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Quantitative Aptitude
Cylinder
It is formed by rotating o n e side of a rectangle about its
opposite side ( k e e p i n g fixed).
Total Surface A r e a =
Sphere
R a d i u s of t h e S p h e r e = r units
Volume : V= lbh cubic units
Total Surface A r e a : A = 2 (Ib + bh + lh) Square units
/olume
units
Volume
A r e a o f the C u r v e d Surface
T o t a l Surface Area
Cone
A c o n e is f o r m e d by rotating a right-angled triangle
a r o u n d its height. (or right-circular c o n e )
sq. units
Frustum
of a
Right
Circular
Cone
..
D r o p in w a t e r level = 1 1 . 4 2 8 c m
A r e a of the b a s e of cu,boid
= 7.2 x 2.5 m
. . H e i g h t of w a t e r level =
3. T h e d i a m e t c r s of the e n d s of a dustbin 25 cm. high,
w h i c h is in the s h a p e of a frustum of a cone, are 30
c m . and 10 c m . D e t e r m i n e its capacity and surface
A r e a of the C u r v e d or Slant Surface
units
Total Surface A r e a of the Frustum =
(R + r)l sq. units.
Density
[ S S C G r a d u a t e L e v e l ( U D C ) M a i n Exam, 2004]
Sol.
M a s s = V o l u m e x Density
U p p e r radius (R) = 15 c m .
Assumption : W h e n an object is m a d e to c h a n g e
shape o r / a n d size either b y m e l t i n g o r b y s o m e o t h e r
m e a n s , w e will a s s u m e that its d e n s i t y d o e s not c h a n g e .
T h e r e f o r e , if the p r o b l e m i n v o l v e s a fixed m a s s object
changing its s h a p e / s i z e . We can say that its v o l u m e remains
s a m e on the basis of a b o v e a s s u m p t i o n .
Let's c o n s i d e r s o m e i m p o r t a n t q u e s t i o n s a s k e d i n
previous e x a m .
1.
A cylindrical tank of d i a m e t e r 35 cm is fll of water. If 11
litres w a t e r is taken out from the tank, find the d r o p in the
w a t e r level in the tank. ( U s e
Sol.
L o w e r radius (r)= 5 c m .
x (250 + 520)
x 770 = 2420 c m .
4. A solid is in the form of a right circular cylinder with
. hemispherical ends. The total length of the soild is 35
cm. The diameter of the cylinder is
th of its height.
35cm.
and h = 35 - 2r = 35 -
Volume of cube
216 c m
(2)5.2 cm
(4)3.7 cm
[SSC Combined Graduate Level Prelim.
Exam. 27.07.2008, (First sitting)]
Sol. (1) Let the thickness of the pipe = x c m
. . If the external radius = 9 cm
then, in radius = (9 - x) cm
According to the question,
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TEST
YOURSELF
E x a m , 2 7 . 0 7 . 2 0 0 8 , ( S e c o n d sitting)]
Sol. (2) V o l u m e of w a t e r flowing per s e c o n d
= 5 Minutes
9. Water is flowing at the rate of 5 km/hr through a
cylindrical pipe of diameter 14 cm into a rectangular tank which is 50 m long and 44 m wide. Determine the time in which the level of water in the tank
will rise by 7 cm.
(4) 60 m
2 1 . Ifthe volume of a cube is 216 c m , then the surface
area of the cube will be
(1)214 c m .
(2) 216 c m
(3) 218 c m
(4) 220 c m
2
ANSWERS
2
I . 600 c m
3. 640 c m
5. 1.5 cm
7. 5120 c m
9. 4 m.
I I . 10277.996 gms
13. 4.235 cm.
15.450
16. (2) 16 m
18. (1) 50 paise
2. 17 m
4. 8 cm
6. 8m, 12m, 16 cm
8. 2.1 m, 39.6 m
10. 7 cm.
12. 198 cu. cm., 352 cu. m.
14. 46.2 m.
16. 4 cu. m.
17. (3) Rs. 63.36
19. (2) 2 : 3
20. (3)
22. (2) 64
24. (2) 66 c m