Mensuration


  1. If the base of a right pyramid is triangle of sides 5 cm, 12 cm, 13 cm and its volume is 330 cm³, then its height (in cm) will be









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    Area of base = Area of right angled triangle =
    1
    × 5 × 12 = 30 sq.cm.
    2

    [∵ 5² + 12² = 13²]
    ∴ Volume =
    1
    × Area of base × height
    3

    ⇒ 330 =
    1
    × 30 × h
    3

    ⇒ 330 =
    330
    × 33 cm./td>
    10

    Correct Option: A

    Area of base = Area of right angled triangle =
    1
    × 5 × 12 = 30 sq.cm.
    2

    [∵ 5² + 12² = 13²]
    ∴ Volume =
    1
    × Area of base × height
    3

    ⇒ 330 =
    1
    × 30 × h
    3

    ⇒ 330 =
    330
    × 33 cm./td>
    10


  1. The diameter of the moon is assumed to be one fourth of the diameter of the earth. Then the ratio of the volume of the earth to that of the moon is









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    Volume of earth : Volume of moon =
    4
    πr³ =
    4
    π ×
    r
    ² = 64 : 1
    334

    Correct Option: A

    Volume of earth : Volume of moon =
    4
    πr³ =
    4
    π ×
    r
    ² = 64 : 1
    334



  1. A solid metallic sphere of radius 3 decimetres is melted to form a circular sheet of 1 milimetre thickness. The diameter of the sheet so formed is









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    Volume of solid sphere =
    4
    πr³
    3

    Volume of solid sphere =
    4
    π(0.3)³ cubic metre
    3

    If the radius of the circular sheet be R, then
    Volume of the sheet = πR² × 0.001
    Volume of solid sphere =
    4
    π(0.3)³
    3

    R² × 0.001 =
    4
    × 0.3 × 0.3 × 0.3
    3

    R² = 36 ⇒ R = 6 metres
    ∴ Diameter = 12 metres

    Correct Option: C

    Volume of solid sphere =
    4
    πr³
    3

    Volume of solid sphere =
    4
    π(0.3)³ cubic metre
    3

    If the radius of the circular sheet be R, then
    Volume of the sheet = πR² × 0.001
    Volume of solid sphere =
    4
    π(0.3)³
    3

    R² × 0.001 =
    4
    × 0.3 × 0.3 × 0.3
    3

    R² = 36 ⇒ R = 6 metres
    ∴ Diameter = 12 metres


  1. Two solid cylinders of radii 4 cm and 5cm and length 6 cm and 4 cm respectively are recast into cylindrical disc of thickness 1 cm. The radius of the disc is









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    Sum of the volume of two cylinders = πr1²h1 + πr2²h2

    =
    22
    (4 × 4 × 6 + 5 × 5 × 4)
    7

    =
    22
    (96 + 100)
    7

    =
    22
    × 196 = 616 cm³
    7

    Let the radius of the disc be r cm.
    ∴ πr² × 1 = 616
    ⇒ r² =
    22
    × r² = 616
    7

    ⇒ r² =
    616 × 7
    = 196
    22

    ⇒ r = √196 = 14 cm

    Correct Option: B

    Sum of the volume of two cylinders = πr1²h1 + πr2²h2

    =
    22
    (4 × 4 × 6 + 5 × 5 × 4)
    7

    =
    22
    (96 + 100)
    7

    =
    22
    × 196 = 616 cm³
    7

    Let the radius of the disc be r cm.
    ∴ πr² × 1 = 616
    ⇒ r² =
    22
    × r² = 616
    7

    ⇒ r² =
    616 × 7
    = 196
    22

    ⇒ r = √196 = 14 cm



  1. Two solid cylinders of radii 4 cm and 5cm and length 6 cm and 4 cm respectively are recast into cylindrical disc of thickness 1 cm. The radius of the disc is









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    Sum of the volume of two cylinders = πr1²h1 + πr2²h2

    =
    22
    (4 × 4 × 6 + 5 × 5 × 4)
    7

    =
    22
    (96 + 100)
    7

    =
    22
    × 196 = 616 cm³
    7

    Let the radius of the disc be r cm.
    ∴ πr² × 1 = 616
    ⇒ r² =
    22
    × r² = 616
    7

    ⇒ r² =
    616 × 7
    = 196
    22

    ⇒ r = √196 = 14 cm

    Correct Option: B

    Sum of the volume of two cylinders = πr1²h1 + πr2²h2

    =
    22
    (4 × 4 × 6 + 5 × 5 × 4)
    7

    =
    22
    (96 + 100)
    7

    =
    22
    × 196 = 616 cm³
    7

    Let the radius of the disc be r cm.
    ∴ πr² × 1 = 616
    ⇒ r² =
    22
    × r² = 616
    7

    ⇒ r² =
    616 × 7
    = 196
    22

    ⇒ r = √196 = 14 cm