find the area of wetted surface of the cylinder.
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Question 10.
Find the total surface area of an open pipe of length 50 cm, external diameter 20 cm
and internal diameter 6 cm.

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Question 11.

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Question 12.

The radius of a solid right circular cylinder increases by 20% and its height decreases by
20%. Find the percentage change in its volume.

Solution:
Question 13.
The radius of a solid right circular cylinder decreases by 20% and its height increases by
10%. Find the percentage change in its :
(i) volume
(ii) curved surface area

Solution:
Question 14.
Find the minimum length in cm and correct to nearest whole number of the thin metal
sheet required to make a hollow and closed cylindrical box of diameter 20 cm and
height 35 cm. Given that the width of the metal sheet is 1 m. Also, find the cost of the
sheet at the rate of Rs. 56 per m.
Find the area of metal sheet required, if 10% of it is wasted in cutting, overlapping, etc.

Solution:

Question 15.
3080 cm3 of water is required to fill a cylindrical vessel completely and 2310 cm3 of
water is required to fill it upto 5 cm below the top. Find :
(i) radius of the vessel.
(ii) height of the vessel.
(iii) wetted surface area of the vessel when it is half-filled with water.
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Question 16.
Find the volume of the largest cylinder formed when a rectangular piece of paper 44 cm
by 33 cm is rolled along it :
(i) shorter side.
(ii) longer side.
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Question 17.
A metal cube of side 11 cm is completely submerged in water contained in a cylindrical
vessel with diameter 28 cm. Find the rise in the level of water.

Solution:

Question 18.
A circular tank of diameter 2 m is dug and the earth removed is spread uniformly all
around the tank to form an embankment 2 m in width and 1.6 m in height. Find the
depth of the circular tank.

Solution:

Question 19.
The sum of the inner and the outer curved surfaces of a hollow metallic cylinder is 1056
cm2 and the volume of material in it is 1056 cm3. Find its internal and external radii.
Given that the height of the cylinder is 21 cm.

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Question 20.
The difference between the outer curved surface area and the inner curved surface area
of a hollow cylinder is 352 cm2. If its height is 28 cm and the volume of material in it is
704 cm3; find its external curved surface area.

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Question 21.
The sum of the heights and the radius of a solid cylinder is 35 cm and its total surface
area is 3080 cm2, find the volume of the cylinder.

Solution:

Question 22.
The total surface area of a solid cylinder is 616 cm2. If the ratio between its curved
surface area and total surface area is 1 : 2; find the volume of the cylinder.
Solution:

Question 23.
A cylindrical vessel of height 24 cm and diameter 40 cm is full of water. Find the exact
number of small cylindrical bottles, each of height 10 cm and diameter 8 cm, which can
be filled with this water.
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Question 24.
Two solid cylinders, one with diameter 60 cm and height 30 cm and the other with
radius 30 cm and height 60 cm, are melted and recanted into a third solid cylinder of
height 10 cm. Find the diameter of the cylinder formed.

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Question 25.

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Question 26.

The given figure shows a solid formed of a solid cube of side 40cm and a solid cylinder
of radius 20 cm and height 50 cm attached to the cube as shown.

Find the volume and the total surface area of the whole solid (Take π = 3.14)

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Question 27.
Two right circular solid cylinders have radii in the ratio 3 : 5 and heights in the ratio 2 : 3,
Find the ratio between their :
(i) curved surface areas.
(ii) volumes.

Solution:
Question 28.
A dosed cylindrical tank, made of thin iron sheet, has diameter = 8.4 m and height 5.4 m.
How much metal sheet, to the nearest m2, is used in making this tank, if of the sheet
actually used was wasted in making the tank?

Solution:

Exercise 20 B
Question 1.
Find the volume of a cone whose slant height is 17 cm and radius of base is 8 cm.

Solution:
Question 2.

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Question 3.
The circumference of the base of a 12 m high conical tent is 66 m. Find the volume of
the air contained in it.

Solution:
Question 4.
The radius and height of a right circular cone are in the ratio 5:12 and its volume is 2512
cubic cm. Find the radius and slant height of the cone. (Take π = 3.14)

Solution:
Question 5.
Two right circular cones x and y are made, x having three times the radius of y and y
having half the volume of x. Calculate the ratio between the heights of x and y.

Solution:

Question 6.
The diameters of two cones are equal. If their slant heights are in the ratio 5:4, find the
ratio of their curved surface areas.
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Question 7.
There are two cones. The curved surface area of one is twice that of the other. The slant
height of the latter is twice that of the former. Find the ratio of their radii.

Solution:
Question 8.
A heap of wheat is in the form of a cone of diameter 16.8 m and height 3.5 m. Find its
volume. How much cloth is required to just cover the heap?

Solution:

Question 9.
Find what length of canvas, 1.5 m in width, is required to make a conical tent 48 m in
diameter and 7 m in height. Given that 10% of the canvas is used in folds and stitching.
Also, find the cost of the canvas at the rate of Rs. 24 per meter.
Solution:
Question 10.
A solid cone of height 8 cm and base radius 6 cm is melted and re-casted into identical
cones, each of height 2 cm and diameter 1 cm. Find the number of cones formed.

Solution:
Question 11.

Solution:
Question 12.

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Question 13.
A vessel, in the form of an inverted cone, is filled with water to the brim. Its height is 32
cm and diameter of the base is 25.2 cm. Six equal solid cones are dropped in it, so that
they are fully submerged. As a result, one-fourth of water in the original cone overflows.
What is the volume of each of the solid cones submerged?

Solution:
Question 14.

Solution:
 Exercise 20 C
Question 1.

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Question 2.

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Question 3.
A spherical ball of lead has been melted and made into identical smaller balls with
radius equal to half the radius of the original one. How many such balls can be made?

Solution:

Question 4.
How many balls each of radius 1 cm can be made by melting a bigger ball whose
diameter is 8 cm.

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Question 5.
8 metallic sphere; each of radius 2 mm, are melted and cast into a single sphere.
Calculate the radius of the new sphere.

Solution:

Question 6.
The volume of one sphere is 27 times that of another sphere. Calculate the ratio of their:
(i) radii
(ii) surface areas

Solution:
Question 7.
If the number of square centimeters on the surface of a sphere is equal to the number
of cubic centimeters in the volume, what is the diameter of the sphere?

Solution:
Question 8.

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Question 9.
The internal and external diameters of a hollow hemi-spherical vessel are 21 cm and 28
cm respectively. Find:

(i) internal curved surface area

(ii) external curved surface area
(iii) total surface area
(iv) volume of material of the vessel.

Solution:
Question 10.
A solid sphere and a solid hemi-sphere have the same total surface area. Find the ratio
between their volumes.
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Question 11.
Metallic spheres of radii 6 cm, 8 cm and 10 cm respectively are melted and recasted
into a single solid sphere. Taking ∏ = 3.1, find the surface area of solid sphere formed.

Solution:

Question 12.

The surface area of a solid sphere is increased by 21% without changing its shape. Find
the percentage increase in its:

(i) radius
(ii) volume

Solution:
 Exercise 20 D
Question 1.
A solid sphere of radius 15 cm is melted and recast into solid right circular cones of
radius 2.5 cm and height 8 cm. Calculate the number of cones recast.

Solution:
Question 2.
A hollow sphere of internal and external diameters 4 cm and 8 cm respectively is melted
into a cone of base diameter 8 cm. Find the height of the cone.

Solution:
Question 3.
The radii of the internal and external surfaces of a metallic spherical shell are 3 cm and
5 cm respectively. It is melted and recast into a solid right circular cone of height 32 cm.
find the diameter of the base of the cone.

Solution:
Question 4.
Total volume of three identical cones is the same as that of a bigger cone whose height
is 9 cm and diameter 40 cm. find the radius of the base of each smaller cone, if height
of each is 108 cm.

Solution:

Question 5.
A solid rectangular block of metal 49 cm by 44 cm by 18 cm is melted and formed into a
solid sphere. Calculate the radius of the sphere.

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Question 6.
A hemi-spherical bowl of internal radius 9 cm is full of liquid. This liquid is to be filled
into conical shaped small containers each of diameter 3 cm and height 4 cm. How
many containers are necessary to empty the bowl?

Solution:

Radius of hemispherical bowl = 9 cm

Volume =

Diameter each of cylindrical bottle = 3 cm

Radius = cm, and height = 4 cm

∴ Volume of bottle =
∴ No. of bottles =

Question 7.
A hemispherical bowl of diameter 7.2 cm is filled completely with chocolate sauce. This
sauce is poured into an inverted cone of radius 4.8 cm. Find the height of the cone if it is
completely filled.
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Question 8.
A solid cone of radius 5 cm and height 8 cm is melted and made into small spheres of
radius 0.5 cm. Find the number of spheres formed.

Solution:
Question 9.

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Question 10.
A solid metallic cone, with radius 6 cm and height 10 cm, is made of some heavy metal
A. In order to reduce weight, a conical hole is made in the cone as shown and it is
completely filled with a lighter metal B.

The conical hole has a diameter of 6 cm and depth 4 cm. Calculate the ratio of the
volume of the metal A to the volume of metal B in the solid.
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Question 11.
A hollow sphere of internal and external radii 6 cm and 8 cm respectively is melted and
recast into small cones of base radius 3 cm and height 8 cm. Find the number of cones.

Solution:
Question 12.
The surface area of a solid metallic sphere is 2464 cm2. It is melted and recast into
solid right circular cones of radius 3.5 cm and height 7 cm. Calculate :
(i) the radius of the sphere.
(ii) the number of cones recast. (Take π = )

Solution:
 Exercise 20 E
Question 1.
A cone of height 15 cm and diameter 7 cm is mounted on a hemisphere of same
diameter. Determine the volume of the solid thus formed.

Solution:
Question 2.
A buoy is made in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right circular cone whose
circular base coincides with the plane surface of the hemisphere.

The radius of the base of the cone is 3.5 m and its volume is two-third the volume of
hemisphere. Calculate the height of the cone and the surface area of the buoy, correct
to two decimal places.

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Question 3.

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Question 4.
The cubical block of side 7 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere of the largest size. Find
the surface area of the resulting solid.

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Question 5.
A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and the radius of the top
which is open is 5 cm. It is filled with water.

When lead shots, each of which is a sphere of radius 0.5 cm, are dropped into the
vessel, one-fourth of the water flows out. Find the number of lead shots dropped in the
vessel.
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Question 6.
A hemispherical bowl has negligible thickness and the length of its circumference is
198 cm. find the capacity of the bowl.
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Question 7.
Find the maximum volume of a cone that can be carved out of a solid hemisphere of
radius r cm.

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Question 8.

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Question 9.
A solid hemisphere of diameter 28 cm is melted and recast into a number of identical
solid cones, each of diameter 14 cm and height 8 cm. Find the number of cones so
formed.

Solution:
Question 10.
A cone and a hemisphere have the same base and same height. Find the ratio between
their volumes.

Solution:
 Exercise 20 F
Question 1.
From a solid right circular cylinder with height 10 cm and radius of the base 6 cm, a
right circular cone of the same height and same base are removed. Find the volume of
the remaining solid.

Solution:
Question 2.
From a solid cylinder whose height is 16 cm and radius is 12 cm, a conical cavity of
height 8 cm and of base radius 6 cm is hollowed out. Find the volume and total surface
area of the remaining solid.

Solution:
Question 3.
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 80 m, calculate the total area of canvas required. Also, find the
total cost of canvas used at Rs 15 per meter if the width is 1.5 m
Solution:

Question 4.
A circus tent is cylindrical to a height of 8 m surmounted by a conical part. If total height
of the tent is 13 m and the diameter of its base is 24 m; calculate:

(i) total surface area of the tent

(ii) area of canvas, required to make this tent allowing 10% of the canvas used for folds
and stitching.

Solution:
Height of the cylindrical part = H = 8 m
Height of the conical part = h = (13 – 8)m = 5 m

Diameter = 24 m → radius = r = 12 m
Slant height of the cone = l

Slant height of cone = 13 m

(i) Total surface area of the tent = 2πrh + πrl = πr(2h + l)

(ii)Area of canvas used in stitching = total area

Question 5.
A cylindrical boiler, 2 m high, is 3.5 m in diameter. It has a hemispherical lid. Find the
volume of its interior, including the part covered by the lid.

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Question 6.

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Question 7.

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Question 8.
A cylindrical container with diameter of base 42 cm contains sufficient water to
submerge a rectangular solid of iron with dimensions 22 cm x 14 cm x 10.5 cm. Find
the rise in level of the water when the solid is submerged.
Solution:

Question 9.
Spherical marbles of diameter 1.4 cm are dropped into beaker containing some water
and are fully submerged. The diameter of the beaker is 7 cm. Find how many marbles
have been dropped in it if the water rises by 5.6 cm.
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Question 10.

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Question 11.

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Question 12.

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Question 13.

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Question 14.
A cylindrical can, whose base is horizontal and of radius 3.5 cm, contains sufficient
water so that when a sphere is placed in the can, the water just covers the sphere. Given
that the sphere just fits into the can, calculate:
(i) the total surface area of the can in contact with water when the sphere is in it;
(ii) the depth of water in the can before the sphere was put into the can.

Solution:
Question 15.
A hollow cylinder has solid hemisphere inward at one end and on the other end it is
closed with a flat circular plate. The height of water is 10 cm when flat circular surface
is downward. Find the level of water, when it is inverted upside down, common diameter
is 7 cm and height of the cylinder is 20 cm.
Solution:

Exercise 20 G
Question 1.
What is the least number of solid metallic spheres, each of 6 cm diameter, that should
be melted and recast to form a solid metal cone whose height is 45 cm and diameter is
12 cm?

Solution:

Question 2.
A largest sphere is to be carved out of a right circular cylinder of radius 7 cm and height
14 cm. Find the volume of the sphere. (Answer correct to the nearest integer)

Solution:
Question 3.
A right circular cylinder having diameter 12 cm and height 15 cm is full of ice-cream.
The ice-cream is to be filled in identical cones of height 12 cm and diameter 6 cm
having a semi-spherical shape on the top. Find the number of cones required.

Solution:

Question 4.
A solid is in the form of a cone standing on a hemisphere with both their radii being
equal to 8 cm and the height of cone is equal to its radius. Find in terms of π, the
volume of the solid.

Solution:

Question 5.
The diameter of a sphere is 6 cm. It is melted and drawn into a wire of diameter 0.2 cm.
Find the length of wire.
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Question 6.
Determine the ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a sphere which will exactly fit
inside the cube.

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Question 7.

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Question 8.

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Question 9.

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Question 10.
A cylindrical water tank of diameter 2.8m and height 4.2m is being fed by a pipe of
diameter 7 cm through which water flows at the rate of 4m/s. Calculate, in minutes, the
time it takes to fill the tank.

Solution:
Question 11.

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Question 12.

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Question 13.
A solid, consisting of a right circular cone, standing on a hemisphere, is placed upright,
in a right circular cylinder, full of water, and touches the bottom. Find the volume of
water left in the cylinder, having given that the radius of the cylinder is 3 cm and its
height is 6 cm; the radius of the hemisphere is 2 cm and the height of the cone is 4 cm.
Give your answer to the nearest cubic centimeter.

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Question 14.

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Question 15.

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Question 16.

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Question 17.

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Question 18.
Two solid spheres of radii 2 cm and 4 cm are melted and recast into a cone of height 8
cm. Find the radius of the cone so formed.
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Question 19.
A certain number of metallic cones, each of radius 2 cm and height 3 cm, are melted
and recast into a solid sphere of radius 6 cm. Find the number of cones used.

Solution:
Let the number of cones melted be n.
Let the radius of sphere be rs = 6 cm
Radius of cone be rc = 2 cm
And, height of the cone be h = 3 cm
Volume of sphere = n (Volume of a metallic cone)

Question 20.
A conical tent is to accommodate 77 persons. Each person must have 16m3 of air to
breathe. Given the radius of the tent as 7m, find the height of the tent and also its
curved surface area.
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