ICSE Class 10 Mathematics Chapter 20 Selina Concise Solutions - Free PDF Download
ICSE Class 10 Math Chapter 20 deals with finding surface area and cylindrical volume, cones and spheres, solid conversion, solid mixture, and other miscellaneous issues. For the purpose of clarifying the doubts of students, the ICSE Class 10 Math Ch 20 Selina Solutions for Class 10 Mathematics is prepared by our experts which are built after deep research. It also provides students with instructions to confidently solve problems. ICSE Class 10 Math Chapter 20 solutions are available on our website. We will cover the important formulas involved in solving problems related to cylinder cone and sphere Class 10. Chapter 20 Math ICSE Class 10 is one of the important topics as this will be applicable in higher classes as well as during engineering majors.
Chapter 20 in the Class 10 ICSE syllabus is the area and volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres. This chapter is the one that has got too many formulae and theorems to remember. Before you start your preparation for the examination, mark this chapter to be an important chapter. Since this involves a lot of formulae, this chapter could have many types of indirect questions. All these indirect types of questions need more practice. Without practice, students would not figure out the question type itself. This will lead to a waste of time in the examination which will eventually lead to scoring minimum marks. All you have to do is give more practice to this concept.
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Exercise 20A
1. The height of a circular cylinder is 20cm and the radius of its base is 7cm. Find:
Volume
Ans: Volume of cylinder,
Therefore the volume of the circular cylinder is
Total Surface Area
Ans: Total surface area of cylinder,
Therefore the total surface area of the circular cylinder is
2. The inner radius of a pipe is 2.1cm. How much water can 12m of this pipe hold?
Ans: Amount of water a pipe can hold is equal to the volume of the pipe.
Height of the cylinder,
Volume of metal pipe,
Therefore the amount of water the pipe can hold is
3. A cylinder of circumference 8cm and length 21cm rolls without sliding for
The distance travelled by the cylinder in
seconds
Ans: Circumference of cylinder,
Distance covered in 1 revolution = 8cm
Distance covered in 9 revolutions = 72cm
So the distance covered in 1sec=72cm
Distance covered in
Therefore the distance covered in
The area covered by the cylinder in
seconds
Ans: Curved surface area,
Area covered in one revolution is
Area covered in 9 revolutions =
So the area covered in 1 second =
Area covered in
4. How many cubic meters of earth must be dug out to make a well 28m deep and 2.8m in diameter? Also, find the cost of plastering its inner surface at 4.50rs per sq.meter.
Ans: Radius of well,
Volume of well,
Curved surface area of well,
Cost of plastering is
Therefore, the volume of well is
5. What length of solid cylinder 2cm in diameter must be taken to recast into a hollow cylinder of external diameter 20cm, 0.25cm thick and 15cm long?
Ans: External radius of the cylinder
Internal radius of the cylinder
Volume of hollow cylinder,
The radius of the cylindrical recast,
Let the length of the solid cylinder is
Volume of solid cylinder,
Volume of solid cylinder = Volume of hollow cylinder
Thus the length of the solid cylinder is 74.06cm
6. A cylinder has a diameter of 20cm. The area of a curved surface is
The height of the cylinder is correct to one decimal place.
Ans: Radius of cylinder,
Curved surface area of the cylinder,
Thus the height of the cylinder is 1.6cm.
The volume of the cylinder correct to one decimal place
Ans: Volume of cylinder,
Therefore the volume of the cylinder is
7. A metal pipe has a bore(inner diameter) of 5cm. The pipe is 5mm thick all round. Find the weight, in kilogram, of 2 meters of the pipe if
Ans: Inner radius of the pipe,
Height of the cylinder,
Thickness of the pipe,
Outer radius of the pipe = inner radius of the pipe + thickness of the pipe
Volume of pipe,
Weight of the metal,
Therefore the weight of the metal is 13.31kg.
8. A cylindrical container with with diameter of base 42cm contains sufficient water to submerge a rectangular solid of iron with dimensions
Ans: Radius of the cylindrical container,
Volume of the rectangular solid,
Volume of water in cylindrical container,
From the given information, we know that Volume of water in cylindrical container = Volume of rectangular solid
Therefore the water level is raised by 2.33cm when the solid is submerged.
9. A cylindrical container with internal radius of its base 10cm, contains water up to a height of 7cm. Find the area of the wet surface of the cylinder.
Ans: Area of wet surface of the cylinder = Total surface area of the container
Area of wet surface of the cylinder,
Therefore, area of wet surface is
10. Find the total surface area of an open pipe of length 50cm, external diameter 20cm and internal diameter 6cm.
Ans: External radius of pipe,
Internal radius of pipe,
Surface area of the open sides,
Surface area of lower and upper parts,
Total surface area,
Therefore the total surface area of the open pipe is
11. The height and the radius of the base of a cylinder are in the ratio 3:1. If its volume is
Ans: Ratio between the height and radius is given as 3:1.
Volume of water in cylindrical container,
Total surface area of cylinder,
Therefore, the total surface area is
12. The radius of a solid right circular cylinder increases by 20% and its height decreases by 20%. Find the percentage change in its volume.
Ans: Let the radius and height of the cylinder be 100cm.
Volume of cylinder,
According to the question, radius is increased by 20% and height is decreased by 20%.
New radius,
Volume of the new cylinder,
Change in volume
Percent change in volume
Therefore the percent change in volume is increased by
13. The radius of a solid right circular cylinder decreases by 20% and its height increases by 10%. Find the percentage change in its
Volume
Ans: Let the radius and height of the cylinder be 100.
Volume of cylinder,
According to the question, radius is decreased by 20% and height is increased by 10%.
New radius,
Volume of the new cylinder,
Change in volume
Percent change in volume
Therefore the percent change in volume is decreased by
Curved surface area
Ans: Curved surface area of cylinder,
New curved surface area,
Change in the curved surface area
Percent change in curved surface area
Therefore the percentage change in curved surface area is decreased by
14. Find the minimum length in cm and correct to the nearest whole number of the thin metal sheet required to make a hollow and closed cylindrical box of diameter 20cm and height 35cm. Given that the width of the metal sheet is 1m. Also, find the cost of the sheet at the rate of 56rs per meter. Find the area of the metal sheet required, if 10% of it is wasted in cutting, overlapping,etc.
Ans: Radius of the cylindrical box
Width of the metal sheet
From the question, we know that
Area of the rectangular metal sheet = Total surface of the cylindrical box
Area of rectangular metal sheet,
Cost of the sheet
Let
According to the question, 10% of required area of the sheet is waste in cutting
Therefore the minimum length of the thin metal sheet is 28cm, cost of the sheet is 15.68rs and the area of metal sheet required is
15. 3080
Height of the Vessel
Ans: Let the radius and height of the cylindrical vessel be r and h respectively.
Volume of cylindrical vessel = volume of the water filled in the vessel
Given that volume of water when filled till 5cm below the top as
Dividing equ (1) by (2)
Therefore the height of the vessel is 20cm
Radius of the Vessel
Ans: Substituting ‘h’ value in (1)
Therefore the radius of the vessel is 7cm.
Wetted surface area of the vessel when it is half filled with water
Ans: Surface area of cylinder
But here only the bottom of the cylinder gets wet and height of wetted cylinder when it is half filled=10cm
Surface area of wetted cylinder when half filled
Therefore the wetted surface area of the vessel when it is half filled with water is
16. Find the volume of the largest cylinder formed when a rectangular piece of paper 44cm by 33cm is rolled along it
Shorter Side
Ans: When the paper is rolled along its shorter side or breadth, the height of the cylinder will be 44cm and the circumference of the cylinder formed will be 33cm.
We know that circumference of the cylinder,
Volume of cylinder formed,
Therefore the volume of the cylinder formed when rolled along its shorter side is
Longer Side
Ans: When the paper is rolled along its longer side or breadth, the height of the cylinder will be 33cm and the circumference of the cylinder formed will be 44cm.
We know that circumference of the cylinder,
Volume of cylinder formed,
Therefore the volume of the cylinder formed when rolled along its longer side is
17. A metal cube of 11cm is completely submerged in water contained in a cylindrical vessel with diameter 28cm. Find the rise in the level of water.
Ans: Radius of the cylindrical vessel,
From the question, we know that
Volume of the metal cube = Volume of water displaced in the cylinder
Therefore the rise in the level of water is 2.16cm.
18. A circular tank of diameter 2m is dug and the earth removed is spread uniformly all around the tank to form an embankment 2m in width and 1.6m in height. Find the depth of the circular tank.
Ans: Let us consider the depth of the circular tank be h.
Radius of the cylindrical tank,
Volume of the cylindrical tank,
Radius of the outer surface,
Volume of the embankment
Volume of tank = Volume of embankment
Therefore the depth of the circular tank is 12.8m.
19. The sum of the inner and outer curved surfaces of a hollow metallic cylinder is
Ans: According to the question, the sum of the inner and outer curved surface of a hollow metallic cylinder is
Given the volume of the material as
From (1)
Solving (1) and (2), we get
R=5 and r=3
Therefore the internal and external radii of the cylinder is 3cm and 5cm respectively.
20. The difference between the outer curved surface area and the inner curved surface area of a hollow cylinder is
Ans: Let the inner and outer radius of the cylinder be r and R.
According to the question, The difference between the outer and the inner surface area of a cylinder is
Also given that the volume of the material is
From (1)
Solving (1) and (2), we get
R=3 and r=1
External curved surface area of the cylinder,
Therefore, the external curved surface area of the hollow cylinder is
21. The sum of the height and the radius of a solid cylinder is 35cm and its total surface area is 3080
Ans: Let the radius and height be r and h respectively.
From the question, we know that
Also given the total surface area of the cylinder as
Substitute r value in (1), we get
We know that volume of cylinder,
Therefore the volume of the cylinder is
22. The total surface area of a solid cylinder is
Ans: Let us consider the radius and height of the cylinder is r and h.
Given the total surface area of cylinder as
Curved surface area of cylinder,
Also given that the ratio between the curved surface area and total surface area as 1:2
Substitute h value in (1)
Volume of cylinder,
23. A cylindrical vessel of height 24cm and diameter 40cm is full of water. Find the exact number of small cylindrical bottles, each of height 10cm and diameter 8cm, which can be filled with this water.
Ans: Radius of the large cylindrical vessel,
Volume of the the large cylindrical vessel,
Radius of the small cylindrical vessel,
Volume of the the small cylindrical vessel,
The number of small cylindrical vessels which can be filled is
Therefore, 60 small cylinders can be filled.
24. Two solid cylinders, one with diameter 60cm and height 30cm and the other with radius 30cm and height 60cm, are melted and recasted into a third solid cylinder of height 10cm. Find the diameter of the cylinder formed.
Ans: Radius of first cylinder,
Volume of first cylinder,
Radius of second cylinder,
Volume of second cylinder,
Volume of the new cylinder,
Therefore, the diameter of the cylinder formed is 180cm.
25. The total surface area of a hollow cylinder, which is open from both the sides, is
Ans: Let the inner and outer radius of the cylinder be r and R.
Let the thickness be
Total surface area of the hollow cylinder
Area of base ring
Dividing (1) by (2)
Therefore the thickness of the cylinder is 3.5cm.
26. The given figure shows a solid formed of a solid cube of side 40cm and a solid cylinder of radius 20cm and height 50cm attached to the cube as shown. Find the volume and the total surface area of the whole solid.(Take

Ans: Volume of cube,
Volume of solid,
Total volume of solid,
Total surface area of solid,
Therefore the total volume of the solid is
27. Two right circular solid cylinders have radii in the ratio 3:5 and heights in the ratio 2:3. Find the ratio between their:
Curved Surface Areas
Ans: Let the radii of the two cylinders be
Let the heights of the two cylinders be
Given in the question, ratio between their radii is 3:5
ratio between their heights is 2:3
Curved surface area of cylinder is
Ratio between the curves surface area is
Volumes
Ans: Ratio between their volumes is
Therefore, the ratio of their curved surface area and volume is 2:5 and 6:25 respectively.
28. A closed cylindrical tank, made of thin iron sheet, has diameter 8.4m and height 5.4m. How much metal sheet, to the nearest
Ans: Radius of the cylindrical tank,
Total surface area of the cylindrical tank
Area of sheet wasted in making the tank
Total metal sheet required
Therefore
Exercise 20B
1. Find the volume of a cone whose slant height is 17cm and radius of base is 8cm.
Ans: Slant height of the cone is given by
Volume of cone,
Therefore the volume of the cone is
2. The curved surface area of a cone is
Ans: Given the curved surface area
We know that curved surface area of a cone as
We know that slant height of cone,
Therefore, the height of the cone is 42cm.
3. The circumference of the base of a 12m high conical tent is 66m. Find the volume of the air contained in it.
Ans: Given the circumference of a cone as 66m
Volume of the air contained in a cone is equal to the volume of the cone
Volume of cone,
Therefore the volume of the air contained in a conical tent is
4. The radius and the height of a right circular cone are in the ratio
Ans: Given in the question that the ratio between radius and height is 5:12
Let us consider the radius and height be
We know that the slant height of the cone,
Given the volume of the cone is
Radius of the right circular cone
Slant height of the right circular cone
Therefore, the radius and slant height of the right circular cone are 10m and 26m respectively.
5. Two right circular cones x and y are made. x having three times the radius of y and y having half the volume of x. Calculate the ratio between the heights of x and y.
Ans: Let the radius of the circular cone y be r
Then the radius of x will be 3r(given in question)
Let the volume of the circular cone x be V
Then the volume of y will be
Let the height of cone x and y be
Volume of the cone,
Volume of cone x,
Volume of cone y,
Ratio of the heights of cones is
Thus, the ratio of height of cone x and cone y is 2:9.
6. The diameters of two cones are equal. If their slant heights are in the ratio 5:4, find the ratio of their curved surface areas.
Ans: Given the diameter of two cones as equal which means their radius will also be equal and let the radius be r.
Given the ratio of slant heights of the cones as 5:4
Let the slant heights be
Curved surface area of the first cone
Curved surface area of the second cone
Dividing the curved surface area of the first cone by second cone we get
Therefore the ratio of the curved surface area is equal to the ratio of their slant height which is equal to 5:4.
7. There are two cones. The curved surface area of one is twice that of the other. The slant height of the latter is twice that of the former. Find the ratio of their radii.
Ans: Let the slant height of the second cone be l.
According to the question, the slant height of the first cone is twice that of the second cone which is equal to 2l.
Let the curved surface area of the first cone be C.
Curved surface area of the second cone will be twice that of the first cone which is 2C.
Curved surface area of first cone,
Curved surface area of second cone,
Curved surface area of first cone is twice that of the second cone
Therefore, the ratio of the first and second cone is 1:4.
8. A heap of wheat is in the form of a cone of diameter 16.8m and height 3.5m. Find its volume. How much cloth is required to just cover the heap.
Ans: Given diameter of cone
Given height,
Volume of cone,
Slant height of the cone,
Amount of cloth required to cover the heap is nothing but the curved surface area of the cone.
Curved surface area of the cone,
Therefore the volume of the cone is
9. Find what length of canvas, 1.5m in width, is required to make a conical tent 48m in diameter and 7m in height? Given that 10% of the canvas is used in folds and stitchings. Also, find the cost of the canvas at the rate of 24rs per meter.
Ans: Given the diameter of the tent,
Therefore radius of the tent,
Slant height of the cone,
Curved surface area of the cone,
According to the question, 10% of the canvas is used in folds and stitching
Total canvas required to make conical tent
Area of the canvas,
Cost of the canvas
Therefore the cost of the canvas is 33188.64 rupees.
10. A solid cone of height 8cm and base radius 6cm is melted and recast into identical cones, each of height 2cm and diameter 1cm. Find the number of cones formed.
Ans: We know that volume of cone,
Given diameter of small cones as 1cm
Radius,
Volume of small cones,
Number of small cones formed
Therefore, the total number of small cones formed is 576.
11. The total surface area of a right circular cone of slant height 13cm is
Its Radius in cm
Ans: Given the total surface area as
We know that total surface area of a right circular cone is
We know that radius cannot be negative, so the radius of the right circular cone is 5.
Slant height of the cone,
Its volume in cm(take
)
Ans: Volume of the right circular cone,
Therefore the radius and the volume of the right circular cone is
12. The area of the base of a conical solid is
Ans: Given the area of the base of the conical solid as
We know that area of the bases of the conical solid is
Also given the volume of the cone as
Volume of cone,
Slant height of the cone,
Curved surface area of the solid,
Therefore the curved surface area of the solid is
13. A vessel, in the form of an inverted cone, is filled with water to the brim. Its height is 32cm and diameter of the base is 25.2cm. Six equal solid cones are dropped in it, so that they are fully submerged. As a result, one-fourth of water in the original cone overflows. What is the volume of each of the solid cones submerged?
Ans: Given the diameter of the base is 25.2cm
Radius,
Volume of the water in conical vessel,
Given in the question that one fourth of water overflows on submerging six equal solid cones. So the new volume is
Volume of each cone,
Therefore, the volume of each of the solid cone is
14. The volume of a conical tent is
Radius of the floor,
Ans: Given the area of the base of the conical tent as
We know that area of the base of conical tent
Therefore the radius of the floor is 7m.
Height of the tent,
Ans: Given the volume of cone as
We know that volume of cone,
Therefore the height of the tent is 24m.
Length of the canvas required to cover this conical tent if its width is 2m
Ans: Slant height of the cone,
Let
Area of the canvas,
Therefore, the length of canvas required is 275m.
Exercise 20C
1. The surface area of the sphere is
Ans: We know that surface area of sphere,
Volume of sphere,
2. The volume of the sphere is
Ans: Volume of sphere,
Diameter of sphere
Surface area of sphere
Therefore the diameter of sphere is
3. A spherical ball of lead has been melted and made into identical smaller balls with radius equal to half the radius of the original one. How many such balls can be made?
Ans: Volume of spherical ball,
According to the given question, the radius of the smaller ball is half the radius of the original ball.
Let the radius of the original ball be r.
Radius of the smaller ball be
Volume of the smaller spherical ball,
Number of smaller balls formed from the bigger ball
Therefore, the total number of small balls that can be formed are 8.
4. How many balls each of radius 1cm can be made by melting a bigger ball whose diameter is 8cm?
Ans: Given the diameter of the bigger ball as 8cm
Radius of the bigger ball,
Volume of the bigger ball,
Volume of smaller ball,
Total number of balls that can be formed from the bigger ball
Therefore, 64 smaller balls can be formed from the bigger ball.
5. Eight metallic spheres; each of radius 2 mm, and melted and cast into a single sphere. Calculate the radius of the new sphere.
Ans: Given the radius of metallic sphere as 2mm
Volume of one small sphere,
Volume of 8 spheres,
Let the radius of the single big sphere be R
Volume of new sphere,
Here volume of 8 spheres is equal to the volume of new sphere
Therefore the radius of the new sphere is 4mm.
6. The volume of one sphere is 27 times that of another sphere. Calculate the ratio of their
Radii
Ans: Let the radius of the first sphere be
Volume of the first sphere,
Volume of the second sphere,
(i) According to the question volume of one sphere is 27 times the other
Therefore the ratio of their radii is 3:1.
Surface Areas
Ans: Surface area of first sphere,
Surface area of second sphere,
Ratio of their surface area
Therefore the ratio of their surface areas is 9:1.
7. If the number of square centimeters on the surface of a sphere is equal to the number of cubic centimeters in its volume, what is the diameter of the sphere?
Ans: Let the radius of the sphere be r.
Surface area of the sphere
Volume of spherical ball,
Given in the question that the number of square centimeters on the surface of the sphere is equal to the number of cubic centimeters in its volume.
We know that diameter,
Therefore the diameter of the sphere is 6cm.
8. A solid metal sphere is cut through its center into 2 equal parts. If the diameter of the sphere is
Ans: Given the diameter of the sphere as
Radius,
Given in the question that the solid metal sphere is cut through its center which means both the parts of the sphere are equal which forms two hemispheres of equal radius.
Total surface area of each hemisphere,
Therefore the total surface area of each hemisphere is
9. The internal and external diameters of a hollow hemispherical vessel are 21cm and 28cm respectively. Find
Internal curved surface area
Ans: Given the external diameter as 28cm
External radius,
Given the internal diameter as 21cm
Internal radius,
(i) Internal curved surface area,
Therefore the internal curved surface area of the hemispherical vessel is
External Curved surface area
Ans: External curved surface area,
Therefore the external curved surface area of the hemispherical vessel is
Total Surface Area
Ans: Total surface area of hemispherical vessel,
Therefore the total surface area is
Volume of Material of the Vessel
Ans: Volume of the material of the vessel,
Therefore the volume of the material of the vessel is
10. A solid sphere and a solid hemisphere have the same total surface area. Find the ratio between their volumes.
Ans: Let the radius of sphere and hemisphere be
Total surface area of sphere
Total surface area of hemisphere
Given in the question that the total surface area of the sphere and hemisphere are equal.
Volume of sphere
Volume of hemisphere
Ratio between their volumes
Therefore the ratio of volume of the volumes of sphere and hemisphere is
11. Metallic spheres of radii 6cm, 8cm and 10cm respectively are melted and recast into a single solid sphere. Take
Ans: Let the radius of the new sphere be R.
Volume of the new sphere=Sum of volumes of all spheres
Surface area of the new sphere
Therefore, the surface area of the solid sphere is
12. The surface area of a solid sphere is increased by 21% without changing its shape. Find the percentage increase in its
Radius
Ans: Let the radius of the sphere be
(i) Total surface area of sphere
Given in the question that the total surface area of sphere is
Therefore the change in the radius of sphere is
Percentage change in radius
Therefore the percentage change in radius is 10%.
Volume
Ans: Volume of sphere,
Radius of the new sphere is increased by 10%.
New volume of the sphere will be
Percentage change in volume
Therefore the percentage change in volume is 33.1%.
Exercise 20D
1. A solid sphere of radius 15cm is melted and recast into solid right circular cones of radius 2.5cm and height 8cm. Calculate the number of cones recast.
Ans: Volume of solid sphere,
Volume of each cone,
Number of cones recasted
Therefore the number of cones that can be recast is 270.
2. A hollow sphere of internal and external diameters 4cm and 8cm respectively is melted into a cone of base diameter 8cm. Find the height of the cone.
Ans: External radius of sphere,
Internal radius of sphere,
Volume of metal used in hollow sphere
Radius of cone,
Let the height of the cone is h.
Volume of cone,
We know that volume of cone is equal to volume of metal used in hollow sphere
Therefore the height of the cone is 14cm.
3. The radii of the internal and external surfaces of a metallic spherical shell are 3cm and 5cm respectively. It is melted and recast into a solid right circular cone of height 32cm. Find the diameter of the base of the cone.
Ans: Volume of spherical shell,
Let the radius of the circular cone be
Volume of cone,
Given in the question that
Diameter of the cone,
Therefore the diameter of the cone is 7cm.
4. Total volume of three identical cones is the same as that of a bigger cone whose height is 9cm and diameter 40cm. Find the radius of the base of each smaller cone, if height of each is 108cm.
Ans: Let the radius of the smaller cone be
Radius of the bigger cone,
Volume of bigger cone,
Volume of the smaller cone,
According to the question, the volume of three smaller cones is equal to the volume of a bigger cone.
Therefore the radius of base of each cone is 3.33cm.
5. A solid rectangular block of metal 49cm by 44cm by 18cm is melted and formed into a solid sphere. Calculate the radius of the sphere.
Ans: Volume of the solid rectangular block
Volume of sphere,
Given in the question that the volume of sphere is equal to the volume of the solid rectangular block
Therefore, the radius of the sphere is 21cm.
6. A hemispherical bowl of internal radius 9cm is full of liquid. This liquid is to be filled into conical shaped small containers each of diameter 3cm and height 4cm. How many containers are necessary to empty the bowl?
Ans: Volume of hemispherical bowl,
Given the diameter of conical shaped container as 3cm
Then the radius,
Volume of the conical container,
Total number of containers
Therefore a total of 162 containers are required to empty the bowl.
7. A hemispherical bowl of diameter 7.2cm is filled completely with chocolate sauce. This sauce is poured into an inverted cone of radius 4.8cm. Find the height of the cone if it is completely filled.
Ans: Given the diameter of the hemispherical bowl as 7.2cm
Radius of the hemispherical bowl,
Volume of chocolate sauce in hemispherical bowl,
Volume of cone,
Now we know that the volume of cone is equal to the volume of chocolate sauce in hemispherical bowl
Therefore the height of the cone when completely filled is 4.05cm.
8. A solid cone of radius 5cm and height 8cm is melted and made into small spheres of radius 0.5cm. Find the number of spheres formed.
Ans: Volume of cone,
Volume of one sphere,
Number of sphere,
Therefore a total of 400 spheres are formed.
9. The total area of a solid metallic sphere is
The radius of solid sphere,
Ans: We have to find the radius of solid sphere
Given the total area of a solid metallic sphere as
Therefore the radius of the solid metallic sphere is 10cm.
The number of cones recast.(take
)
Ans: We know that Volume of metallic sphere,
Volume of cone,
Number of cones recasted,
Therefore the number of cones that can be re-casted from the metallic sphere is 80.
10. A solid metallic cone, with radius 6cm and height 10cm, is made of the same heavy metal A. In order to reduce its weight, a conical hole is made in the cone as shown and it is completely filled with a lighter metal B. The conical hole has a diameter of 6cm and depth 4cm. Calculate the ratio of the volume of metal A to the volume of metal B in the solid.

Ans: Volume of the cone made from metal A,
Volume of the cone made from metal B,
Final volume of the cone made from metal B
Ratio of volume of sphere made from metal A and B
Therefore the ratio of the volume of the sphere made from metal A and B is 9:1.
11. A hollow sphere of internal and external radii 6cm and 8cm respectively is melted and recast into small cones of base radius 2cm and height 8cm. Find the number of cones.
Ans: Volume of the hollow cylinder,
Volume of each small cone,
Number of cones,
Therefore, the number of cones that can be re-casted from the hollow cylinder are 37.
12. The surface area of a solid metallic sphere is
The radius of the sphere
Ans: (i) We have to find the radius of solid sphere
Given the total area of a solid metallic sphere as
Therefore the radius of the solid metallic sphere is 14cm.
The number of cones recast. (Take
)
Ans: We know that Volume of metallic sphere,
Volume of cone,
Number of cones recasted,
Therefore the number of cones that can be recasted from the metallic sphere is 128.
Exercise 20E
1. A cone of height 15cm and diameter 7cm is mounted on a hemisphere of same diameter. Determine the volume of the solid thus formed.
Ans: Given the diameter of cone,
Radius of the cone will be,
Volume of the solid formed will be the sum of the volume of the cone and the volume of the hemisphere.
Thus the volume of the solid formed is
2. A buoy is made in the form of a hemisphere surmounted by a right cone whose circular base coincides with the plane surface of the hemisphere. The radius of the base of the cone is 3.5m and its volume is two-third of the hemisphere. Calculate the height of the cone and the surface area of the buoy, correct to two places of decimal.
Ans: Volume of hemisphere,
Given in the question that the volume of the cone is two by third times the volume of the hemisphere.
Volume of conical part
We know that slant height of the cone,
Surface area of buoy,
Therefore the height of the buoy is
3. From a rectangular solid of metal 42cm by 30cm by 20cm, a conical cavity of diameter 14cm and depth 24cm is drilled out. Find:
The Surface Area of Remaining Solid
Ans: (i) Total surface area of cuboid
Radius of cone,
Area of the base
Slant height of the cone,
Curved surface area of cone,
Surface area of remaining solid
Therefore the remaining area of solid is
The volume of remaining solid
Ans: Volume of rectangular solid,
Radius of conical cavity,
Volume of the conical cavity
Volume of remaining solid
Therefore the volume of the remaining solid is
The weight of the material drilled out if it weighs 7gm per
Ans: Weight of the material drilled
Therefore the weight of the material drilled out is
4. A cubical block of side 7cm is surmounted by a hemisphere of the largest size. Find the surface area of the resulting solid.
Ans: Radius of the hemisphere,
Curved surface area of the hemisphere
Surface area of the remaining solid = Surface area of top face of the cube - Area of the base of the sphere
Surface area of the cube
Surface area of the resulting solid
Therefore the surface area of the resulting solid is
5. A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone, Its height is 8cm and the radius of its top, which is open, is 5cm. It is filled with water up to the rim. When lead shots, each of which is a sphere of radius 0.5cm, are dropped into the vessel, one fourth of the water flows out. Find the number of lead shots dropped in the vessel.
Ans: Volume of cone,
Given in the question that the volume of water that has flowed out is one by four times the volume of cones.
Volume of the water flowed out,
Volume of lead shots,
Number of lead shots dropped in the vessel,
Therefore the number of lead shots dropped in the vessel is 100.
6. A hemi-spherical bowl has negligible thickness and the length of its circumference is 198cm. Find the capacity of the bowl.
Ans: Let the radius of the bowl be r.
Circumference of the bowl is given as 198cm
Capacity of the hemispherical bowl
Therefore the capacity of the hemispherical bowl is
7. Find the maximum volume of a cone that can be carved out of a solid hemisphere of radius r cm.
Ans: For the volume of the cone to be largest, h=r
Volume of the cone,
Therefore the maximum volume of a cone that can be carved out of a solid hemisphere is
8. The radii of the bases of two solid right circular cones of same height are
Ans: Let the height of the solid circular cone be h.
Volume of the first solid circular cone,
Volume of the second solid circular cone,
Given in the question that the volume of the sphere is the sum of the volumes of first and second cones.
Therefore the height of each cone in terms of
9. A solid metallic hemisphere of diameter 28cm is melted and recast into a number of identical solid cones, each of diameter 14cm and height 8cm. Find the number of cones so formed.
Ans: Given the diameter of hemisphere as 28cm
Radius is half of diameter which is equal to 14cm
Volume of the solid hemisphere,
Given the diameter of cone as 14cm
Radius is half of diameter which is equal to 7cm
Volume of each cone,
Number of cones formed,
Therefore the number of cones formed is 14.
10. A cone and a hemisphere have the same base and the same height. Find the ratio between their volumes.
Ans: Let the radius of base and height be r and h respectively.
Given in the question that the radius and height are the same.
Volume of cone,
Volume of the hemisphere,
To find the ratio
Therefore the ratio between the volume of the cone and the hemisphere is 1:2.
Exercise 20F
1. From a solid right circular cylinder with height 10cm and radius of the base 6cm, a right circular cone of the same height and same base is removed. Find the volume of the remaining solid.
Ans: Volume of the cylindrical part,
Volume of the conical part,
Volume of the remaining solid,
Therefore the volume of the remaining solid is
2. From a solid cylinder whose height is 16cm and radius is 12cm, a conical cavity of height 8cm and base radius 6cm is hollowed out. Find the volume and total surface area of the remaining solid.
Ans: Volume of the cylindrical part,
Volume of the conical part,
Volume of the remaining solid,
Slant height of the conical cavity,
Curved surface area of the solid cylinder
Curved surface area of cone
Base area of the cylinder
Area of circular cylinder
Total surface area of remaining solid,
Therefore the volume of the remaining solid is
3. A circus tent is cylindrical to a height of 4m and conical above it. If its diameter is 105m and its slant height is 80m, calculate the total area of the canvas required. Also, find the total cost of canvas used at 15rs per meter if the width is 1.5m.
Ans: Given the diameter of the cylindrical part of tent as 105m
Radius of the cylindrical part of the tent,
Total curved surface area of tent
Area of canvas
Total cost of canvas at 15rs per meter
Therefore the total cost of canvas is
4. A circus tent is cylindrical to a height of 8m surmounted by a conical part. If total height of the tent is 13m and the diameter of its base is 24m; calculate:
Total surface area of tent
Ans: Height of the conical part of the tent,
Given diameter of base of tent as 24m
Radius,
Slant height,
(i) Total surface area of tent,
Therefore the total surface area of tent is
Area of canvas required to make this tent allowing 10% of the canvas used for folds and stitching.
Ans: Area of the canvas required
Therefore the area of the canvas required is
5. A cylindrical boiler, 2m high, is 3.5m in diameter. It has a hemispherical lid. Find the volume of its interior, including the part covered by the lid.
Ans: Given the diameter,
So the radius,
Total volume of the boiler,
Therefore the volume covered by the lid is
6. A vessel is a hollow cylinder fitted with a hemispherical bottom of the same base. The depth of the cylindrical part is
Ans: Given diameter as 3.5m
So radius,
Height of the cylindrical part
Capacity of the vessel,
Internal curved surface area of vessel,
Therefore the capacity of the vessel is
7. A wooden toy is in the shape of a cone mounted on a cylinder as shown alongside. If the height of the cone is 24cm, the total height of the toy is 60cm and the radius of the base of the cone is twice the radius of the base of the cylinder which is 10cm, find the total surface area of the toy.(Take

Ans: According to the question, the radius of the base of the cone is twice that of the radius of the base of the cylinder.
Curved surface area of the solid cylinder
Curved surface area of cone
Base area of the cylinder
Slant height of the cone,
Total surface area of the toy,
Therefore the total surface area of toy is
8. A cylindrical container with diameter of base 42cm contains sufficient water to submerge a rectangular solid of iron with dimensions
Ans: Diameter of the cylindrical container is given as 42cm
Radius of the cylindrical container,
Volume of iron,
Let the rise in level of water when solid is submerged be h.
Volume of water in the container will be equal to volume of the metal
Therefore the rise in the level of water when the solid is submerged is 2.33m.
9. Spherical marbles of diameter 1.4cm are dropped into a beaker containing some water and are fully submerged. The diameter of the beaker is 7cm. Find how many marbles have been dropped in it if the water rises by 5.6cm?
Ans: Given the diameter of the spherical marble as 1.4cm.
Radius of the marble,
Volume of each spherical marble,
Radius of the beaker,
Volume of the water in the beaker,
Number of marbles dropped,
Therefore the total number of marbles dropped in the water for the water to rise by 5.6cm is 150.
10. The cross section of a railway tunnel is a rectangle 6m broad and 8m high surrounded by a semi-circle as shown in the figure. The tunnel is 35m long. Find the cost of plastering the internal surface of the tunnel(excluding the floor) at the rate of 2.25rs per

Ans: From the figure given the diameter of semi circle as 6m
Radius,
Circumference of the semi circle,
Internal surface area of the tunnel,
Rate of plastering the internal surface of the tunnel
Therefore the rate of plastering is 2002.6rs.
11. The horizontal cross section of a water tank is in the shape of a rectangle with a semi-circle at one end, as shown in the following figure. The water is 2.4m deep in the tank. Calculate the volume of water in the tank in gallons.(1 gallon=4.5 liters)

Ans: Given the diameter of the semicircle as 7m
Radius,
Area of cross section = Area of rectangle + Area of the semicircle
Volume of water filled in gallons,
Therefore the volume of water filled in gallons is 88666.67 gallons.
12. The given figure shows the cross section of a water channel consisting of a rectangle and a semicircle. Assuming that the channel is always full, find the volume of water discharged through it in one minute if water is flowing at the rate of 20cm per second. Give your answer in cubic meters correct to one place of decimal.

Ans: Radius of semicircle,
Area of cross section of water channel = Area of Rectangle + Area of the semi circle
Given in the question that the water is flowing at the rate of 20cm per second.
Therefore the length of the water column
Volume of water discharged,
Therefore the amount of water displaced is
13. An open cylindrical vessel of internal diameter 7cm and height 8cm stands on a horizontal table. Inside this is placed a solid metallic right circular cone, the diameter of which is
If this cone is replaced by another cone, whose height is
Ans: Given diameter is 7cm.
Radius,
Radius of the circular cone,
Volume of remaining portion where water needs to be filled
Height of the new cone,
Volume of water,
Let the height of the water that is dropped down be H.
Volume of water in cylinder = Volume of water that dropped down
Therefore the height of the water that is dropped down below is
14. A cylindrical can, whose base is horizontal and of radius 3.5cm, contains sufficient water so that when a sphere is placed in the can, the water just covers the sphere. Given that the sphere just fits into the can, calculate:
The total surface area of the can in contact with water when the sphere is in it
Ans: Total surface area of the can is the sum of base area and the curved surface area
Therefore the total surface area of the can is
The depth of water in the can before the sphere was put into the can
Ans: Let the depth of the water be
Volume of can is equal to the sum of volume of water and the volume of sphere
Therefore the depth of water in the can before the sphere was put in is
15. A hollow cylinder has a solid hemisphere inward at one end and on the other end it is closed with a flat circular plate. The height of water is 10cm when the flat circular plate is downward. Find the level of water, when it is inverted upside down, common diameter is 7cm and height of the cylinder is 20cm.
Ans: Let the height of the water level be h.
Volume of the cylinder,
Volume of hemisphere,
Volume of water in cylinder = Volume of water level - Volume of hemisphere
Therefore the height of water when hemisphere is facing downwards is
Exercise 20G
1. What is the least number of solid metallic spheres, each of 6cm diameter, that should be melted and recast to form a solid metal cone whose height is 45cm and diameter 12cm.
Ans: Volume of sphere,
Volume of cone,
Number of solid metallic spheres needed to form the cone,
Therefore the least number of solid metallic spheres needed to form the cone is 15
2. A largest sphere is to be carved out of a right circular cylinder of radius 7cm and height 14cm. Find the volume of the sphere to the nearest integer.
Ans: Radius of the largest sphere that can be carved from the cylinder should be equal to the radius of the cylinder.
Therefore the radius of the sphere = 7cm.
Volume of the given sphere,
Therefore the volume of the largest sphere that can be carved from the cylinder is
3. A right circular cylinder having diameter 12cm and height 15cm is full of ice-cream. The ice-cream is to be filled in identical cones of height 12cm and diameter 6cm having a hemispherical shape on the top. Find the number of cones required.
Ans: Volume of cylinder,
Volume of ice cream cone is equal to the sum of volume of cone and the volume of hemisphere
Number of cones formed,
Therefore the number of cones that can be formed is 10.
4. A solid is in the form of a cone standing on a hemi-sphere with both their radii being equal to 8cm and the height of the cone is equal to its radius. Find, in terms of
Ans: Given in the question that the radius and height both are equal.
Volume of the solid formed,
Therefore the volume of the solid formed is
5. The diameter of a sphere is 6cm. It is melted and drawn into a wire of diameter 0.2cm. Find the length of the wire.
Ans: Radius of sphere,
Volume of sphere,
Radius of the wire,
Let the length of the wire be l.
Volume of wire,
Given that the sphere is melted to form a wire. Therefore the volume of the sphere will be equal to the volume of the wire
Therefore the length of the wire is 36m.
6. Determine the ratio of volume of a cube to that of a sphere which will exactly fit inside the cube.
Ans: Let the edge of the cube be x.
Volume of cube
For a sphere to completely fit inside a cube, its radius should be equal to half of the edge of the cube.
Therefore,
Volume of the sphere
Ratio of volume of the cube to the volume of sphere
Therefore the ratio of volume of the cube to the volume of the sphere is 21:11.
7. An iron pole consisting of a cylindrical portion 110cm high and of base diameter 12cm is surmounted by a cone 9cm high. Find the mass of the pole, given that
Ans: Total volume of the iron pole is the sum of the volume of the cylindrical portion and the conical portion.
Total volume of the iron pole,
Total mass of the pole,
Therefore the total mass of the pole is
8. In the following diagram a rectangular platform with a semi-circular end on one side is 22 meters long from one end to the other end. If the length of the half circumference is 11meters, find the cost of constructing the platform, 1.5 meters high at the rate of 4rs per cubic meters.

Ans: Circumference of the semicircular portion,
The breadth of the rectangular platform is twice of the radius of the semi-circular path
Therefore,
Actual length of the rectangular platform,
Area of the platform,
Volume of platform is the product of area of the platform and height
Total cost of construction
Therefore the total cost of construction in rupees is 892.5.
9. The cross-section of a tunnel is a square of side 7m surmounted by a semi-circle as shown in the adjoining figure. The tunnel is 80m long. Calculate
Its Volume,

Ans: Radius of the semi-circle,
Area of cross-section,
(i) Volume of tunnel,
Therefore the volume of the tunnel is
The surface area of the tunnel(excluding the floor) and
Ans: Circumference of the tunnel,
Surface area of the tunnel,
Therefore the surface area of the tunnel is
Its Floor Area.
Ans: Floor area,
Therefore the floor area of the tunnel is
10. A cylindrical water tank of diameter 2.8m and height 4.2m is being fed by a pipe of diameter 7cm through which water flows at the rate of
Ans: Radius of the tank,
Volume of water filled in tank,
Radius of pipe,
Let the height of the water filled be
Volume of water in the pipe,
Volume of the water coming out of the pipe is equal to the volume of water filled in the tank.
Therefore time taken to fill the tank,
Therefore the time taken to fill the tank is 28minutes.
11. Water flows, at 9km per hour, through a cylindrical pipe of cross-sectional area
Ans: Distance travelled by water in 1 hour 15minutes
Volume of water,
Let the height of water in the tank be h.
Volume of water is equal to the volume of the water in tank
Therefore the height of water in the cylindrical tank is 75cm.
12. The given figure shows the cross-section of a cone, a cylinder and a hemisphere all with the same diameter 10cm, and the other dimensions are as shown.

Calculate
The total Surface Area
Ans: Radius of base,
Slant height of the cone,
(a) Total surface area of solid
Therefore the total surface area of the solid is
The Total Volume of Solid and
Ans: Total volume of the solid,
Therefore the volume of the solid is
The density of the material if its total weight is 1.7kg.
Ans: Density,
Therefore the density of the solid is
13. 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, given that the radius of the cylinder is 3cm and its height is 6cm; the radius of the hemisphere is 2cm and the height of the cone is 4cm. Give your answer to the nearest cubic centimeter.
Ans: Volume of water in cylinder,
Volume of water displaced = Volume of cone + Volume of hemisphere
Volume of water left in the cylinder = Volume of water in cylinder - Volume of water displaced
Therefore the volume of the water left in the cylinder is
14. A metal container in the form of a cylinder is surmounted by a hemisphere of the same radius. The internal height of the cylinder is 7m and the internal radius is 3.5m. Calculate:
The total area of the internal surface, excluding the base;
Ans: (i) Total surface area of the container(excluding base) = Curved surface area of the cylinder + Area of hemisphere
Therefore the total surface area of the container(excluding the base) is
The internal volume of the container in
Ans: Volume of the container,
Therefore the volume of the container is
15. An exhibition tent is in the form of a cylinder surmounted by a cone. The height of the tent above the ground is 85m and the height of the cylindrical part is 50m. If the diameter of the base is 168m, find the quantity of the canvas required to make the tent. Allow 20% extra for fold and for stitching. Give your answer to the nearest
Ans: Radius of base of the tent,
Height of the conical part,
Slant height of the conical part,
Total surface area of the tent,
According to the question 20% extra is needed for folds and stitching.
Therefore total canvas required
Therefore the total area of the canvas required is
16. 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
Ans: Let the radius and height of the tube be r and h respectively.
Volume of water in test tube
Volume of water filled upto 4cm,
Subtract equation (2) from (1)
Substitute the value of r in 1
Therefore the radius and height of the test tube is 3.5cm and 20cm respectively.
17. A solid is in the form of a right circular cone mounted on a hemisphere. The diameter of the base of the cone, which exactly coincides with the hemisphere, is 7cm and its height is 8cm. The solid is placed in a cylindrical vessel of internal radius 7cm and height 10cm. How much water, in
Ans: Radius of the base of cone and hemisphere,
Volume of the solid formed,
Volume of the cylinder,
Volume of water required to fill the vessel,
Therefore the volume of water required to fill the vessel is
18. Two solid spheres of radii 2cm and 4cm are melted and recast into a cone of height 8cm. Find the radius of the cone so formed.
Ans: Let the radius of the cone be r
Volume of the cone formed = sum of volumes of the volumes of both the spheres melted to form cones.
Therefore the radius of the cone formed is 6cm.
19. A certain number of metallic cones, each of radius 2cm and height 3cm, are melted and recast into a solid sphere of radius 6cm. Find the number of cones used.
Ans: Volume of each cone,
Volume of the sphere,
Number of cones used,
Therefore, the number of cones used is 72.
20. A conical tent is to accommodate 77 persons. Each person must have
Ans: Given in the question that a conical tent can accommodate 77 persons and each person needs
Slant height of the conical tent,
Curved surface area of the tent,
Therefore the slant height and the curved surface area of the conical tent is
Why Learn This Chapter?
Students may wonder why they would have to study all these problems and memorize all the formulae and theorems. The truth is, getting a strong base in this chapter will help you in the long run. These shapes are the concept that you will deal with in your graduation and masters. It gives you the confidence to deal with all the engineering data. Practice will give the confidence to deal with the chapter. This chapter not only evaluates you academically but also your brain strength to hold the number of formulae. It will improvise you by giving you remarkable brain capacity.
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FAQs on Concise Mathematics Class 10 ICSE Solutions for Chapter 20 - Cylinder, Cone and Sphere (Surface Area and Volume)
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Concentrating more on the math subject in your grade 20 is important. Because grade 10 is the crucial academic part. It is the stage that will sculpt your future and will decide your future. So it is important to score better marks in the examination. This math subject will act as a mark booster. It is easy to score marks in math subjects with proper preparation. And with no preparation, it may fail you. So to score better marks, concentrate more on the math subject.
5. What is a total surface area according to Selina Concise Mathematics Class 10 ICSE Solutions for Chapter 20 - Cylinder, Cone and Sphere (Surface Area and Volume)?
The total surface area of a solid can be explained as the sum of the areas of all the faces or surfaces that enclose the solid. The faces include the tops and the bottoms along with the remaining surfaces. The sum of the areas of the rectangle and the two circles is the total surface area. This is an easy-to-understand and important definition.

















