# A Cylindrical Bucket, 32 Cm High and with Radius of Base 18 Cm, is Filled with Sand. - Mathematics

Sum

A cylindrical bucket, 32 cm high and with radius of base 18 cm, is filled with sand. This bucket is emptied out on the ground and a conical heap of sand is formed. If the height of the conical heap is 24 cm, find the radius and slant height of the heap.

#### Solution

Let the radius of the cone by r
Now, Volume cylindrical bucket = Volume of conical heap of sand

$\Rightarrow \pi \left( 18 \right)^2 \left( 32 \right) = \frac{1}{3}\pi r^2 \left( 24 \right)$
$\Rightarrow \left( 18 \right)^2 \left( 32 \right) = 8 r^2$
$\Rightarrow r^2 = 18 \times 18 \times 4$
$\Rightarrow r^2 = 1296$
$\Rightarrow r = 36 cm$

Let the slant height of the cone be l.
Thus , the slant height is given by

$l = \sqrt{\left( 24 \right)^2 + \left( 36 \right)^2}$
$= \sqrt{576 + 1296}$
$= \sqrt{1872}$
$= 12\sqrt{13} cm$

Concept: Conversion of Solid from One Shape to Another
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#### APPEARS IN

RD Sharma Class 10 Maths
Chapter 14 Surface Areas and Volumes
Q 21 | Page 29