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SURFACE AREAS

AND VOLUMES

  • Sum based on Cylinder and Cuboid

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14 cm

25 m

22 m

Radius of pipe (R) =

7 cm

7

100

=

Length of tank (l) =

25 m

Breadth of tank (b) =

22 m

m

For pipe,

For tank,

1000 litres/hr

5000

litres

If the volume of rectangular tank is

5000 litres

If the volume of water flowing in tank in 1hr is

1000 litres

let us consider an example

Speed of water flowing through pipe

Length of water flowing in 1 hour (H)

= 5000 m

= 5 km/hr

i.e. length of water flowing in 1hr (H)

= 5 km

Height of tank (h) =

21 cm

21 m

Q. Water is flowing at the rate of 5 km per hour through a pipe of

diameter 14 cm into a rectangular tank which is 25 m long and 22 m wide.

Determine the time in which the level of water in the tank will rise by 21 cm.

(Take  = 22/7)

Then, what will be the time taken ?

=

Time taken

Vol. of rectangular tank

Vol. of water flowing in 1hr

=

5

5000

1000

21

100

=

m

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Q. Water is flowing at the rate of 5 km per hour through a pipe of

diameter 14 cm into a rectangular tank which is 25 m long and 22 m

wide. Determine the time in which the level of water in the tank will

rise by 21 cm. (Take  = 22/7)

Sol.

=

Time taken

Vol. of rectangular tank

Vol. of water flowing in 1hr

For pipe,

H

=

5000 m,

R

=

7

100

m,

For tank,

l = 25m ,

b = 22m ,

h =

What is the formula to find

Volume of rectangle?

l × b × h

Vol. of rectangular tank

=

l × b × h

Vol. of rectangular tank

=

25

× 22

×

m3

What is the formula to find

Volume of cylinder?

π R2 H

Vol. of water flowing in 1hr

=

π R2 H

=

π

×

7

100

×

7

100

×

5000

=

π m3

∴ Vol. of water flowing in 1hr

2

49

2

21

100

m

21

100

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Q. Water is flowing at the rate of 5 km per hour through a pipe of

diameter 14 cm into a rectangular tank which is 25 m long and 22 m

wide. Determine the time in which the level of water in the tank will

rise by 21 cm. (Take  = 22/7)

Sol.

=

Time taken

Vol. of rectangular tank

Vol. of water flowing in 1hr

Vol. of rectangular tank

Vol. of water flowing in 1hr

Time taken

=

25 × 22 ×

=

49

2

π

÷

49

2

÷

22

7

×

2

49

×

7

22

×

21

100

25 × 22 ×

=

21

100

25 × 22 ×

=

21

100

7

3

4

2

=

3

2

=

1.5 hours

∴ The time in which the level of water in the tank will

rise by 21 cm is 1.5 hours

Vol. of water in tank = 25 × 22 × m3

Vol. of water flowing in 1hr =

π m3

49

2

21

100