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Cylinder, Cone and Sphere question types

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Cylinder, Cone and Sphere questions

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From a rectangular solid of metal $42\ cm$ by $30\ cm$ by $20\ cm$, a conical cavity of diameter $14\ cm$ and depth $24\ cm$ is drilled out. Find: the weight of the material drilled out if it weighs $7\ gm$ $per\ cm^3$.
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From a rectangular solid of metal $42 \ cm$ by $30 \ cm$ by $20 \ cm,$ a conical cavity of diameter $14 \ cm$ and depth $24 \ cm$ is drilled out. Find: the weight of the material drilled out if it weighs $7 \ gm$ per $\ cm^3.$
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A solid is in the form of a cone standing one hemi-sphere with both their radii being equal to 8cm and the height of cone is equal to its radius. Find, in terms of $\pi,$ the volume of the solid.
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The given figure shows the cross-section of a cone, a cylinder and a hemisphere all with the same diameter $10$ cm and the other dimensions are as shown. Calculate: the density of the material if its total weight is $1.7$ kg
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A solid metallic hemisphere of diameter $28$ cm is melted and recast into a number of identicalsolid cones, each of diameter $14$ cm and height $8$ cm. find the number of cones so formed.
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Q 8[3 marks sum]3 Marks
In the following diagram a rectangular platform with a semi-circular end on one side is $22$ metreslong from one end to the other end. If the length of the half circumference is $11$ metres. Find thecost of constructing the platform, $1.5$ metres high at the rate of Rs. $4$ per cubic metres.
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Q 9[3 marks sum]3 Marks
An iron pole consisting of a cylindrical portion $110\ cm$ high and of base diameter $12\ cm$ is surmounted by a cone $9\ cm$ high. Find the mass of the pole, given that $1\ cm^3$ of iron has $8$ gm of mass (approx).
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Q 11[3 marks sum]3 Marks
A conical tent is to accommodate $77$ persons. Each person must have $16m^3$ 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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Q 12[3 marks sum]3 Marks
What is the least number of solid metallic spheres, each of $6\ cm$ diameter, that should be meltedand recast to form a solid metal cone whose height is $45\ cm$ and diameter $12\ cm?$
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Q 13[5 marks sum]5 Marks
A test tube consists of a hemisphere and a cylinder of the same radius. The volume of the water required to fill the whole tube is $\frac{5159}{6} m ^3$ and $\frac{4235}{6} cm ^3$ of water is required to fill the tube toa level which is $4\ cm$ below the top of the tune. Find the radius of the tube and the length of its cylindrical part.
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Q 14[5 marks sum]5 Marks
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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Q 15[5 marks sum]5 Marks
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.
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Q 16[5 marks sum]5 Marks
An open cylindrical vessel of internal diameter 7 cm and height 8 cm stands on a horizontaltable. Inside this is placed a solid metallic right circular cone, the diameter of whose base is $3 \frac{1}{2}$ cm and height 8 cm. Find the volume of water required to fill the vessel.
If this cone is replaced by another cone, whose height is $1 \frac{3}{4}$ cm and the radius of whose base is2 cm, find the drop in the water level.
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Q 17[5 marks sum]5 Marks
A buoy is made in the form of hemisphere surmounted by a right cone whose circular basecoincides with the plane surface of hemisphere. The radius of the base of the cone is $3.5$ metres and its volume is two third of the hemisphere. Calculate the height of the cone and the surfacearea of the buoy, correct to two places of decimal
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Q 18[4 marks sum]4 Marks
The cross-section of a tunnel is a square of side 7m surmounted by a semi circle as shown in theadjoining figure. The tunnel is 80 m long.
(1) its volume
(2) the surface area of the tunnel (excluding the floor) and
(3) its floor area.
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Q 19[4 marks sum]4 Marks
A right circular cylinder having diameter $12$ cm and height $15$ cm is full ice-cream. The ice-cream is to be filled in cones of height $12$ cm and diameter $6$ cm having a hemispherical shape on the top. Find the number of such cones which can be filled with ice-cream.
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Q 20[4 marks sum]4 Marks
An exhibition tent is in the form of a cylinder surmounted by a cone. The height of the tent above the ground is $85\ m$ and height of the cylindrical part of $50\ m.$ If the diameter of the base is $168\ m,$ find the quantity of canvas required to make the tent. Allow $20\%$ extra for fold and for stitching. Give your answer to the nearest $m^2.$
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Q 21[4 marks sum]4 Marks
A cylindrical water tank of diameter $2.8 m$ and height $4.2 m$ is being fed by a pipe of diameter $7 cm$ through which water flows at the rater of $4\ ms^{-1}.$ Calculate, in minutes, the time it takes to fill the tank.
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Q 22[4 marks sum]4 Marks
A wooden toy is in the shape of a cone mounted on a cylinder as shown alongside.If the height of the cone is $24\ cm,$ the total height of the toy is $60\ cm$ and the radius of the baseof the cone $=$ twice the radius of the base of the cylinder $= 10\ cm;$ find the total surface area ofthe toy.
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