Question 11: The 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?
Prerequisite
A closed cylinder has 3 surfaces:
- Curved or lateral surface
- Top
- Base
The formula to calculate the curved surface area and total surface area are quite simple to learn and derive.
Lateral or curved surface area of cylinder = 2πrh
r = radius, h = height (or length)
Total surface area of cylinder = 2πr ( r + h )
r = radius, h = height (or length)
It is recommended to understand the core concept of area, surface area and volume before we attempt any question based on these concepts.
Chapter 13 – Surface areas and Volumes
Concepts
- Area / Surface area / Volume – Introduction
- Surface Area of Cube and Cuboid
- Volume Of Cuboid and Cube
- Surface Area of Right Circular Cylinder
- Volume and capacity of Cylinder
- Right circular Cone
- Surface Area of Right circular Cone
- Volume of Cylinder vs Cone
- Litres and Cubic centimetre (cm³)
- Cubic meters to litres
