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Question 4
A cone of radius 8 cm and height 12 cm is divided into two parts by a plane through the mid-point of its axis parallel to its base. Find the ratio of the volumes of two parts

Answer 1

Let ORN be the cone then given, radius of the base of the cone ​$=r_1=8cm$

And height of the cone, (h) OM = 12 cm
Let P be the mid-point of OM, then
$OP=PM=\frac{12}{2}=6cmNow,\Delta OPD\sim \Delta OMN\therefore \frac{OP}{OM}=\frac{PD}{MN}\Rightarrow \frac{6}{12}=\frac{PD}{8}\Rightarrow \frac{1}{2}=\frac{PD}{8}\Rightarrow PD=4cm$
The plane along CD divides the cone into two parts, namely
(i) a smaller cone of radius 4 cm and height 6cm and (ii) frustum of a cone for which
Radius of the top of the frustum $r_1=4cm$
Radius of the bottom $r_2=8cm$
Height of the frustum h = 6cm
Volume of smaller cone $=(\frac{1}{3}\pi \times 4\times 4\times 6)=32\pi c{m}^3$
And volume of the frustum of cone $[=\frac{1}{3}\pi \times 6(8{)}^2+(4{)}^2+8\times 4]$
$\therefore$ Required ratio = Volume of frustum : Volume of cone $=24\pi :32\pi =1:7$
or Volume of cone : Volume of frustum = $=24\pi :32\pi =7:1$