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# 4 persons live in a conical tent whose slant height is 19 cm. If each person requires 22 cm2 of the floor area, then find the height of the tent - Mathematics

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4 persons live in a conical tent whose slant height is 19 cm. If each person requires 22 cm2 of the floor area, then find the height of the tent

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#### Solution

Slant height of a cone (r) = 19 cm

Floor area for 4 persons = 4 × 22 cm2

πr2 = 88 cm

22/7 xx "r"^2 = 88

r2 = (88 xx 7)/22

r2 = 28

h = sqrt("l"^2 - "r"^2)

= sqrt(19^2 - 28)

= sqrt(361 - 28)

= sqrt(333)

= 18.248

Height of the tent = 18.25 cm

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#### APPEARS IN

Samacheer Kalvi Mathematics Class 10 SSLC Tamil Nadu State Board
Chapter 7 Mensuration
Exercise 7.1 | Q 5 | Page 282
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