Mensuration


  1. A sphere is cut into two hemispheres. One of them is used as bowl. It takes 8 bowlfuls of this to fill a conical vessel of height 12 cm and radius 6 cm. The radius of the sphere (in centimetre) will be









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    Volume of conical vessel =
    1
    πr²h
    3

    Volume of conical vessel =
    1
    × π × 6 × 6 × 12 = 144π cu. cm
    3

    If the radius of sphere be R cm, then
    = 8 ×
    2
    π R³ = 144π
    3

    ⇒ R³ =
    144 × 3
    = 9 × 3 = 3 × 3 × 3
    8 × 2

    ∴ R = ³√3 × 3 × 3 = 3 cm.

    Correct Option: A

    Volume of conical vessel =
    1
    πr²h
    3

    Volume of conical vessel =
    1
    × π × 6 × 6 × 12 = 144π cu. cm
    3

    If the radius of sphere be R cm, then
    = 8 ×
    2
    π R³ = 144π
    3

    ⇒ R³ =
    144 × 3
    = 9 × 3 = 3 × 3 × 3
    8 × 2

    ∴ R = ³√3 × 3 × 3 = 3 cm.


  1. The volumes of a right circular cylinder and a sphere are equal. The radius of the cylinder and the diameter of the sphere are equal. The ratio of height and radius of the cylinder is









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    Radius of cylinder = r units
    Radius of sphere = r/2 units
    Let the height of cylinder be h units,
    ∴ Volume of cylinder = Volume of sphere

    ⇒ πr²h =
    4
    π
    r
    ³
    32

    ⇒ πr²h =
    1
    πr³
    6

    ⇒ h =
    1
    r
    6

    h
    =
    1
    r6

    Correct Option: D

    Radius of cylinder = r units
    Radius of sphere = r/2 units
    Let the height of cylinder be h units,
    ∴ Volume of cylinder = Volume of sphere

    ⇒ πr²h =
    4
    π
    r
    ³
    32

    ⇒ πr²h =
    1
    πr³
    6

    ⇒ h =
    1
    r
    6

    h
    =
    1
    r6



  1. Some bricks are arranged in an area measuring 20 cu. m. If the length, breadth and height of each brick is 25 cm, 12.5 cm and 8 cm respectively, then in that pile the number of bricks are (suppose there is no gap in between two bricks)









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    Volume of pile = 20 cu. metre
    = 20 × (100)³ cu.cm.
    Volume of one brick = (25 × 12.5 × 8) cu.cm.

    ∴ Required number of bricks =
    20 × 100 × 100 × 100
    = 8000
    25 × 12.5 × 8

    Correct Option: B

    Volume of pile = 20 cu. metre
    = 20 × (100)³ cu.cm.
    Volume of one brick = (25 × 12.5 × 8) cu.cm.

    ∴ Required number of bricks =
    20 × 100 × 100 × 100
    = 8000
    25 × 12.5 × 8


  1. The height of a cone is 30 cm. A small cone is cut off at the top by a plane parallel to the base. If its volume be 1/27 the of the volume of the given cone, at what height above the base is the sectionm ade ?









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    Let H and R be the height and radius of bigger cone respectively and h and r that of smaller cone.

    From triangles AOB and AMN. ∠A is common and MN || OB.
    ∴ Triangles AOB and AMN are similar,

    AO
    =
    BO
    AMMN

    30
    =
    R
    ..........(i)
    hr

    Volume of smaller cone =
    1
    πr²h
    3

    Volume of bigger cone =
    1
    πR²h
    3

    ∴ According to the question,
    1
    πr²h =
    1
    πR²h ×
    1
    3327

    ⇒ r²h =
    r²H
    27

    → 27r²h = R²H
    27h
    =
    H

    27h
    =
    30
    ² ....[From(i)]
    Hh

    27h
    =
    900
    H

    ⇒ 27h³ = 900H = 900 × 30
    ⇒ h³ =
    900 × 30
    = 1000
    27

    ⇒ h = ³√1000 = 10 cm
    ∴ Required height = 30 – 10 = 20 cm

    Correct Option: B

    Let H and R be the height and radius of bigger cone respectively and h and r that of smaller cone.

    From triangles AOB and AMN. ∠A is common and MN || OB.
    ∴ Triangles AOB and AMN are similar,

    AO
    =
    BO
    AMMN

    30
    =
    R
    ..........(i)
    hr

    Volume of smaller cone =
    1
    πr²h
    3

    Volume of bigger cone =
    1
    πR²h
    3

    ∴ According to the question,
    1
    πr²h =
    1
    πR²h ×
    1
    3327

    ⇒ r²h =
    r²H
    27

    → 27r²h = R²H
    27h
    =
    H

    27h
    =
    30
    ² ....[From(i)]
    Hh

    27h
    =
    900
    H

    ⇒ 27h³ = 900H = 900 × 30
    ⇒ h³ =
    900 × 30
    = 1000
    27

    ⇒ h = ³√1000 = 10 cm
    ∴ Required height = 30 – 10 = 20 cm



  1. The height of the right pyramid whose area of the base is 30 m² and volume is 500 m³, is









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    Volume of pyramid =
    1
    × area of base × height
    3

    ⇒ 500 ×
    1
    × 30 × h
    3

    ⇒ 10h = 500
    ⇒ h =
    500
    = 50 metre
    10

    Correct Option: A

    Volume of pyramid =
    1
    × area of base × height
    3

    ⇒ 500 ×
    1
    × 30 × h
    3

    ⇒ 10h = 500
    ⇒ h =
    500
    = 50 metre
    10