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Standard IX
Mathematics
Curved Surface area of a right circular cylinder
The radius of...
Question
The radius of the base of a cylindrical wooden block is 5 cm and its volume is 1100 cu cm. How many discs of radius 5 cm and height 2 cm can be cut from this block of wood?
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Solution
Radius of cylindrical disc (r) = 5 cm
Height of cylindrical disc (h) = 2 cm
Volume of cylindrical disc = πr
2
h
=
22
7
×
5
×
5
×
2
=
157
cu
cm
Number of discs that can be cut from the wooden block
= Volume of wooden block ÷ Volume of disc
= 1100 ÷ 157
= 7.006 = 7
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