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# The Height of a Cone is 10 Cm. the Cone is Divided into Two Parts Using a Plane Parallel to Its Base at the Middle of Its Height. Find the Ratio of the Volumes of the Two Parts. - CBSE Class 10 - Mathematics

ConceptVolume of a Combination of Solids

#### Questions

The height of a cone is 10 cm. The cone is divided into two parts using a plane parallel to its base at the middle of its height. Find the ratio of the volumes of the two parts.

A cone of radius 10 cm is divided into two parts by a plane parallel to its base through the mid-point of its height. Compare the volumes of the two parts

#### Solution

WeWe have,

Radius of the solid cone, R = CP

Height of the solid cone, AP = H

Radius of the smaller cone, QD = r

Height of the smaller cone, AQ = h

Also, AQ = "AP"/2  "i.e"  h = H/2 or H = 2h ....(1)

Now, in ∆AQD and ∆APC,

∠AQD = ∠APC = 90°

So, by AA criteria

∆AQD ~ APC

=> (AQ)/(AP) = (QD)/(PC)

=> h/H = r/R

=>h/(2h) = r/R      ["Using (i)"]

=>1/2= r/R

=> R = 2r    ....(ii)

As

Volume of smaller cone = 1/3pir^2h

And

Volume of solid cone=1/3πR^2H

= 1/3 pi(2r)^2 xx (2h)   [Usinmg i and ii]

= 8/3 pir^2h

so,

Volume of frustum = Volume of solid cone − Volume of smaller cone

= 8/3 pir^2h - 1/3pir^2h

= 7/3pir^2h

Now, the ratio of the volumes of the two parts = "Volume of the smaller cone"/"Volume of the frustum"

= (1/3pir^2h)/(7/3pir^2h)

= 1/7

= 1 :7

So, the ratio of the volume of the two parts of the cone is 1 : 7

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RD Sharma Solution for 10 Mathematics (2018 to Current)
Chapter 14: Surface Areas and Volumes
Ex. 14.30 | Q: 21 | Page no. 80
Solution The Height of a Cone is 10 Cm. the Cone is Divided into Two Parts Using a Plane Parallel to Its Base at the Middle of Its Height. Find the Ratio of the Volumes of the Two Parts. Concept: Volume of a Combination of Solids.
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