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NCERT Solutions: Class 9 Maths Chapter 11 - Surface Areas and Volumes

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1Exercise 11.18 questions
Q.1A plastic box 1.5 m long, 1.25 m wide and 65 cm deep, is to be made. It is opened at the top. Ignoring the thickness of the plastic sheet, determine: (i) The area of the sheet required for making the box. (ii) The cost of sheet for it, if a sheet measuring 1 m² costs ₹20.v
Solution

Convert $65$ cm to $0.65$ m. Since the box is open at the top, required area $=lw+2lh+2wh=1.5\times1.25+2(1.5\times0.65)+2(1.25\times0.65)=5.375\text{ m}^2$. Cost $=5.375\times20=₹107.50$.

Answer:

(i) $5.375\text{ m}^2$
(ii) $₹107.50$

Q.2The length, breadth and height of a room are 5 m, 4 m and 3 m respectively. Find the cost of white washing the walls of the room and the ceiling at the rate of ₹7.50 per m².v
Solution

Area of four walls $=2h(l+b)=2\times3(5+4)=54\text{ m}^2$. Area of ceiling $=5\times4=20\text{ m}^2$. Total area $=74\text{ m}^2$. Cost $=74\times7.50=₹555$.

Answer:

$₹555$.

Q.3The floor of a rectangular hall has a perimeter 250 m. If the cost of painting the four walls at the rate of ₹10 per m² is ₹15000, find the height of the hall.v
Solution

Cost $=₹15000$ at $₹10$ per $\text{m}^2$, so area of four walls $=1500\text{ m}^2$. If the floor perimeter is $250$ m, then $2(l+b)=250$. Wall area $=2h(l+b)=250h$. Hence $250h=1500$, so $h=6$ m.

Answer:

$6$ m.

Q.4The paint in a certain container is sufficient to paint an area equal to 9.375 m². How many bricks of dimensions 22.5 cm × 10 cm × 7.5 cm can be painted out of this container?v
Solution

For one brick, total surface area $=2(lb+bh+hl)=2(22.5\times10+10\times7.5+22.5\times7.5)=937.5\text{ cm}^2=0.09375\text{ m}^2$. Number of bricks $=\dfrac{9.375}{0.09375}=100$.

Answer:

$100$ bricks.

Q.5A cubical box has each edge 10 cm and another cuboidal box is 12.5 cm long, 10 cm wide and 8 cm high. (i) Which box has the greater lateral surface area and by how much? (ii) Which box has the smaller total surface area and by how much?v
Solution

Cube LSA $=4a^2=4\times10^2=400\text{ cm}^2$. Cuboid LSA $=2h(l+b)=2\times8(12.5+10)=360\text{ cm}^2$. So the cube is greater by $40\text{ cm}^2$. Cube TSA $=6a^2=600\text{ cm}^2$. Cuboid TSA $=2(lb+bh+hl)=2(12.5\times10+10\times8+12.5\times8)=610\text{ cm}^2$. Thus the cube has the smaller TSA by $10\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

(i) The cubical box has greater lateral surface area by $40\text{ cm}^2$.
(ii) The cubical box has smaller total surface area by $10\text{ cm}^2$.

Q.6A small indoor greenhouse (herbarium) is made entirely of glass panes (including base) held together with tape. It is 30 cm long, 25 cm wide and 25 cm high. (i) What is the area of the glass? (ii) How much of tape is needed for all the 12 edges?v
Solution

The glass area is the total surface area of a cuboid: $2(lb+bh+hl)=2(30\times25+25\times25+30\times25)=4250\text{ cm}^2$. Tape is needed along all 12 edges, so total length $=4(l+b+h)=4(30+25+25)=320$ cm.

Answer:

(i) $4250\text{ cm}^2$
(ii) $320$ cm

Q.7Shanti Sweets Stall was placing an order for making cardboard boxes for packing their sweets. Two sizes of boxes were required. The bigger of dimensions 25 cm × 20 cm × 5 cm and the smaller of dimensions 15 cm × 12 cm × 5 cm. For all the overlaps, 5% of the total surface area is required extra. If the cost of the cardboard is ₹4 for 1000 cm², find the cost of cardboard required for supplying 250 boxes of each kind.v
Solution

Big box TSA $=2(25\times20+20\times5+25\times5)=1450\text{ cm}^2$. With $5\%$ extra, area per big box $=1522.5\text{ cm}^2$. Small box TSA $=2(15\times12+12\times5+15\times5)=630\text{ cm}^2$. With $5\%$ extra, area per small box $=661.5\text{ cm}^2$. Total area for $250$ of each $=250(1522.5+661.5)=546000\text{ cm}^2$. Cost $=\dfrac{546000}{1000}\times4=₹2184$.

Answer:

$₹2184$.

Q.8Parveen wanted to make a temporary shelter for her car, by making a box-like structure with tarpaulin that covers all the four sides and the top of the car (with the front face as a flap which can be rolled up). Assuming that the stitching margins are very small, and therefore negligible, how much tarpaulin would be required to make the shelter of height 2.5 m, with base dimensions 4 m × 3 m?v
Solution

Tarpaulin is needed for four sides and the top, not the base. Area $=2lh+2bh+lb=2(4\times2.5)+2(3\times2.5)+4\times3=20+15+12=47\text{ m}^2$.

Answer:

$47\text{ m}^2$.

2Exercise 11.211 questions
Q.1The curved surface area of a right circular cylinder of height 14 cm is 88 cm². Find the diameter of the base of the cylinder.v
Solution

CSA of a cylinder $=2\pi rh$. Thus $88=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times r\times14=88r$. Hence $r=1$ cm, so diameter $=2r=2$ cm.

Answer:

$2$ cm.

Q.2It is required to make a closed cylindrical tank of height 1 m and base diameter 140 cm from a metal sheet. How many square metres of the sheet are required for the same?v
Solution

Diameter $=140$ cm $=1.4$ m, so $r=0.7$ m and $h=1$ m. Sheet area for a closed cylinder is $2\pi r(h+r)=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times0.7(1+0.7)=7.48\text{ m}^2$.

Answer:

$7.48\text{ m}^2$.

Q.3A metal pipe is 77 cm long. The inner diameter of a cross section is 4 cm, the outer diameter being 4.4 cm (see Fig. 11.11). Find its (i) inner curved surface area, (ii) outer curved surface area, (iii) total surface area.v
Solution

Inner radius $r=2$ cm, outer radius $R=2.2$ cm, and height $h=77$ cm. Inner CSA $=2\pi rh=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times2\times77=968\text{ cm}^2$. Outer CSA $=2\pi Rh=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times2.2\times77=1064.8\text{ cm}^2$. Area of the two ring-shaped ends $=2\pi(R^2-r^2)=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}(2.2^2-2^2)=5.28\text{ cm}^2$. Total surface area $=968+1064.8+5.28=2038.08\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

(i) $968\text{ cm}^2$
(ii) $1064.8\text{ cm}^2$
(iii) $2038.08\text{ cm}^2$

Q.4The diameter of a roller is 84 cm and its length is 120 cm. It takes 500 complete revolutions to move once over to level a playground. Find the area of the playground in m².v
Solution

In one revolution the roller covers its curved surface area: $\pi dh=\dfrac{22}{7}\times84\times120=31680\text{ cm}^2$. In $500$ revolutions, area $=31680\times500=15840000\text{ cm}^2=1584\text{ m}^2$.

Answer:

$1584\text{ m}^2$.

Q.5A cylindrical pillar is 50 cm in diameter and 3.5 m in height. Find the cost of painting the curved surface of the pillar at the rate of ₹12.50 per m².v
Solution

Diameter $=50$ cm $=0.5$ m, so $r=0.25$ m and $h=3.5$ m. Curved surface area $=2\pi rh=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times0.25\times3.5=5.5\text{ m}^2$. Cost $=5.5\times12.50=₹68.75$.

Answer:

$₹68.75$.

Q.6Curved surface area of a right circular cylinder is 4.4 m². If the radius of the base of the cylinder is 0.7 m, find its height.v
Solution

$2\pi rh=4.4$. With $r=0.7$ m, $2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times0.7\times h=4.4h=4.4$. Hence $h=1$ m.

Answer:

$1$ m.

Q.7The inner diameter of a circular well is 3.5 m. It is 10 m deep. Find (i) its inner curved surface area, (ii) the cost of plastering this curved surface at the rate of ₹40 per m².v
Solution

Inner radius $r=\dfrac{3.5}{2}=1.75$ m and depth $h=10$ m. Inner curved surface area $=2\pi rh=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times1.75\times10=110\text{ m}^2$. Cost $=110\times40=₹4400$.

Answer:

(i) $110\text{ m}^2$
(ii) $₹4400$

Q.8In a hot water heating system, there is a cylindrical pipe of length 28 m and diameter 5 cm. Find the total radiating surface in the system.v
Solution

Diameter $=5$ cm $=0.05$ m, so $r=0.025$ m and $h=28$ m. Radiating surface is the curved surface area: $2\pi rh=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times0.025\times28=4.4\text{ m}^2$.

Answer:

$4.4\text{ m}^2$.

Q.9Find (i) the lateral or curved surface area of a closed cylindrical petrol storage tank that is 4.2 m in diameter and 4.5 m high. (ii) How much steel was actually used, if 1/12 of the steel actually used was wasted in making the tank?v
Solution

Here $r=2.1$ m and $h=4.5$ m. Curved surface area $=2\pi rh=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times2.1\times4.5=59.4\text{ m}^2$. The tank is closed, so finished surface area $=2\pi r(h+r)=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times2.1(4.5+2.1)=87.12\text{ m}^2$. If $\dfrac1{12}$ of the steel used was wasted, the finished tank used $\dfrac{11}{12}$ of the steel. Thus steel actually used $=87.12\times\dfrac{12}{11}=95.04\text{ m}^2$.

Answer:

(i) $59.4\text{ m}^2$
(ii) $95.04\text{ m}^2$ of steel

Q.10In Fig. 11.12, you see the frame of a lampshade. It is to be covered with a decorative cloth. The frame has a base diameter of 20 cm and height of 30 cm. A margin of 2.5 cm is to be given for folding it over the top and bottom of the frame. Find how much cloth is required for covering the lampshade.v
Solution

The cloth forms a rectangle whose breadth is the circumference of the base, $\pi d=\dfrac{22}{7}\times20=\dfrac{440}{7}$ cm. The effective height is $30+2.5+2.5=35$ cm. Required cloth area $=\dfrac{440}{7}\times35=2200\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

$2200\text{ cm}^2$.

Q.11The students of a Vidyalaya were asked to participate in a competition for making and decorating penholders in the shape of a cylinder with a base, using cardboard. Each penholder was to be of radius 3 cm and height 10.5 cm. The Vidyalaya was to supply the competitors with cardboard. If there were 35 competitors, how much cardboard was required to be bought for the competition?v
Solution

A penholder has one circular base and curved surface, so area per penholder $=2\pi rh+\pi r^2=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times3\times10.5+\dfrac{22}{7}\times3^2=198+\dfrac{198}{7}=\dfrac{1584}{7}\text{ cm}^2$. For $35$ competitors, total cardboard $=35\times\dfrac{1584}{7}=7920\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

$7920\text{ cm}^2$.

3Exercise 11.38 questions
Q.1The diameter of the base of a cone is 10.5 cm, and its slant height is 10 cm. Find its curved surface area.v
Solution

Radius $r=\dfrac{10.5}{2}=5.25$ cm and slant height $l=10$ cm. CSA $=\pi rl=\dfrac{22}{7}\times5.25\times10=165\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

$165\text{ cm}^2$.

Q.2Find the total surface area of a cone, if its slant height is 21 m and diameter of its base is 24 m.v
Solution

Radius $r=12$ m and $l=21$ m. TSA $=\pi r(l+r)=\dfrac{22}{7}\times12\times(21+12)=\dfrac{8712}{7}\text{ m}^2$.

Answer:

$\dfrac{8712}{7}\text{ m}^2$, approximately $1244.6\text{ m}^2$.

Q.3Curved surface area of a cone is 308 cm² and its slant height is 14 cm. Find (i) radius of the base and (ii) total surface area of the cone.v
Solution

$\pi rl=308$. With $l=14$, $\dfrac{22}{7}\times r\times14=308$, so $44r=308$ and $r=7$ cm. TSA $=\pi r(l+r)=\dfrac{22}{7}\times7\times(14+7)=462\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

(i) $7$ cm
(ii) $462\text{ cm}^2$

Q.4A conical tent is 10 m high and the radius of its base is 24 m. Find (i) slant height of the tent. (ii) cost of the canvas required to make the tent, if the cost of 1 m² canvas is ₹70.v
Solution

Slant height $l=\sqrt{24^2+10^2}=\sqrt{676}=26$ m. Canvas area is the curved surface area: $\pi rl=\dfrac{22}{7}\times24\times26=\dfrac{13728}{7}\text{ m}^2$. Cost $=\dfrac{13728}{7}\times70=₹1,37,280$.

Answer:

(i) $26$ m
(ii) $₹1,37,280$

Q.5What length of tarpaulin 3 m wide will be required to make conical tent of height 8 m and base radius 6 m? Assume that the extra length of material that will be required for stitching margins and wastage in cutting is approximately 20 cm. (Use π = 3.14)v
Solution

The slant height is $l=\sqrt{6^2+8^2}=10$ m. Curved surface area $=\pi rl=3.14\times6\times10=188.4\text{ m}^2$. For tarpaulin $3$ m wide, required length $=\dfrac{188.4}{3}=62.8$ m. Adding $20$ cm $=0.2$ m gives $63$ m.

Answer:

$63$ m.

Q.6The slant height and base diameter of a conical tomb are 25 m and 14 m respectively. Find the cost of white-washing its curved surface at the rate of ₹210 per 100 m².v
Solution

Radius $r=7$ m and $l=25$ m. Curved surface area $=\pi rl=\dfrac{22}{7}\times7\times25=550\text{ m}^2$. Cost at $₹210$ per $100\text{ m}^2$ is $\dfrac{550}{100}\times210=₹1155$.

Answer:

$₹1155$.

Q.7A joker's cap is in the form of a right circular cone of base radius 7 cm and height 24 cm. Find the area of the sheet required to make 10 such caps.v
Solution

Slant height $l=\sqrt{7^2+24^2}=25$ cm. Sheet for one cap is its curved surface area: $\pi rl=\dfrac{22}{7}\times7\times25=550\text{ cm}^2$. For $10$ caps, area $=5500\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

$5500\text{ cm}^2$.

Q.8A bus stop is barricaded from the remaining part of the road, by using 50 hollow cones made of recycled cardboard. Each cone has a base diameter of 40 cm and height 1 m. If the outer side of each of the cones is to be painted and the cost of painting is ₹12 per m², what will be the cost of painting all these cones? (Use π = 3.14 and take √1.04 = 1.02)v
Solution

Radius $r=20$ cm $=0.2$ m and height $h=1$ m. Slant height $l=\sqrt{1^2+0.2^2}=\sqrt{1.04}=1.02$ m. CSA of one cone $=3.14\times0.2\times1.02=0.64056\text{ m}^2$. For $50$ cones, area $=32.028\text{ m}^2$. Cost $=32.028\times12=₹384.336$, approximately $₹384.34$.

Answer:

Approximately $₹384.34$.

4Exercise 11.49 questions
Q.1Find the surface area of a sphere of radius: (i) 10.5 cm (ii) 5.6 cm (iii) 14 cm.v
Solution

Surface area of a sphere is $4\pi r^2$. For $r=10.5$ cm, area $=4\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times10.5^2=1386\text{ cm}^2$. For $r=5.6$ cm, area $=4\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times5.6^2=394.24\text{ cm}^2$. For $r=14$ cm, area $=4\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times14^2=2464\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

(i) $1386\text{ cm}^2$
(ii) $394.24\text{ cm}^2$
(iii) $2464\text{ cm}^2$

Q.2Find the surface area of a sphere of diameter: (i) 14 cm (ii) 21 cm (iii) 3.5 m.v
Solution

Use $r=\dfrac d2$ and surface area $=4\pi r^2$. For $d=14$ cm, $r=7$ cm and area $=616\text{ cm}^2$. For $d=21$ cm, $r=10.5$ cm and area $=1386\text{ cm}^2$. For $d=3.5$ m, $r=1.75$ m and area $=38.5\text{ m}^2$.

Answer:

(i) $616\text{ cm}^2$
(ii) $1386\text{ cm}^2$
(iii) $38.5\text{ m}^2$

Q.3Find the total surface area of a hemisphere of radius 10 cm. (Use π = 3.14)v
Solution

Total surface area of a hemisphere $=3\pi r^2=3\times3.14\times10^2=942\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

$942\text{ cm}^2$.

Q.4The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 7 cm to 14 cm as air is being pumped into it. Find the ratio of surface areas of the balloon in the two cases.v
Solution

Surface area of a sphere is proportional to $r^2$. Therefore the ratio is $7^2:14^2=49:196=1:4$.

Answer:

$1:4$.

Q.5A hemispherical bowl made of brass has inner diameter 10.5 cm. Find the cost of tin-plating it on the inside at the rate of ₹16 per 100 cm².v
Solution

Inner radius $r=5.25$ cm. Inner curved surface area of the hemisphere $=2\pi r^2=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times5.25^2=173.25\text{ cm}^2$. Cost $=\dfrac{173.25}{100}\times16=₹27.72$.

Answer:

$₹27.72$.

Q.6Find the radius of a sphere whose surface area is 154 cm².v
Solution

$4\pi r^2=154$. Using $\pi=\dfrac{22}{7}$, $r^2=\dfrac{154\times7}{88}=12.25$, so $r=3.5$ cm.

Answer:

$3.5$ cm.

Q.7The diameter of the moon is approximately one fourth of the diameter of the earth. Find the ratio of their surface areas.v
Solution

The ratio of diameters, and hence radii, is $1:4$. Surface areas of spheres are proportional to the squares of their radii. Therefore the ratio of surface areas is $1^2:4^2=1:16$.

Answer:

$1:16$.

Q.8A hemispherical bowl is made of steel, 0.25 cm thick. The inner radius of the bowl is 5 cm. Find the outer curved surface area of the bowl.v
Solution

Outer radius $R=5+0.25=5.25$ cm. Outer curved surface area of the hemisphere $=2\pi R^2=2\times\dfrac{22}{7}\times5.25^2=173.25\text{ cm}^2$.

Answer:

$173.25\text{ cm}^2$.

Q.9A right circular cylinder just encloses a sphere of radius r (see Fig. 11.22). Find (i) surface area of the sphere, (ii) curved surface area of the cylinder, (iii) ratio of the areas obtained in (i) and (ii).v
Solution

The enclosing cylinder has radius $r$ and height $2r$. Surface area of the sphere $=4\pi r^2$. Curved surface area of the cylinder $=2\pi rh=2\pi r(2r)=4\pi r^2$. Therefore the ratio is $4\pi r^2:4\pi r^2=1:1$.

Answer:

(i) $4\pi r^2$
(ii) $4\pi r^2$
(iii) $1:1$