SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES-Exercise 12.2

The solutions to the textbook exercises of NCERT Mathematics Class X – Surface Areas and Volumes are designed to provide students with a precise, logical, and concept-driven approach to solving numerical problems involving three-dimensional geometric figures. This chapter bridges abstract geometry with real-life measurement by exploring the surface areas and volumes of solids such as cubes, cuboids, cylinders, cones, spheres, hemispheres, frustums, and composite solids. These solutions follow a step-by-step methodology aligned strictly with the NCERT syllabus, ensuring conceptual clarity, correct formula application, and accurate unit handling. Each solution emphasizes reasoning, visualization, and systematic substitution, helping learners develop confidence in solving both routine and higher-order problems. Special attention is given to conversion of units, comparison of solids, and practical word problems, which are frequently tested in board examinations. This solution set serves as a reliable academic resource for revision, self-assessment, and exam preparation, enabling students to master spatial reasoning, improve numerical accuracy, and apply mathematical principles effectively in real-world contexts.

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SURFACE AREAS AND VOLUMES-Exercise 12.2

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Fig. 12.2.1-x
Fig. 12.2.1

Q1. A solid is in the shape of a cone standing on a hemisphere with both its radii being equal to 1 cm and the height of the cone is equal to its radius. Find the volume of the solid in terms of \(\pi\).

Solution:

Radius and height of cone = 1 cm
Radius of hemisphere = 1 cm
Volume \(V_{t}\) = Volume of cone \(V_{c}\) + Volume of hemisphere \(V_{h}\)

$$\require{cancel}\begin{aligned}V_{t}&=V_{c}+V_{h}\\\\ &=\dfrac{1}{3}\pi r^{2}h+\dfrac{2}{3}\pi r^{3}\\\\ &=\dfrac{1}{3}\pi r^{2}\left( h+2r\right) \\\\ (r&=1)\\\\ &\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{3}\pi \cdot 1^{2}\cdot \left( 1+2\cdot 1\right) \\\\ &=\dfrac{\pi }{3}\left( 1+2\right) \\\\ &=\dfrac{\pi }{\cancel{3}}\times \cancel{3}\\\\ &=\pi\ \mathrm{cm^{3}}\end{aligned}$$
Volume of the solid = pi cm³

Fig. 12.2.2-x
Fig. 12.2.2

Q2. Rachel, an engineering student, was asked to make a model shaped like a cylinder with two cones attached at its two ends by using a thin aluminium sheet. The diameter of the model is 3 cm and its length is 12 cm. If each cone has a height of 2 cm, find the volume of air contained in the model that Rachel made. (Assume the outer and inner dimensions of the model to be nearly the same.)

Solution:

Length of Cylinder (h1) = 12 cm
height of cone (h2) = 2 cm
Diameter of model = 3 cm
Thus Radius of the model = 3/2=1.5 cm
Air Containd in the model \(V_{t}\) = Volume of Cone \(V_{cn}\) + Volume of Cylinder \(V_{cl}\)

$$\require{cancel}\begin{aligned}V_{t}&=V_{cn}+V_{cl}+V_{cn}\\\\ &=2V_{cn}+V_{cl}\\\\ &=2\cdot \dfrac{1}{3}\pi r ^{2}h_{2}+\pi r^{2}h_{1}\\\\ &=\dfrac{2}{3}\pi r^{2}\left[ h_{2}+h_{1}\right] \\\\ &=\dfrac{2}{3}\pi 1.5\times 1.5\left[ 12+2\right] \\\\ &\scriptsize=\dfrac{2}{\cancel{3}}\times \dfrac{22}{\cancel{7}}\times \cancelto{0.5}{1.5}\times 1.5\times \cancelto{2}{14}\\\\ &=2\times 22\times 0.5\times 1.5\times 2\\\\ &=44\times 1.5\\\\ &=66\ \mathrm{cm^{3}}\end{aligned}$$
Volume contained in model is \(= 66\ \mathrm{cm^{3}}\)

Fig. 12.15-x
Fig. 12.15 (Source: NCERT)

Q3. A gulab jamun, contains sugar syrup up to about 30% of its volume. Find approximately how much syrup would be found in 45 gulab jamuns, each shaped like a cylinder with two hemispherical ends with length 5 cm and diameter 2.8 cm (see Fig. 12.15).

Solution:

No of Gulab Jamun = 45
Amount of sugar Syrum in Gulab Jamun = 30% of its Volume Gulab Jaman shaped as in figure
Diameter of the cylinder and hemisphere = 2.8 cm
Thus Radius = 2.8/2 = 1.4 cm
length of cylinder = total length-2 (radius)

$$\begin{aligned}h&=5-2\left( 1.4\right) \\ &=5-2.8\\ &=2.2cm\end{aligned}$$

Volume of 1 Gulab Jamun = 2 \(\times\) Volume of hemisphere + Volume of cylinder

$$\require{cancel}\begin{aligned}V&=\dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^{3}+\pi r^{2}h\\\\ &=\pi r^{2}\left[ \dfrac{4r}{3}+h\right] \\\\ &=\scriptsize\dfrac{22}{\cancel{7}}\times \cancelto{0.2}{1.4}\times 1.4\left( \dfrac{4}{3}\times 1.4+2.2\right) \\\\ &=22\times 0.2\times 1.4\left( \dfrac{5.6}{3}+2.2\right) \\\\ &=4.4\times 1.4\times 4.06\\\\ &=25.009\\\\ &\approx 25\end{aligned}$$

Volume of 45 Gulab jamun =

$$25\times 45=1125cm^{3}$$

Amount of sugar syrup =

$$\begin{aligned}&1125\times \dfrac{30}{100}\\\\ &=337.50\\\\ &\approx 338\ \mathrm{cm^{3}}\end{aligned}$$
45 Gulab Jamun have \(338\ \mathrm{cm^{3}}\) of Sugar Syrup

Fig. 12.16-x
Fig. 12.16 (Source: NCERT)

Q4. A pen stand made of wood is in the shape of a cuboid with four conical depressions to hold pens. The dimensions of the cuboid are 15 cm by 10 cm by 3.5 cm. The radius of each of the depressions is 0.5 cm and the depth is 1.4 cm. Find the volume of wood in the entire stand (see Fig. 12.16).

Solution:

Dimensions of cuboid = 15cm \(\times\) 10cm \(\times\) 3.5 cm
Radius of each depression = 0.5 cm
Depth (which is height) of depression = 1.4 cm
Volume of stand = Volume of cuboid - 4 (Volume of cone)

$$\require{cancel}\begin{aligned}V&=lbh-4\left( \dfrac{1}{3}\times \pi r^{2}h\right) \\\\ &=\scriptsize 15\times 10\times 3.5-4\left( \dfrac{1}{3}\cdot \dfrac{22}{\cancel{7}}\times 0.5\times 0.5\times \cancelto{0.2}{1.4}\right) \\\\ & =525-4\left( \dfrac{1}{3}\times 22\times 0.25\times 0.2\right) \\\\ &=525-\dfrac{4}{3}\left( 22\times 0.050\right) \\\\ &=525-\dfrac{4}{3}\times 1.1\\\\ &=525-1.47\\\\ &=523.53\ \mathrm{cm^{3}}\end{aligned}$$
Volume of wood in the entire stand is \(523.53\ \mathrm{cm^{3}}\)

Fig. 12.2.5-x
Fig. 12.2.5

Q5. A vessel is in the form of an inverted cone. Its height is 8 cm and the radius of its top, which is open, is 5 cm. It is filled with water up to the brim. When lead shots, each of which is a sphere of radius 0.5 cm are dropped into the vessel, one-fourth of the water flows out. Find the number of lead shots dropped in the vessel.

Solution:

Height of the conical vessel \((h)\) = 8 cm
Radius \((r)\) = 5 cm
Radius of spherical lead shots = 0.5 cm
Volume of conical vessel

$$\begin{aligned}V_{cm}&=\dfrac{1}{3}\pi r^{2}h\\ &=\dfrac{1}{3}\cdot \pi \times 5\times 5\times 8\\ &=\dfrac{200}{3}\pi \end{aligned}$$

Volume of one spherical leadshot \(V_{s}\)

$$\begin{aligned}V_{s}&=\dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^{3}\\ &=\dfrac{4}{3}\times \dfrac{22}{7}\times \left( 0.5\right) ^{3}\\ &=0.125\times \dfrac{4\pi }{3}\\ &=\dfrac{0.5\pi }{3}\\ &=\dfrac{\pi }{6}\end{aligned}$$

Let number of lead shots dropped into the vessel = \(n\)
Total volume of lead shot = \(n\times V_s\) \(n\times V_s = \frac{1}{4}\) of the volume of conical Vessel
Since water flows out will be equal to the total volume of the lead shots, therefore,

$$\require{cancel}\begin{aligned}n\cdot \dfrac{\pi }{6}&=\dfrac{1}{4}\left( \dfrac{200}{3}\pi \right) \\\\ n&=\dfrac{1}{\cancel{4}}\times \dfrac{\cancelto{50}{200}\times \cancelto{2}{6}}{\cancel{3}}\\\\ &=100\end{aligned}$$
No of lead shots = 100

Fig. 12.2.6-x
Fig. 12.2.6

Q6. A solid iron pole consists of a cylinder of height 220 cm and base diameter 24 cm, which is surmounted by another cylinder of height 60 cm and radius 8 cm. Find the mass of the pole, given that 1 cm3 of iron has approximately 8g mass. (Use \(\pi\)= 3.14)

Solution:

Height of the cylinder \((h_1)\) = 220 cm
Base diameter = 24cm
Base Radius \((r_1)\) = 24/2 = 12 cm
Surmounted cylinder Height \((h_2)\) = 60cm
and radius \((r_2)\) = 8cm
Total volume of cylinders

$$\begin{aligned}V&=\pi r_{1}^{2}h_{1}+\pi r_{2}^{2}h_{2}\\\\ &\scriptsize=\pi \left[ \left( 12\times 12\times 220\right) +\left( 8\times 8\times 60\right) \right] \\\\ &=\pi \left[ \left( 144\times 220\right) +\left( 64\times 60\right) \right] \\\\ &=\pi \left( 31680+3840\right) \\\\ &=3.14\times 35520\\\\ &=111532.80\end{aligned}$$

Weight of 1cm³ = 8 gm
therefore weight of 111532.8cm³

$$\begin{aligned}&=111532\cdot 8\times 8\ \mathrm{gm}\\\\ &=\dfrac{111532.8\times 8}{1000}\ \mathrm{kg}\\\\ &=892.26\ \mathrm{kg}\end{aligned}$$
Mass of the pole is \(892.26\ \mathrm{kg}\)

Fig. 12.2.7-x
Fig. 12.2.7

Q7. A solid consisting of a right circular cone of height 120 cm and radius 60 cm standing on a hemisphere of radius 60 cm is placed upright in a right circular cylinder full of water such that it touches the bottom. Find the volume of water left in the cylinder, if the radius of the cylinder is 60 cm and its height is 180 cm.

Solution:

Height of right circular cone = 120 cm
Radius = 60 cm
Radius of hemisphere = 60 cm
when solid is placed in the cylinder, it will displace water, which will be equal to the solid's volume.
Hence, removing water will be equal to Volume of Cylinder-(Volume of cone + Volume of hemisphere) Volume of Cylinder (r = 60cm, h = 180cm)

$$\require{cancel}\begin{aligned}V&=\pi r^{2}h\\ &=\pi \left( 60\times 60\times 180\right) \\ &=\pi \left( 3600\times 180\right) \\ &=648000\pi \end{aligned}$$

Volume of cone \(V_{cn}\)

$$\begin{aligned}V_{cn}&=\dfrac{1}{3}\pi r^{2}h\\ &=\dfrac{1}{3}\pi\times 60^{2}\times 120\\ &=\dfrac{1}{\cancel{3}}\pi\times \cancelto{20}{60} \times 60\times 120\\ &=\pi\times 1200\times 120\\ &=144000\pi \end{aligned}$$

Volume of hemisphere \(V_{h}\)

$$\require{cancel}\begin{aligned}V_{h}&=\dfrac{2}{3}\pi r^{3}\\ &=\dfrac{2}{\cancel{3}}\times \pi \times \cancelto{20}{60}\times 60\times 60\\ &=2\pi \times 20\times 60\times 60\\ &=\pi \times 40\times 60\times 60\\ &=144000\pi \end{aligned}$$

Sum of volumes of Cone and hemisphere

$$\begin{aligned}V&=V_{cn}+V_{h}\\ &=144000\pi +144000\pi \\ &=288000\pi \end{aligned}$$ Volume of water left $$\begin{aligned}&=648000\pi -288000\pi \\ &=\pi \left( 360000\right) \\ &=1130973.355cm^{3}\\ &\approx 1.131 \ \mathrm{m^{3}}\end{aligned}$$
Volume of water left in the cylinder is \(\approx 1.131 \ \mathrm{m^{3}}\)

Fig. 12.2.8-x
Fig. 12.2.8

Q8. A spherical glass vessel has a cylindrical neck 8 cm long, 2 cm in diameter; the diameter of the spherical part is 8.5 cm. By measuring the amount of water it holds, a child finds its volume to be 345 cm3. Check whether she is correct, taking the above as the inside measurements, and \(\pi\) = 3.14.

Solution:

Length of cylindrical neck = 8 cm
and diameter = 2 cm
Hence Radius = 2/2 = 1 cm
Diameter of spherical part = 8.5 cm
Hence Radius = 8.5/2 = 4.25 cm
Spherical vessel can hold water equal to the volume of the spherical part + the volume of cylindrical neck

$$\begin{aligned}V&=\dfrac{4}{3}\pi r^{3}+\pi r^{2}h\\\\ &=3.14\left[ \dfrac{4}{3}\left( 4.25\right) ^{3}+1^{2}\times 8\right] \\\\ &=3.14\left[ \dfrac{4\times \left( 4.25\right) ^{3}}{3}+8\right] \\\\ &=346.51\ \mathrm{cm^{2}}\end{aligned}$$
She is not correct as Volume is \(346.51\ \mathrm{cm^{2}}\)

Frequently Asked Questions

The surface area of a solid is the total area covered by all its outer faces. It represents the amount of material required to cover the solid from the outside.

Volume is the measure of space occupied by a solid object. It indicates the capacity of the solid to hold material such as liquid or gas.

Curved surface area is the area of only the curved part of a solid, excluding any flat circular or polygonal faces.

Total surface area is the sum of the curved surface area and the areas of all flat faces of a solid.

The chapter includes cube, cuboid, right circular cylinder, right circular cone, sphere, hemisphere, hollow solids, and combinations of these solids.

The total surface area of a cube is given by \(6a^2\), where \(a\) is the length of one edge.

The volume of a cuboid is calculated using the formula \(l \times b \times h\), where \(l\), \(b\), and \(h\) are length, breadth, and height respectively.

The curved surface area of a cylinder is \(2\pi rh\), where \(r\) is the radius and \(h\) is the height.

The total surface area of a cylinder is \(2\pi r(h + r)\), which includes the curved surface and both circular ends.

Slant height is the distance from the centre of the base of a cone to a point on the curved surface along the side. It is denoted by \(l\).

Slant height is calculated using \(l = \sqrt{r^2 + h^2}\), where \(r\) is radius and \(h\) is height of the cone.

The volume of a cone is \(\frac{1}{3}\pi r^2 h\).

The surface area of a sphere is \(4\pi r^2\), where \(r\) is the radius.

The volume of a sphere is \(\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\).

A hemisphere is exactly half of a sphere, having one flat circular face and one curved surface.

The curved surface area of a hemisphere is \(2\pi r^2\).

The total surface area of a hemisphere is \(3\pi r^2\), including the circular base.

Combination of solids refers to objects formed by joining two or more basic solids such as cone and cylinder or sphere and cylinder.

The total volume is obtained by adding or subtracting the volumes of the individual solids depending on the structure.

These problems involve melting or reshaping a solid into another solid without loss of material, so volume remains constant.

The principle of conservation of volume is used, which states that volume before and after transformation remains the same.

Hollow solids have thickness and empty space inside, requiring subtraction of inner volume or surface area from the outer one.

A hollow cylinder has an outer radius, inner radius, and thickness, commonly used in pipes and tubes.

Volume is calculated as \(\pi h(R^2 - r^2)\), where \(R\) is outer radius and \(r\) is inner radius.

All dimensions must be in the same unit to avoid incorrect results in surface area or volume calculations.

Applications include water tanks, packaging boxes, ice-cream cones, pipes, spherical balls, containers, and construction materials.

Such problems require calculation of surface area since only the outer surface is coated.

Capacity problems involve volume, while surface area problems involve covering or coating material.

Formula-based numericals, word problems, combination of solids, recasting solids, and application-based questions are common.

By clearly identifying the solid, choosing the correct formula, maintaining unit consistency, and writing steps systematically.

The formulas are fixed and questions are predictable, making it easier to score high with proper practice.

Students should revise formulas, practice mixed numericals, and focus on real-life application problems.

It enhances spatial reasoning, numerical accuracy, logical thinking, and real-world problem interpretation.

It directly applies geometry to real objects and measurements encountered in everyday situations.

p is used because many solids like cylinders, cones, and spheres involve circular bases or curved surfaces.

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