Important key points
Example 7.1
A cylindrical drum has a height of 20 cm and base radius of 14 cm. Find its
curved surface area and the total surface area.
Example 7.2
The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of height 14 cm is
88 . Find the diameter of the cylinder.
Example 7.3
A garden roller whose length is 3 m long and whose diameter is 2.8 m is
rolled to level a garden. How much area will it cover in 8 revolutions?
Example 7.4
If one litre of paint covers 10 , how many litres of paint is required to
paint the internal and external surface areas of a cylindrical tunnel whose
thickness is 2 m, internal radius is 6 m and height is 25 m.
Example 7.5
The radius of a conical tent is 7 m and the height is 24 m. Calculate the
length of the canvas used to make the tent if the width of the rectangular canvas is 4 m?
Example 7.6
If the total surface area of a cone of radius 7cm is 704 , then find its
slant height.
Example 7.7
From a solid cylinder whose height is 2.4 cm and
diameter 1.4 cm, a conical cavity of the same height and base is hollowed
out. Find the total surface area of the remaining solid.
Example 7.8
Find the diameter of a sphere whose surface area is 154 .
Example 7.9
The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 12 cm to 16 cm as air
being pumped into it. Find the ratio of the surface area of the balloons in the two cases.
Example 7.10
If the base area of a hemispherical solid is 1386 sq. metres, then find its
total surface area?
Example 7.11
The internal and external radii of a hollow hemispherical shell are 3 m and
5 m respectively. Find the T.S.A. and C.S.A. of the shell.
Example 7.12
A sphere, a cylinder
and a cone are of the same height
which is equal to its radius, where as
cone and cylinder are of same height.
Find the ratio of their curved surface
areas.
Example 7.13
The slant height of a frustum of a cone is 5 cm and the radii of its ends are
4 cm and 1 cm. Find its curved surface area.
Example 7.14
An industrial metallic bucket is in the shape of the frustum of a right
circular cone whose top and bottom diameters are 10 m and 4 m and whose height is 4 m.
Find the curved and total surface area of the bucket.
Exercise 7.1
Important Key points
1. The radius and height of a cylinder are in the ratio 5:7 and its curved surface area is 5500 sq.cm. Find its radius and height.
2. A solid iron cylinder has total surface area of 1848 sq.cm. Its curved surface area is five – sixth of its total surface area. Find the radius and height of the iron cylinder
3. The external radius and the length of a hollow wooden log are 16 cm and 13 cm respectively. If its thickness is 4 cm then find its T.S.A.
4. A right angled triangle PQR where Q= 90 is rotated about QR and PQ. If QR=16 cm and PR=20 cm, compare the curved surface areas of the right circular cones so formed by the triangle.
5. 4 persons live in a conical tent whose slant height is 19 m. If each person require 22 of the floor area, then find the height of the tent.
6. A girl wishes to prepare birthday caps in the form of right circular cones for her birthday party, using a sheet of paper whose area is 5720 , how many caps can be made with radius 5 cm and height 12 cm.
7. The ratio of the radii of two right circular cones of same height is 1:3. Find the ratio of their curved surface area when the height of each cone is 3 times the radius of the smaller cone.
8. The radius of a sphere increases by 25%. Find the percentage increase in its surface area.
9. The internal and external diameters of a hollow hemispherical vessel are 20 cm and 28 cm respectively. Find the cost to paint the vessel all over at ` 0.14 per .
10. The frustum shaped outer portion of the table lamp has to be painted including the top part. Find the total cost of painting the lamp if the cost of painting 1 sq.cm is ₹2.