The front compound wall of a house is decorated by wooden spheres of diameter 21 cm,

Question:

The front compound wall of a house is decorated by wooden spheres of diameter $21 \mathrm{~cm}$, placed on small supports as shown in the figure. Eight such spheres are used for this purpose and are to be painted silver. Each support is a cylinder of radius $1.5 \mathrm{~cm}$ and height $7 \mathrm{~cm}$ and is to be painted black. Find the cost of paint required if silver paint costs 25 paise per $\mathrm{cm}^{2}$.

 

Solution:

Wooden sphere radius = 21/2 = 10.5 cm

Surface area of a wooden sphere $=4 \pi r^{2}=4 \times 22 / 7 \times(10.5)^{2}=1386 \mathrm{~cm}^{2}$

Radius r of cylindrical support = 1.5 cm

Height h of cylindrical support = 7cm

Curved surface area of cylindrical support $=2 \pi r h=2 \times 22 / 7 \times 1.5 \times 7=66 \mathrm{~cm}^{2}$

Area of circular end of cylindrical support $=\pi r^{2}=22 / 7 \times(1.5)^{2}=7.07 \mathrm{~cm}^{2}$

Area to be painted silver $=8(1386-7.07) \mathrm{cm}^{2}$

$=8(1378.93) \mathrm{cm}^{2}$

$=11031.44 \mathrm{~cm}^{2}$

Cost occurred in painting silver colour = (11034.44 × 0.25) = Rs.2757.86

Area to be painted black $=(8 \times 66) \mathrm{cm}^{2}=528 \mathrm{~cm}^{2}$

Cost occurred in painting black colour = (528 × 5.05) = Rs.26.40

Therefore total cost in painting = Rs.2757.86 + Rs.26.40

= Rs.2784.26

 

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