A tank 40 m long, 30 m broad and 12 m deep is dug in a field 1000 m long and 30 m wide. By how much will the level of the field rise if the earth dug out of the tank is evenly spread over the field?
Correct Answer: Option C — 0.5 metre
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Volume of earth taken out = 40 × 30 × 12 = 14400 m 3 Area of rectangular field = 1000 × 30 = 30000 m 2 Area of region of tank = 40 × 30 = 1200 m 2 Remaining area = 30000 - 1200 = 28800 m 2 Increase in height $$ = \frac{{14400}}{{28800}} = 0.5{\text{ m}}$$
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Question 5 of 40
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A tank is in the form of a cuboid with length 12 m. If 18 kilolitre of water is removed from it, the water level goes down by 30 cm. What is the width (in m) of the tank?
Correct Answer: Option A — 5
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Volume of cuboid = $$l$$bh 12 × b × h - 18 = 12 × b × (h - 0.3) 12bh - 18 = 12bh - 3.6b b = 5 m
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Question 6 of 40
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A solid brass sphere of radius 2.1 dm is converted into a right circular cylindrical rod of length 7 cm. The ratio of total surface areas of the rod to the sphere is
A solid cylinder has radius of base 14 cm and height 15 cm. 4 identical cylinders are cut from each base as shown in the given figure. Height of small cylinder is 5 cm. What is the total surface area (in cm 2 ) of the remaining part?
A cylindrical vessel whose base is horizontal and is of internal radius 3.5 cm contains sufficient water so that when a solid sphere is placed inside, water just covers the sphere. The sphere fits in the Cylinder exactly. The depth of water in the vessel before the sphere was put, is
Correct Answer: Option C — $$\frac{7}{3}{\text{ cm}}$$
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Height of water after ball is immersed = 3.5 × 2 = 7 cm $$\eqalign{ & \Rightarrow {\text{Volume of water}} = \pi {r^2}h - \frac{4}{3}\pi {r^3} \cr & = \pi {r^2}\left( {h - \frac{4}{3}r} \right) \cr & = \frac{{22}}{7} \times 3.5 \times 3.5\left( {7 - \frac{4}{3} \times 3.5} \right) \cr & = 11 \times 3.5\left( {\frac{7}{3}} \right) \cr & = \frac{{269.5}}{3}{\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^3} \cr} $$ Volume of water before ball was immersed $$\eqalign{ & \Rightarrow \pi {\left( {3.5} \right)^2} \times h = \frac{{269.5}}{3} \cr & h = \frac{{269.5 \times 7}}{{3 \times 3.5 \times 3.5 \times 22}} \cr & h = \frac{7}{3}{\text{ cm}} \cr} $$
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Question 9 of 40
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A hemispherical depression of diameter 4 cm is cut out from each face of a cubical block of sides 10 cm. Find the surface area of the remaining solid (in cm 2 ). $$\left( {{\text{Use }}\pi = \frac{{22}}{7}} \right)$$
Correct Answer: Option C — $$675\frac{3}{7}$$
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Side of cubical block = 10 cm ∴ Area of each face of cubical block = 10 2 = 100 cm 2 Radius of Hemisphere = $$\frac{4}{2}$$ = 2 cm Surface area of hemisphere $$\eqalign{ & = 2\pi {r^2} \cr & = 2 \times \frac{{22}}{7} \times {2^2}{\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^2} \cr & = \frac{{176}}{7}{\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^2} \cr} $$ Total surface area of hemisphere $$ = 6 \times \frac{{176}}{7} = \frac{{1056}}{7}{\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^2}$$ Remaining surface area of each face of cubical block $$\eqalign{ & = {10^2} - 2\pi r \cr & = 100 - 2 \times \frac{{22}}{7} \times 2{\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^2} \cr & = 100 - \frac{{88}}{7}{\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^2} \cr & = \frac{{612}}{7}{\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^2} \cr} $$ ∴ Total surface area of 6 remaining cubical block $$ = 6 \times \frac{{612}}{7} = \frac{{3672}}{7}{\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^2}$$ ∴ Surface area of remaining solid $$\eqalign{ & = \left( {\frac{{1056}}{7} + \frac{{3672}}{7}} \right){\text{c}}{{\text{m}}^2} \cr & = \frac{{4728}}{7}{\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^2} \cr & = 675\frac{3}{7}{\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^2} \cr} $$
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Question 10 of 40
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The lateral surface area of frustum of a right circular cone if the area of its base is 16π cm 2 and the diameter of circular upper surface is 4 cm and slant height 6 cm, will be
Correct Answer: Option C — 36π cm2
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Base Area = 16π πR 2 = 16π R = 4 Given r = 2 ∵ ΔABC ≅ ΔADE $$\eqalign{ & \therefore \frac{{{\text{BC}}}}{{{\text{DE}}}} = \frac{{{\text{AC}}}}{{{\text{AE}}}} \cr & \frac{4}{8} = \frac{6}{{{\text{AE}}}} \cr & {\text{AE}} = 12 = {\text{L}} \cr} $$ Surface Area of frustum = πRL - πr$$l$$ = π × 4 × 12 - π × 2 × 6 = 48π - 12π = 36π
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Question 11 of 40
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A semi-circular sheet of metal of diameter 28 cm is bent into an open conical cup. The depth of the cup is approximately
Correct Answer: Option B — 12 cm
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Radius of semi-circular sheet = r ⇒ $$\frac{{28}}{2}$$ r = 14 cm Circumference of sheet = πr = 14π cm Sheet is folded to form a cone Let radius of cone = r 1 ∴ The circumference of base of cone ⇒ Circumference of sheet ∴ 2πr 1 = 14π r 1 = 7 cm ∴ Radius of cone = 7 cm Slant height = Radius of semi-circular sheet r = 14 cm $$\eqalign{ & \therefore {\text{Height}} = \sqrt {{{\left( {14} \right)}^2} - {{\left( 7 \right)}^2}} \cr & = \sqrt {147} \cr & = 12{\text{ cm}}\,\,\,\left( {{\text{approx}}} \right) \cr} $$
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Question 12 of 40
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A hemispherical tank full of water is emptied by a pipe at the rate of 7.7 litres per second. How much time (in hours) will it take to empty $$\frac{2}{3}$$ part of the tank, if the internal radius of the tank is 10.5 m?
The base of a cone and a cylinder have the same radius 6 cm. They have also the same height 8 cm. The ratio of the curved surface of the cylinder to that of the cone is
The curved surface area of a cylindrical pillar is 264 m 2 and its volume is 924 m 3 $$\left( {{\text{Taking }}\pi = \frac{{22}}{7}} \right).$$ Find the ratio of its diameter to its height
A solid has 12 vertices and 30 edges. How many faces does it have?
Correct Answer: Option D — 20
Detailed Academic Explanation:
In a solid by Euler's formula Faces + Vertices - 2 = Edges ⇒ Faces + 12 - 2 = 30 ⇒ Faces = 30 - 10 = 20
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Question 16 of 40
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The diameter of a 120 cm long roller is 84 cm. It takes 500 complete revolutions of the roller to level a ground. The cost of levelling the ground at Rs. 1.50 sq. m. is:
Correct Answer: Option D — Rs. 2376
Detailed Academic Explanation:
According to the question, Diameter = 84 cm Radius = 42 cm = 0.42 m Height = 120 cm = 1.2 m CSA of cylinder = 2πrh $$ = 2 \times \frac{{22}}{7} \times 0.42 \times 1.2$$ Total area covered to planed in 500 rounds $$\eqalign{ & = 2 \times \frac{{22}}{7} \times 0.42 \times 1.2 \times 500 \cr & {\text{Total cost}} = \left( {2 \times \frac{{22}}{7} \times 0.42 \times 1.2 \times 500} \right) \times 1.50 \cr & = {\text{Rs}}{\text{. }}2376 \cr} $$
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Question 17 of 40
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A cuboidal shaped water tank, 2.1 m long and 1.5 m broad is half filled with water. If 630 litres more water is poured into tank, the water level will rise
The radii of two circular faces of the frustum of a cone of height 10.5 cm are 5 cm and 3 cm respectively. What is its volume in cm 3 $$\left( {\pi = \frac{{22}}{7}} \right)?$$
A solid metallic cube of side 9 cm and a solid metallic cuboid having dimensions 5 cm, 13 cm, 31 cm are melted to form a single cube. How much (in Rs.) is the cost to polish the new at a rate of Rs. 10 per cm 2 ?
Correct Answer: Option C — 11,760
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Volume of cube = 9 3 = 729 Volume of cuboid = 5 × 31 × 13 = 2015 Total volume = 729 + 2015 = 2744 Let volume of new cube = a 3 a 3 = 2744 a = 14 T.S.A = 6 × 14 2 = 6 × 196 The cost of polish = 6 × 196 × 10 = Rs. 11760
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Question 22 of 40
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A wall 12 m long, 9 m high and 90 cm thick is to be constructed. Given that one pack contains 450 bricks, how many packs of bricks will be required if each brick is of dimensions 10 cm × 7.5 cm × 7 cm and the cement and sand mixture occupies one-eighteenth volume of the wall? (Rounded off to the nearest integer)
Correct Answer: Option D — 389
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Volume of wall = 12 m × 9 m × 90 cm Volume of Bricks in wall = (12 m × 9 m × 90 cm) × $$\frac{{17}}{{18}}$$ Let, number of bricks = n Now, n × 450 × 10 cm × 7.5 cm × 7 cm = (12 m × 9 m × 90 cm) × $$\frac{{17}}{{18}}$$ $$\eqalign{ & {\text{n}} = \frac{{1200 \times 900 \times 90}}{{450 \times 10 \times 7.5 \times 7}} \times \frac{{17}}{{18}} \cr & {\text{n}} = \frac{{160 \times 17}}{7} \cr & {\text{n}} = \frac{{2720}}{7} \cr & {\text{n}} = 388.5 \cr & {\text{n}} = 389{\text{ Answer}} \cr} $$
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Question 23 of 40
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If a right circular cone is separated into solids of volumes V 1 , V 2 , V 3 by two planes parallel to the base which also trisect the altitude, then V 1 : V 2 : V 3 is
Correct Answer: Option D — 1 : 7 : 19
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Ratio of volume of bigger cone and smaller cone = (Ratio of altitude) 2 = (1 : 2 : 3) 3 = (1 : 8 : 27) ∴ Ratio of parts = 1 : 8 - 1 : 27 - 8 = 1 : 7 : 19
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Question 24 of 40
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A sector of radius 10.5 cm with the central angle 120° is folded to form a cone by joining the two bounding radii of the sector. What is the volume (in cm 3 ) of the cone so formed?
Correct Answer: Option A — $$\frac{{343\sqrt 2 }}{{12}}\pi $$
Detailed Academic Explanation:
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Length of Arc}} = L \cr & L = 2 \times \frac{{22}}{7} \times \frac{{r \times 120}}{{360}} \cr & L = 2 \times \frac{{22}}{7} \times 10.5 \times \frac{1}{3} \cr & L = 22 \cr} $$ $$\eqalign{ & 2\pi R = 22 \cr & 2 \times \frac{{22}}{7}R = 22 \cr & R = 3.5 \cr & {h^2} + {R^2} = {10.5^2} \cr & {h^2} + {3.5^2} = {10.5^2} \cr & h = 7\sqrt 2 \cr & V = \frac{1}{3}\pi {r^2}h \cr & V = \frac{1}{3}\pi \times 3.5 \times 3.5 \times 7\sqrt 2 \cr & V = \frac{{343\sqrt 2 }}{{12}}\pi \cr} $$
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Question 25 of 40
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A sphere of diameter 6 cm is dropped in a right circular cylindrical vessel partly filled with water. The diameter of the cylindrical vessel is 12 cm. If the sphere is just completely submerged in water, then the rise of water level in the cylindrical vessel is:
Correct Answer: Option B — 1 cm
Detailed Academic Explanation:
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Volume of sphere}} = \frac{4}{3}\pi {r^3} \cr & = \frac{4}{3}\pi \times 3 \times 3 \times 3 \cr & = 36\pi {\text{ c}}{{\text{m}}^3} \cr & {\text{If the water level rises by H cm}} \cr & \pi {R^2}H = 36\pi \cr & 6 \times 6 \times H = 36 \cr & H = 1{\text{ cm}} \cr} $$
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Question 26 of 40
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A solid cube has side 8 cm. It is cut along diagonals of top face to get 4 equal parts. What is the total surface (in cm 2 ) of each part?
Correct Answer: Option A — 96 + 64√2
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Total surface area of each part is = 2 × Area of base + Perimeter of base × Height $$\eqalign{ & = 2 \times \frac{1}{2} \times 4\sqrt 2 \times 4\sqrt 2 + \left( {8 + 8\sqrt 2 } \right) \times 8 \cr & = 32 + 64 + 64\sqrt 2 \cr & = 96 + 64\sqrt 2 \cr} $$
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Question 27 of 40
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The base of a right pyramid is a square of side 8√2 cm and each of its slant edge is of length 10 cm. What is the volume (in cm 3 ) of the pyramid?
Correct Answer: Option A — 256
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Length of each side = 8√2 cm Diagonal = √2a = √2 × 8√2 = 16 OC $$ = \frac{{\text{d}}}{2} = \frac{{16}}{2} = 8$$ Slant edge = EC = 10 cm In ΔOEC EC 2 = OE 2 + OC 2 10 2 = OE 2 + 8 2 OE 2 = 6 2 Height = OE = 6 cm Volume of the pyramid = $$\frac{1}{3}$$ × Area of base × Height = $$\frac{1}{3}$$ × (8√2) 2 × 6 = 256
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Question 28 of 40
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The base of a solid right prism of height 10 cm is a square and its volume is 160 m 3 . What is the total surface area of the prism (in cm 2 )?
Correct Answer: Option C — 192
Detailed Academic Explanation:
10 cm ⇒ height Volume of Prism = Base Area × height 160 = a 2 × 10 a = 4 Total surface area = 2Base Area + Base per meter × length = 2 × 16 + 16 × 10 = 32 + 160 = 192
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Question 29 of 40
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A solid lead sphere of radius 11 cm is melted and recast into small solid spheres of radius 2 cm each. How many maximum number (in integer) of such spheres can be made?
Correct Answer: Option B — 166
Detailed Academic Explanation:
$$\eqalign{ & {R^3} = n \times {r^3} \cr & 11 \times 11 \times 11 = n \times {2^3} \cr & \frac{{1331}}{8} = n \cr & n = 166 \cr & n = 166{\text{ }}\left( {{\text{integer}}} \right) \cr} $$
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Question 30 of 40
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A hemisphere is kept on top of a cube. Its front view is shown in the given figure. The total height of the figure is 21 cm. The ratio of curved surfaces area of hemisphere and total surface area of cube is 11 : 42. What is the total volume (in cm 3 ) of figure?
Correct Answer: Option B — 3462.67
Detailed Academic Explanation:
$$\frac{{{\text{Curved surfaces area of hemisphere}}}}{{{\text{Total surface area of cube}}}} = \frac{{2\pi {r^2}}}{{6{a^2}}}$$ 3r = 21 r = 7 cm Total volume of figure = Volume of hemisphere + Volume of cube = $$\frac{2}{3}$$πr 3 + a 3 = $$\frac{2}{3}$$ × $$\frac{{22}}{7}$$ × 7 × 7 × 7 + 14 3 = 718.66 + 2744 = 3462.67 cm 3
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Question 31 of 40
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The height of a solid cylinder in 30 cm and the diameter of its base is 10 cm. Two identical conical holes each of radius 5 cm and height 12 cm are drilled out. What is the surface area (in cm 2 ) of the remaining solid?
Correct Answer: Option A — 430π
Detailed Academic Explanation:
L.S.A. of cylinder = 2πrh = 2 × $$\frac{{22}}{7}$$ × 5 × 30 = 300π L.S.A. of cones = 2[πr$$l$$] = 2[π × 5 × 13] = 130π T.S.A. of remaining part = 300π + 130π = 430π
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Question 32 of 40
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The internal measure of a cuboidal room are with length as 12 m, breadth as 8 m and height as 10 m. The total cost (in Rs.) of white washing all four walls of the room and also the ceiling of the room, if the cost of white washing is Rs. 25 per m 2 is:
Correct Answer: Option A — 12,400
Detailed Academic Explanation:
$$l$$ = 12 cm b = 8 cm h = 10 cm Cost = Rs. 25/m 2 Area of 4 walls = 2($$l$$ + b) × h = 2(12 + 8) × 10 = 400 m 2 Area of roof = 12 × 8 = 96 m 2 Total Area = 400 + 96 = 496 Cost = 496 × 25 = Rs. 12400
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Question 33 of 40
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If the radius of a sphere is increased by 4 cm, its surface area is increased by 464π cm 2 . What is the volume (in cm 3 ) of the original sphere?
Correct Answer: Option D — $$\frac{{15625}}{6}\pi $$
Which of the following two will provide more volume? I. A cuboid of edges 6 cm, 7 cm and 8 cm II. A cube of edge 7 cm
Correct Answer: Option A — Cube will have more volume
Detailed Academic Explanation:
(I) 6 × 7 × 8 = 336 (II) (7) 3 = 343 Cube will have more volume.
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Question 35 of 40
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The curved surface area of a right circular cone is 2310 cm 2 and its radius is 21 cm. If its radius is increased by 100% and height is reduced by 50%, then its capacity (in litres) will be (correct to one decimal place): $$\left( {{\text{Take }}\pi = \frac{{22}}{7}} \right)$$
A prism has a regular hexagonal base with side 6 cm. If the total surface area of prism is 216√3 cm 2 , then what is the height (in cm) of prism?
Correct Answer: Option A — 3√3
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Total surface area = perimeter × height + 2 × area of base 216√3 = 6 × 6 × h + 2 × 6 × $$\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{4}$$ × 6 × 6 216√3 = 36h + 108√3 108√3 = 36h h = 3√3 cm
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Question 37 of 40
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Water is flowing at the rate of 5 km/h through a pipe of diameter 14 cm into a rectangular tank which is 50 m long 44 m wide. The time taken (in hours) for the rise in the level of water in the tank to be 7 cm is
Correct Answer: Option A — 2
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Let the time taken to fill the tank = $$x$$ hours $$\eqalign{ & \Rightarrow \left( {\pi {r^2}h} \right) \times x = 50 \times 44 \times \frac{7}{{100}} \cr & \Rightarrow x = \frac{{50 \times 44 \times 7 \times 7 \times 100 \times 100}}{{22 \times 7 \times 7 \times 100 \times 5000}} \cr & \Rightarrow x = 2{\text{ hours}} \cr} $$
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Question 38 of 40
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The areas of three adjacent faces of a cuboidal tank are 3 m 2 , 12 m 2 and 16 m 2 . The capacity of the tank, in litres is:
Correct Answer: Option C — 24000
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Note 1 m 3 = 1000 litres 1000 cm 3 = 1 litre V 2 = abc V = $$\sqrt {3 \times 12 \times 16} $$ V = 6 × 4 = 24m 3 = 24000 litres
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Question 39 of 40
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If a cuboid of dimensions 32 cm × 12 cm × 9 cm is cut into two cubes of same size, what will be the ratio of the surface area of the cuboid to the total surface area of the two cubes?
Correct Answer: Option D — 65 : 72
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Volume of cuboid = 32 × 12 × 9 Volume of a cube = 16 × 12 × 9 a 3 = 16 × 12 × 9 a = 12 Area of cuboid : Area of two cube = 2(32 × 12 + 12 × 9 + 9 × 32) : 2 × 6 × 12 2 = 65 : 72
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Question 40 of 40
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A sector is formed by opening out a cone of base radius 8 cm and heigh 6 cm. Then the radius of the sector is (in cm).
Correct Answer: Option C — 10
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Slant height of cone $$ = \sqrt {{8^2} + {6^2}} = 10{\text{ cm}}$$ Slant height of cone = Radius of sector = 10 cm
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