Chapter

Surface Areas and

13 Volumes
13.1 Introduction 13.4 Conversion of Solid from One Shape to
13.2 Surface Area of a Combination of Solids Another
13.3 Volume of a Combination of Solids 13.5 Frustum of a Cone

Topicwise Analysis of (2019-2010o) Years' CBSE Board Questions

VSA
22
SA
20
SA-II
LA
-questions
16

of
Number
12

10

13.1 13.2 13.3 134 13

Topic

Maximunm weightage is of Conversion of Solid Another

from One Shape to Another Maximum VSA type questions were asked from
Maximum SA-l and LA type questions were Introduction
asked from Conversion of Solidfrom One Shape to

QUICK RECAP

SURFACE AREA VOLUME

The surface area of a three-dimensional shape Volume is the measure of the amount of
is the sum of all of the surface areas of each of space inside of asolid figure, likea cube, bal,
the sides. cylinder or pyramid.
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SURFACEAREAS AND VOLUMES OF SOLID SHAPES ARE AS FOLLOWS
S. Solids Figures C.S.A. T.S.A. Volume
No.

Cube
1. 6a a
a= side

Cuboid
l= length 2(lb + bh + lIh) lbh
2.
b= breadth
h= height
C.S.A. + Area of
circular ends
() Right circular
2rh 2rnr + 2rrh Trh
cylinder =2nr(r + h)
r= radius
h= height
3.
(ii) Hollow cylinder R²h - rh
R= External radius 2rRh +2nrh 2rh (R+ r)
=2nh(R + r) + 2r(R? - ) - th(R + r)(R -r)
= Internal radius
= 2T(R +r)
h= height (h+R - )

4 Sphere 4r

5. Hemisphere 2Tr 3r?

Right circular cone

Area of base +
r= radius
6. h= height Trl
C.S.A.
= I + rl

= slant height
Frustum of a cone
r, = radius of bottom
r;= radius of top nl(r, + r) + nr?
7 h= height h
+ Tr
l= slant height
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Previous Years' CBSE Board Questions

13.1 Introduction
VSA (1 mark)
Find its curved surface area. Use = 7

(Delhi 2012)
1. Volume and surface area of a solid
hemisphere are numerically equal. What is SA-II (3 marks)
the diameter of hemisphere? (Delhi 2017) 9 The sum of the radius of base and height
2, A rectangular sheet of paper 40 cm x 22 cm, of a solid right circular cylinder is 37 cm.
is rolled to form a hollow cylinder of height If the total surface area of the cylinder is
40 cm. The radius of the cylinder (in cm) is 1628 sq. cm, find the volume of the cylinder.
80
(a) 3.5 (b) 7 (c)
7
(d) 5
(Foreign 2014)
(ver-) (Delhi 2016)

10. A right circular cone of radius 3 cm, has

3 If the radius of the base of a right circular a curved surface area of 47.1 cm². Find the
cylinder is halved, keeping the height same, volume of the cone. (Use T = 3.14)
then the ratio of the volume of the cylinder
(Delhi 2016)
thus obtained to the volume of original
11. A5 m wide cloth is used to make a conical
cylinder is
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1 (c) 1:4 (d) 4:1 tent of base diameter 14 m and height 24 m.
(Delhi 2012) Find the cost of cloth used at the rate of? 25
4. A solid right circular cone is cut into two per metre. (Foreign 2014)
parts at the middle of its height by a plane
parallel to its base. The ratio of the volume of
the smaller cone to the whole cone is LA (4 or 6 marks)
(a) 1:2 (b) l:4 (c) 1:6 (d) 1:8 12. The difference between the outer and inner
(AI 2012)
curved surface areas of a hollow right circular
5. The radius (in cm) of the largest right circular cylinder, 14 cm long, is 88 cm². If the volume
cone that can be cut out from a cube of edge of metal used in making the cylinder is
4.2 cm is
176 cm', find the outer and inner diameters
(a) 4.2 (b) 2.1 (c) 8.4 (d) 1.05
(AI 2011) (AI 2010)
6. The surface area of a solid hemisphere of
radius r cm (in cm²) is 13.2 Surface Area of a Combination
(a) 2r² (b) 3rr
of Solids
(c) 4r (d) (AI 2011)
VSA (1 mark)
SA-I (2 marks)
13. A solid is hemispherical at the bottom and
7 If the total surface area of a solid hemisphere conical (of same radius) above it. If the
is 462 cm', find its volume.Take n= surface areas of the two parts are equal, then
the ratio of its radius and the slant height of
(AI 2014) the conical part is
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 (c) l:4 (d) 4:1
The volume of a hemisphere is 2425cm.
2 (Foreign 2011)
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SA-I (2 marks)
14. Asolid is in the shape of a cone mounted on a
hemisphere of same base radius. If the curved
surface areas of the hemispherical part and
the conical part are equal, then find the ratio
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conical part is 2.8 m, find the cost of canvas
needed to make the tent if the canvas is
available at the rate of 2500/sq. metre.
(uer) (AI 2016)

of the radius and the height of the conical 20. In the given figure, from a cuboidal solid
part. (Foreign 2012) metallic block, of dimensions 15 cm x
SA-II (3 marks) 10 cm x 5 cm, a cylindrical hole of diameter
7 cm is drilled out. Find the surface area of
15. A wooden article was made
by scooping out a hemisphere
from each end of a solid
the
eremaining biock |Uen=
7cm
cylinder, as shown in figure.
If the height of the cylinder is
10 cm and its base is of radius
3.5 cm. Find the total surface
area of the article.
(2018) -15 cm 10 cm

16. A heap of rice is in the form of a cone of base

(Delhi 2015)
diameter 24 m and height 3.5 m. Find the
volume of the rice. How much canvas cloth is 21. Due to sudden floods, some welfare
required to just cover the heap? (2018) associations jointly requested the government
17. In the given figure, there to get 100 tents fxed immediately and offered
is a decorative block, to contribute 50% of the cost. If the lower
made up of two solids - part of each tent is of the form of a cylinder
a cube and a of diameter 4.2 m and height 4 m with the
hemisphere. The base of conical upper part of same diameter but
the block is a cube of of height 2.8 m, and the canvas to be used
side 6 cm and the costs ? 100 per sq. m, find the amount, the
hemisphere fixed on the top has a diameter of associations will have to pay. What values are
3.5 cm. Find the total surface area of the
shown by these associations? Use n=
block. (uen-) (Delhi 2016)

18. A toy is in the form of a cone of base radius 22. A Cubical block of side 10 cm is surmounted
(AI 2015)

3.5 cm mounted on a hemisphere of base byahemisphere. What is the largest diameter

diameter 7 cm. If the total height of the toy is that the hemisphere can have? Find the cost
15.5 cm, find the total surface area of the toy. of painting the total surface area of the solid
(uer-)
19. In the given figure, a tent
(Delhi 2016) so formed, at the rate of ? 5 per 100 sq. cm
[Use = 3. 14). (AI 2015)
23. A vessel is in the form of hemispherical bowl
is in the shape of a cylinder surmounted by a hollow cylinder of same
surmounted by a conical
top of same diameter. If diameter. The diameter of the hemispherical
the height and diameter
bowl is 14 cm and the total height of the
2.1 m vessel is 13 cm. Find the total surface area of
of cylindrical part are
2.1 mand3 m respectively
and the slant height of 3m
the vessel.Use n= (Delhi 2013)
Surface Areas and Volumes
24. From a solid cylinder of height 7 cm and
base diameter 12 cm, a conical cavity of
same height and same base diameter is
hollowed out. Find the total surface area of
the remaining solid.
(Delhi 2012)
25. From a solid cylinder whose height is 40 cm
and diameter 18 cm, a conical cavity of the
same height and same diameter is hollowed
out. Find the total surface area of the
remaining solid. [Use T = 3.14]
(Delhi 2010 C)
LA (4 or 6 marks)
26. Due to heavy floods in a state, thousands were
rendered homeless. 50 schools collectively
offered to the state government to provide
place and the canvas for 1500 tents to be fixed
by the government and decided to share the
whole expenditure equally. The lower part of
each tent is cylindrical of base radius 2.8 m
and height 3.5 m, with conical upper part of
same base radius but of height 2.1 m. If the
canvas used to make the tents costs 120 per
sq.m, find the amount shared by each school
to set up the tents. What value is generated
by the above problem? Use r=
(AI 2016)
27. From a solid cylinder of height 2.8 cm and
diameter 4.2 cm, a conical cavity of the same
height and same diameter is hollowed out.
Find the total surface area of the remaining
solid. Take r= (Delhi 2014)
28. A hemispherical depression is cut out from
one face of a cubical block of side 7 cm, such
that the diameter of the hemisphere is equal
to the edge of the cube. Find the surface area
of the remaining solid. Use 7
(Foreign 2014)
29. A military tent of height 8.25 m is in the form
of a right circular cylinder of base diameter
30 m and height 5.5 m surmounted by a right
circular cone of same base radius. Find the
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length of the canvas used in making the tent,
if the breadth of the canvas is 1.5 m. (AI 2012)
30. From a solid cylinder whose height is
15 cm and diameter 16 cm, a conical cavity
of the same height and same diameter is
hollowed out. Find the total surface area of
the remaining solid. [(Take = 3. 14]
(Delhi 2011)
31. A toy is in the shape of a solid cylinder
surmounted by aconical top. If the height and
diameter of the cylindrical part are 21 cm and
40 cm respectively, and the height of cone is
15 cm, then find the total surface area of the
toy ( = 3.14, be taken). (Delhi 2011)
32. From a solid cylinder of height 20 cm and
diameter 12 cm, a conical cavity of height
8 cm and radius 6 cm is hollowed out. Find
the total surface area of the remaining solid.
(Delhi 2011)
33. 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 base of the cone is 21 cm
and its volume is 2 of the volume of the
3
hemisphere, calculate the height of the cone
and the surface area of the toy. Use T=
(Delhi 2010)
13.3Volume of a Combination of
Solids
SA-| (3 marks)
34. A juice seller was serving
his customers using glasses
as shown in the given figure.
The inner diameter of the
cylindrical glass was 5 cm
but bottom of the glass had a
hemispherical raised portion which reduced
the capacity of the glass. If the height of the
glass was 10 cm, find the apparent and actual
capacity of theglass. (Use =3.14) (AI 2019)
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35. A cylindrical tub, whose diameter is 12 cm
and height 15 cm is full of ice-cream. The
whole ice-cream is to be divided into 10
children in equal ice-cream cones, with
conical base surmounted by hemispherical
top. If the height of conical portion is twice
the diameter of base, find the diameter of
conical part of ice-cream cone. (Foreign 2017)
36. A solid wooden toy is the form of a
hemisphere surmounted by a cone of same
radius. The radius of hemisphere is 3.5 cm
and the total wood used in the making of toy
5
is 166cm. Find the height of the toy. Also,
6 43. Asolid is in the shape of a cone standing on a
find the cost of painting the hemispherical
part of the toy at the rate of 10 per cm².
(Delhi 2015)
37. A metallic cylinder has radius 3 cm and
height 5 cm. To reduce its weight, a conical
hole is drilled in the cylinder. The conical
3 volume of the toy is 231 cm and its diameter
hole has a radius of cm and its depth is
8
-cm. Calculate the ratio of the volume of
9 (Foreign 2012)
metal left in the cylinder to the volume of
metal taken out in conical shape.
(Foreign 2015)
38. A solid right-circular cone of height
60 cm and radius 30 cm is dropped in a right
circular cylinder full of water of height 180 cm
and radius 60 cm. Find the volume of
water left in the cylinder, in cubic metres.
(Foreign 2015)
39. The largest possible sphere is carved out of
a wooden solid cube of side 7 cm. Find the
volume of the wood left.Use n=
(AI2014)
40. A wooden toy was made by scooping out a
hemisphere of same radius from each end of
asolid cylinder. If the height of the cylinder
is 10 cm, and its base is of radius 3.5 cm, ind
the volume of wood in the toy Use =
(Delhi 2013)
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41. From a solid cylinder of height 14 cm and
base dianmeter 7 cm, two equal conical holes
each of radius 2.1 cm and height 4 cm are cut
off. Find the volume of the remaining solid.
(Foreign 2011)
LA (4 or 6 marks)
42. A solid is in the shape of a cone surmounted
on a hemisphere, the radius of each of them
being 3.5 cm and the total height of solid
is 9.5 cm. Find the volume of the solid.
(Delhi 2012)
hemisphere with both their radii being equal
to 7 cm and the height of the cone is equal
to its diameter. Find the volume of the solid.
(Delhi 2012)
44. A toy is in the shape of a cone mounted on
a hemisphere of same base radius. If the
is 7 cm, then find the height of the toy.
13.4 Conversion of Solid from One
Shape to Another
VSA (1 mark)
45. The number of solid spheres, each of
diameter 6 cm that can be made by melting
a solid metal cylinder of height 45 cm and
diameter 4 cm, is
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 6
(Delhi 2014)
46. A sphere of diameter 18 cm is dropped into
a cylindrical vessel of diameter 36 cm, partly
filled with water. If the sphere is completely
submerged, then the water level rises (in cm) by
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
(Delhi 2011)
SA-I (2 marks)
47. Two cubes, each of side 4 cm are joined end
to end. Find the surface area of the resulting
cuboid. (Delhi 2011)
Surface Areas and Volumes
48. Two cubes each of volume 27 cm are joined
end to end to form a solid. Find the surface
area of the resulting cuboid. (AI 2011)
49. A cone of height 20 cm and radius of base
5 cm is made up of modelling clay. A child
reshapes it in the form of a sphere. Find the
diameter of the sphere. (AI 2011)
50. The dimensions of a metallic cuboid are
100 cm x 80 cm x 64 cm. It is melted and
recast into a cube. Find the surface area of the
cube. (Foreign 2011)
SA-II (3 marks)
51. Water in a canal, 6 m wide and 1.5 m deep,
is flowing with a speed of 10 km/hr. How
much area will it irrigate in 30 minutes; if
8 cm standing water is needed? (Delhi 2019)
52. A girl empties a cylindrical bucket full of
sand, of base radius 18 cm and height 32 cm
on the floor to form a conical heap of sand. If
the height of this conical heap is 24 cm, then
find its slant height correct to one place of
decimal (AI 2019, Foreign 2014)
th
53. The part of a conical vessel of internal
radius 5 cm and height 24 cm is full of water.
The water is emptied into a cylindrical vessel
with internal radius 10 cm. Find the height of
water in cylindrical vessel. (Delhi 2017)
54. A metallic solid sphere of radius 10.5 cm is
melted and recasted into smaller solid cones,
each of radius 3.5 cm and height 3 cm. How
many cones will be made?
(Delhi 2017, AI 2012)
55. Water in a canal, 5.4 m wide and 1.8 m deep,
is flowing with a speed of 25 km/hour. How
much area can it irrigate in 40 minutes,
if 10 cm of standing water is required for
irrigation? (AI 2017)
56. The dimensions of a solid iron cuboid are
4.4 m x 2.6 m x 1.0m. It is melted and recast
into a hollow cylindrical pipe of 30 cm inner
radius and thickness 5 cm. Find the length of
the pipe. (AI 2017)
57. A well of diameter 4 m is dug 21 m deep. The
earth taken out of it has been spread evenly
all around it in the shape of a circular ring of
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width 3 m to form an embankment. Find the
height of the embankment. (Delhi 2016)
58. A conical vessel, with base radius 5 cm and
height 24 cm, is full of water. This water is
emptied into a cylindrical vessel of base
radius 10 cm. Find the height to which
the water will rise in the cylindrical vessel.
(AI 2016)
59. A sphere of diameter 12 cm is dropped in
a right circular cylindrical vessel, partly
filled with water. If the sphere is completely
submerged in water, the water level in the
cylindrical vessel rises by 3 cm. Find the
diameter of the cylindrical vessel. (AI 2016)
60. A hemispherical tank, of diameter 3 m, is
full of water. It is being emptied by a pipe at
the rate of 3 litres per second. How much
time will it take to make the tank half empty?
(Foreign 2016)
61. A hemispherical bowl of internal diameter
36 cm contains liquid. This liquid is filled into
72 cylindrical bottles of diameter 6 cm. Find
the height of the each bottle, if l0% liquid is
wasted in this transfer. (AI 2015)
62. 504 cones, each of diameter 3.5 cm and height
cm, are melted and recast into a metallic
sphere. Find the diameter of the sphere and
hence fínd its surface area.Use n=
(AI 2015)
63. Two spheres of same metal weigh 1 kg and
7 kg. The radius of the smaller sphere is 3 cm.
The two spheres are melted to form a single
big sphere. Find the diameter of the new
sphere. (Foreign 2015)
64. The rain water from a 22 m x 20 m roof drains
into a cylindrical vessel of diameter 2 m and
height 3.5 m. If the rain water collected from
the roof Glls of the cylindrical vessel,
then find the rainfall in cm. (Foreign 2015)
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65. Afarmer connects a pipe of internal diameter
20 cm from a canal into a cylindrical tank
which is 10 m in diameter and 2 m deep. If
the water flows through the pipe at the rate
of 4 km per hour, in how much time will the
tank be flled completely? (Delhi 2014)
66. Water in a canal, 6 m wide and 1.5 m deep,
is flowing at a speed of 4 km/h. How much
area will it irrigate 10 minutes, if 8 cm of
standing water is needed for irrigation?
(AI 2014)
67. A cylindrical bucket, 32 cm high and with
radius of base 18 cm, is flled 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, then find the
radius and slant height of the heap.
(Delhi 2012)
68. A hemispherical bowl of internal radius
9cm is full of water. Its contents are emptied
in a cylindrical vessel of internal radius 6 cm.
Find the height of water in the cylindrical
vessel. (AI 2012)
69. A sphere of diameter 6 cm is dropped into
cylindrical vessel, partly filled with water,
whose diameter is 12 cm. If the sphere is
completely submerged in water, by how
much will the surface of water be raised in
the cylindrical vessel? (Foreign 2012)
70. The rain-water collected on the roof of a
building, of dimensions 22 m x 20 m, is
drained into a cylindrical vessel having base
diameter 2 m and height 3.5 m. If the vessel
is full up to the brim, find the height of rain
water on the roof.
(AI2010, Foreign 2010)
71. A housing society used to collect rain water
from the roof of its building 22 m x 20 m to
a cylindrical vessel having diameter of base
2 m and height 3.5 m and then pump this
water into the main water tank so that all
members can use it. On a particular day the
rain water collected rom the roof just flled
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the cylindrical vessel. Then find the rainfall
(Delhi 2010 C)
LA (4 or 6 marks)
72. In a hospital used water is collected in a
cylindrical tank of diameter 2 m and height
5 m. After recycling, this water is used
irrigate a park of hospital whose length is
25 m and breadth is 20 m. If tank is filled
completely then what will be the height of
standing water used for irrigating the park.
Write your views on recycling of water.
(Delhi 2017)
73. In a rain-water harvesting system, the rain
water from a roof of 22 m x 20 m drains into
a cylindrical tank having diameter of base
2 m and height 3.5 m. If the tank is full, fnd
the rainfall in cm. Write your views on water
conservation. (AI 2017)
74. Water is flowing at the rate of 2.52 km/h
through a cylindrical pipe into a cylindrical
tank, the radius of whose base is 40 cm. If
the increase in the level of water in the tank,
in half an hour is 3.15 m, find the internal
diameter of the pipe. (Delhi 2015)
75. Awell of diameter 4mis dug 14m deep. The
earth taken out is spread evenly all around
the well to form a 40 cm high embankment.
Find the width of the embankment.
(Delhi 2015)
76. A 21l m deep well with diameter 6 m is dug
and the earth from digging is evenly spread
to form a platform 27 mx 11m. Find the
height of the platform.
(Delhi 2015)
77. From each end of a solid metal cylinder,
metal was scooped out in hemispherical form
of same diameter. The height of the cylinder
is 10 cm and its base is of radius 4.2 cm. The
rest of the cylinder is melted and converted
Surtace Areas and Volumes
into a cylindrical wire of 1.4 cm thickness.
Find the elength of the wire. |Uer
(AI 2015)
78. A vessel full of water is in the form of an
inverted cone of height 8 cm and the radius of
its top, which is open, is 5 cm. 100 spherical
lead balls are dropped into the vessel. One
fourth of the water flows out of the vessel.
Find the radius of a spherical ball.
(Foreign 2015)
79. Sushant has a vessel, of the form ofan inverted
cone, open at the top, of height 11 cm and
radius of top as 2.5 cm and is full of water.
Metallic spherical balls each of diameter
0.5 cm are put in the vessel due to which
~th of the water in the vessel flows out.
Find how many balls were put in the vessel.
Sushant made the arrangement so that the
water that flows out irrigates the flower beds.
What value has been shown by Sushant?
(Delhi 2014)
80. 150 spherical marbles, each of diameter 1.4
cm, are dropped in a cylindrical vessel of
diameter 7 cm containing some water, which
are completely immersed in water. Find the
rise in the level of water in the vessel.
(AI 2014)
81. Water is flowing through a cylindrical pipe,
of internal diameter 2 cm, into a cylindrical
tank of base radius 40 cm, at the rate of
0.4 m/s. Determine the rise in level of water
in the tank in half an hour. (Delhi 2013)
82. A hemispherical tank, full of water, is emptied
by apipe at the rate of litres per sec. How
7 90. The radii of the circular ends of bucket of height
much time will it take to empty half the tank
if the diameter of the base of the tank is 3 m?
(AI 2012)
83. The radii of internal and external surfaces
of a hollow spherical shell are 3 cm and
5 cm respectively. It is melted and recast into
a solid cylinder of diameter 14 cm. Find the
height of the cylinder. (Foreign 2012)
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84. Water is flowing at the rate of 15 km/hour
through a pipe of diameter 14 cm into a
cuboidal pond which is 50 m long and 44 m
wide. In what time will the level of water in
the pond rise by 21 cm? (AI 2011)
85 Afarmer connects a pipe of internal diameter
20 cm, from a canal into a cylindrical tank in
his field, which is 10 m in diameter and 4 m
deep. If water flows through the pipe at the
rate of 5 km/hour, in how much time will the
tank be filled? (AI 2011)
86. Water is flowing at the rate of 6 km/h through
a pipe of diameter 14 cm into a rectangular
tank which is 60 m long and 22 m wide.
Determine the time in which the level of
the water in the tank will rise by 7 cm.
(Foreign 2011)
87. A hollow sphere of internal and external
diameters 4 cm and 8 cm respectively is
melted to form a cone of base diameter 8 cm.
Find the height and the slant height of cone.
(Foreign 2011)
88. 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 forrmed. Use r= (AI 2010)
89. Three cubes of a metal whose edges are in the
ratio 3: 4:5 are melted and converted into :
single cube whose diagonal is 12/3 cm. Find
the edges of three cubes. (Delhi 2010 C)
13.5 Frustum of a Cone
VSA (1 mark)
40 cm are 24 cm and 15 cm. The slant height
(in cm) of the bucket is
(a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 43 (d) 41
(Foreign 2012)
91. The slant height of the frustum of a cone is
5 cm. If the difference of the radii of its two
circular ends is 4 cm, write the height of the
frustum. (AI 2010)
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92. The slant height of a frustum of a cone is
10 cm. If the height of the frustum is 8 cm,
then find the difference of the radi of its two
circular ends. (Foreign 2010)
SA-II (3 marks)
93. The slant height of a frustum of a cone is
4cm and the perimeters of its circular ends are
18 cm and 6 cm. Find the curved surface area
of the frustum. (AI 2017, Delhi 2010)
94. A metal container open rom the top, is in
the shape of a frustum of a cone of height
21 cm with radii of its lower and upper
circular ends as 8 cm and 20 cm respectively.
Find the cost of milk which can completely
fill the container at the rate of ?35 per litre
(Foreign 2016)
95. In the given figure, from the top of a solid
cone of height 12 cm
and base radius 6 cm, a 4cm
a...
cone of height 4 cm is
12 cm
removed by a plane
parallel to the base.
Find the total surface
area of the remaining ¢6 c >
solid.
Uen-and VS= 2.236) (Delhi 2015)
96. A solid metallic right circular cone 20 cm
high and whose vertical angle is 60°, is cut
into two parts at the middle of its height by
a plane parallel to its base. If the frustum so
obtained be drawn into a wire of diameter
1 (2018)
-cm.
12
Find the length of the wire. (Delhi 2014)
97. The radii of the circular ends of a bucket of
height 15 cm are 14 cm and rcm (r< 14 cm).
If the volume of bucket is 5390 cm, then find
the value of r. Use n= (Delhi 2011)
98. An open metal bucket is in the shape of a
frustum of a cone of height 21 cm with radii
of its lower and upper ends as 10 cm and
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20 cm respectively. Find the cost of milk
which can completely fll the bucket at 30
per litre. (AI2011)
99. The radii of the circular ends of a solid
frustum of a cone are 18 cm and 12 cm and
its height is 8 cm. Find its total surface area.
[Use T = 3.14] (Foreign 2011)
(4 or 6 marks)
100. A bucket open at the top is in the form
of a frustum of a cone with a capacity of
12308.8 cm. The radii of the top and bottom
of circular ends of the bucket are 20 cm and
12 cm respectively. Find the height of the
bucket and also the area of the metal sheet
used in making it. (Use t = 3.14) (Delhi 2019)
101. An open metallic bucket is in the shape of
a frustum of a cone. If the diameters of the
two circular ends of the bucket are 45 cm and
25 cm and the vertical height of the bucket is
24 cm, find the area of the metallic sheet used
to make the bucket. Also find the volume of the
water it can hold. Use n= 7
(AI 2019)
102. The diameters of the lower and upper ends of
a bucket in the form of a frustum of a cone
are 10cm and 30 cm respectively. If its height
is 24 cm, find
(i) The area of the metal sheet used to make
the bucket.
(iüi) Why we should avoid the bucket made
by ordinary plastic? (Use T = 3.14)
103. The height of a cone is 10 cm. The cone is
divided into two parts using a plane parallel
to its base at the middle of its height. Find the
ratio of the volume of two parts. (Delhi 2017)
104. The height of a cone is 30 cm. From its
topside a small cone is cut by a plane parallel
to its base. If volume of smaller cone is of
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the given cone, then at what height it is cut
from its base? (Delhi 2017)
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105. A bucket open at the top is in the form
of a frustum of a cone with a capacity of
12308.8 cm'. The radi of the top and bottom
circular ends are 20 cm and 12 cm respectively.
Find the height of the bucket and the area
of metal sheet used in making the bucket.
(Use T = 3.14). (Delhi 2016)
106. In the given figure, there
is shown a right circular
cone of height 30 cm. A 30cm
small cone is cut off from
the top by a plane parallel
to the base. If the volume
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of the small cone is of the volume of
27
given cone, at what height above the base is
the section made?
(Foreign 2016)
107. Milk in a container, which is in the form of a
frustum of cone of height 30 cm and the radii
of whose lower and upper circular ends are
20 cm and 40 cm respectively, is to be
distributed in a camp for flood victims. If
this milk is available at the rate of 35 per
litre and 880 litres of milk is needed daily
for a camp, find how many such containers
of milk are needed for a camp and what cost
will it put on the donor agency for this. What
value is indicated through this by the donor
agency? (Foreign 2015)
108. A container open at the top, is in the form of a
frustum ofa cone ofheight 24 cm with radii of
its lower and upper circular ends as &cm and
20 cm respectively. Find the cost ofmilk which
can completely fill the container at the rate of
t21 per litre. Use n= (AI 2014)
109. A metallic bucket, open at the top, of height
24 cm is in the form of the frustum ofa cone,
the radii of whose lower and upper circular
ends are 7 cm and 14 cm respectively. Find
(i) the volume of waterwhich can completely
6llthebucket.
(ii) the area of the metal sheet used to make
the bucket. Use n= 22]
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(Foreign 2014)
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110. A bucket open at the top, and made up of a
metal sheet is in the form ofa 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
Z10 per 100 cm². [Use Tt = 3.14] (Delhi 2013)
111. A bucket is in the form of afrustum of acone
and it can hold 28.49 litres of water. If the
radii of its circular ends are 28 cm and 21 cm,
find the height of bucket. Use n7 .
112. Adrinking glass is in the shape ofthe frustum
of a cone of height 14 cm. The diameters of its
two circular ends are 4 cm and 2 cm. Find the
capacity ofthe glass. (Use n= ](AI 2012)
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113. Adrinking glass is in the shape of afrustum
ofa cone of height 14 cm. The diameters of its
two circular ends are 16 cm and 12 cm. Find
the capacity of the glass Use n=
(Foreign 2012)
114. A milk container is made of metal sheet in
the shape of frustum of a cone whose volume
is 10459 cm'. 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 ? 1.40
per square centimetre.Use n=
(Delhi 2010)
115. A container, open at the top, and made of
a metal sheet, is in the form of a frustum
of a cone of height 24 cm with radii of its
lower and upper ends as 7 cm and 14 cm
respectively. Find the cost of milk which can
completely fll the container at the rate of ? 25
per litre. Also find the area of the metal sheet
used to make the container.
(Foreign 2010)