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SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES

IMPORTANT FORMULA
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SNo NAME FIGURE LATERAL TOTAL SURFACE VOLUME NOMENCLATURE
CURVED AREA
SURFACE AREA
1 Cuboid 2(l+b)xh 2(lxb + bxh + lxbxh L=length,
hx l) b=breadth,
h=height

2 Cube 4l2 6l2 l3 l=edge of cube

3 Right 2rh 2r(r+h) r2h r= radius

Circular h=height

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4 Right rl y.
r(l+r)
r2h
r=radius of base,
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Circular h=height ,
Cone l=slant height =
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r3
5 Sphere 4r2 4r2 r=radius of the
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r3
6 Hemisphere 2r2 3r2 r=radius of
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(R3 - r3)
7 Spherical 2(R2 + r2) 3(R2 - r2) R=External
shell radius,
r=internal radius

l(R+r) [R2 + r2 + h/3[R + r +

2 2
8 Frustum of R and r = radii of
a cone where l(R+r)] Rr] the base,
l2=h2+(R-r)2 h=height, l=slant
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10. Diagonal of Cube = 3l

9. Diagonal of cuboid =

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LEVEL-I

1. In a right circular cone the cross section made by a plane parallel to the base is a.
i. Circle
ii. Frustum of a cone
iii. Sphere
iv. Semi sphere [Ans-i]

2. The radius and height of cylinder are in the ratio 5:7 and its volume is 550 cm3. Its radius is
i. 1 cm
ii. 7 cm
iii. 5 cm
iv. 6 cm [Ans-iii]

3. A cylinder, a cone and a hemisphere are of equal base and have the same height. What is the ratio of their
volumes.
i. 1:2:3
ii. 3:1:3
iii. 3:1:2

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v. 2/3:1/3:1 [Ans-iii]

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4. If surface areas of two spheres are in the ratio 4:9 then the ratio of their volumes is :
i. 16/27
ii. 4/27 y.
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iii. 8/27
iv. 9/27
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5. Determine the ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a sphere which will exactly fit inside the cube:
i. 4:
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LEVEL-II
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1. 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 radius of its two circular ends.
[Ans r,r2=6cm]

2. A solid metallic sphere of radius 12 cm is melted and recast into a number of small cones each of radius 4 cm
and height 3 cm . Find the number of cones so formed.

[Ans-144]

3. How many spherical lead shots of radius 2 cm can be made out of a solid cube of lead whose edge measures 44
cm? [Ans-2541]

4. Three cubes of metal whose edges are in the ratio 3:4:5 are melted and converted into a single cube of diagonal
√ . Fi d the edges of the th ee u es.
[Ans-12cm,16,cm,20cm]

5. A heap of rice in the form of a cone of radius 3 m and height 3 m. Find the volume of the rice. How much cloth is
required to just cover the heap?
[Ans 9 cm3, √ m2]

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LEVEL-III

1. Three solid metallic spheres of radii 3 cm , 4cm and 5cm respectively are melted to form a single solid sphere.
Find the diameter of the resulting sphere.

[Ans 12 cm]

2. Find the number of coins 1.5 cm in diameter and 0.2 cm thick to be melted to form a right circular cylinder of
height 10 cm and diameter 4.5 cm.
[Ans-450]

3. The rain water from a roof 22m x 20m drains into a cylindrical vessel having diameter of base 2 m and height 3.5
of the vessel is just full . Find the rainfall in cm.
[Ans 2.5 cm]

4. The radius of the base and the height of a solid right circular cylinder are in the ratio of 2:3 and its volume is
1617 cm2. Find the total surface area of the cylinder.
[Ans -770 cm2]

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5. A semispherical bowl of internal radius 9 cm is full of liquid. The liquid is to be filled into cylindrical shaped small

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bottles each of diameter 3 cm and height 4 cm. How many bottles are needed to empty the bowl?
[Ans-54]

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1. 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 5/9 cm. Find the diameter
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of the cylindrical vessel.

[Ans-180cm]
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2. A bucket made up of metal sheet in the form of a frustum of a cone. Its depth is 24 cm and the diameters of the
top and bottom are 30cm and 10cm respectively. Find the cost of milk which can completely fill the bucket at
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rate of Rs 20 per metre and the cost of the metal sheet used, if it costs Rs 10 per 100 cm2.
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3. A vessel is in the form of a semi spherical bowl mounted by a hollow cylinder. The diameter of the semisphere is
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14cm and the total height of the vessel is 13 cm.Find the capacity of the vessel.(Take x=22/7] [Ans-
1642.67 cm3 approx]

4. If the radii of the ends of a bucket, 45 cm height, are 28 cm and 7 cm determine the capacity and total suface
area of the bucket,
[Ans -4850 cm3,5616.6cm2]

5. A toy is in the form of a cone mounted on a hemisphere of common base radius 7cm. The total height of the toy
is 13 cm . Find the total surface of the toy.( =22/7)
[Ans- 858 cm2]

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SELF EVALUATION QUESTION

1. The base radii of two right circular cone of the same height are in the ratio 3:5. Find the ratio of their volumes.

2. If a,b,c are the dimensions of a cuboid, S be the total surface area and v its volume then prove that
1/v=2/s(1/a+1/b+1/c).

3. If h, c, v respectively are the height, the curved surface area and volume of a cone prove that
3vh3-c2h2 +9v2=0

cm. Find the volume of the toy .(use  =22/7).

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4. A toy is in the form of a cone mounted on a hemisphere of radius 3.5 cm. If the total height of the toy is 15.5

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