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Half Cubic Meter of Gold-sheet is Extended by Hammering So as to Cover an Area of 1 Hectare. Find the Thickness of the Gold-sheet.

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Half cubic meter of gold-sheet is extended by hammering so as to cover an area of 1 hectare. Find the thickness of the gold-sheet.

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Solution

Given that

Volume of gold`=0.5cm^3`

Area of gold sheet =1hectare = `10000 m^2`

∴Thickness of gold sheet= `"Volume of gold"/"Area of gold sheet"`

`= (0.5m^3)/(1Hectare)`

`=(0.5m^3)/(10000m^2)`

`5/(10000)xx10m`

`(100)/(20000)m`

Thickness of gold sheet= `1/200cm.`

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Chapter 18: Surface Areas and Volume of a Cuboid and Cube - Exercise 18.2 [Page 31]

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R.D. Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 9
Chapter 18 Surface Areas and Volume of a Cuboid and Cube
Exercise 18.2 | Q 24 | Page 31

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