\displaystyle \textbf{Important Formulae:}
\displaystyle \text{Parameter of a sphere: Radius }(r).
\displaystyle \text{Volume of a sphere}=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3
\displaystyle \text{Surface area of a sphere}=4\pi r^2
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 1: }\text{The surface area of a sphere is }2464\text{ cm}^2.\text{ Find its volume.}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Surface area of a sphere}=2464\text{ cm}^2
\displaystyle 4\pi r^2=2464
\displaystyle r^2=\frac{2464\times7}{4\times22}=196
\displaystyle r=14\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \text{Volume of the sphere}=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3
\displaystyle =\frac{4}{3}\times\frac{22}{7}\times14^3
\displaystyle =11498.67\text{ cm}^3
\displaystyle \therefore \text{Volume of the sphere}=11498.67\text{ cm}^3
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 2: }\text{The volume of a sphere is }38808\text{ cm}^3.\text{ Find its diameter and surface area.}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Volume of the sphere}=38808\text{ cm}^3
\displaystyle \frac{4}{3}\pi r^3=38808
\displaystyle r^3=\frac{3\times38808\times7}{4\times22}=9261
\displaystyle r=21\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \therefore \text{Diameter}=2r=42\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \text{Surface area}=4\pi r^2
\displaystyle =4\times\frac{22}{7}\times21^2
\displaystyle =5544\text{ cm}^2
\displaystyle \therefore \text{Surface area}=5544\text{ cm}^2
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 3: }\text{A spherical ball of lead is melted and made into identical smaller balls, eac}
\displaystyle \text{ having radius equal to half the radius of the original ball. How many such balls can be made?}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Let the radius of the original ball be }r_1
\displaystyle \text{Let the radius of each smaller ball be }r_2
\displaystyle \text{Given, }r_2=\frac{r_1}{2}\Rightarrow \frac{r_1}{r_2}=2
\displaystyle \text{Number of smaller balls}=\frac{\text{Volume of the original ball}}{\text{Volume of one smaller ball}}
\displaystyle =\frac{\frac{4}{3}\pi r_1^3}{\frac{4}{3}\pi r_2^3}
\displaystyle =\left(\frac{r_1}{r_2}\right)^3=2^3=8
\displaystyle \therefore \text{The number of smaller balls formed is }8.
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 4: }\text{How many balls, each of radius }1\text{ cm, can be made by melting a larger} \\ \text{ball whose diameter is }8\text{ cm?}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Diameter of the larger ball}=8\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \therefore \text{Radius of the larger ball}=4\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \text{Radius of each smaller ball}=1\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \text{Number of smaller balls}=\frac{\text{Volume of the larger ball}}{\text{Volume of one smaller ball}}
\displaystyle =\frac{\frac{4}{3}\pi(4)^3}{\frac{4}{3}\pi(1)^3}
\displaystyle =\frac{4^3}{1^3}=64
\displaystyle \therefore \text{The number of smaller balls formed is }64.
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 5: }\text{Eight metallic spheres, each of radius }2\text{ mm, are melted and cast into a }
\displaystyle \text{single sphere. Calculate the radius of the new sphere.}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Number of spheres}=8
\displaystyle \text{Radius of each sphere}=2\text{ mm}
\displaystyle \text{Let the radius of the new sphere be }r\text{ mm}
\displaystyle 8\times\frac{4}{3}\pi(2)^3=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3
\displaystyle 8\times8=r^3
\displaystyle r^3=64
\displaystyle r=4\text{ mm}
\displaystyle \therefore \text{The radius of the new sphere is }4\text{ mm}.
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 6: }\text{The volume of one sphere is }27\text{ times that of another sphere. }
\displaystyle \text{Calculate the ratio of their: (i) radii \qquad (ii) surface areas}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Let the volumes be }V_1\text{ and }V_2\text{ and the corresponding radii be }r_1\text{ and }r_2.
\displaystyle \text{Given, }V_1=27V_2
\displaystyle \text{(i) }\frac{4}{3}\pi r_1^3=27\times\frac{4}{3}\pi r_2^3
\displaystyle \Rightarrow r_1^3=27r_2^3
\displaystyle \Rightarrow r_1=3r_2
\displaystyle \therefore r_1:r_2=3:1
\displaystyle \text{(ii) Let the surface areas be }S_1\text{ and }S_2\text{ respectively.}
\displaystyle \frac{S_1}{S_2}=\frac{4\pi r_1^2}{4\pi r_2^2}=\left(\frac{r_1}{r_2}\right)^2
\displaystyle =3^2=9
\displaystyle \therefore S_1:S_2=9:1
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 7: }\text{If the number of square centimetres on the surface of a sphere is equal to the }
\displaystyle \text{number of cubic centimetres in its volume, find the diameter of the sphere.}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Let the radius of the sphere be }r\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \text{Given, the numerical value of surface area}=\text{the numerical value of volume}
\displaystyle 4\pi r^2=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3
\displaystyle 1=\frac{r}{3}
\displaystyle r=3\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \therefore \text{Diameter}=2r=2\times3=6\text{ cm}
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 8: }\text{A solid metal sphere is cut through its centre into }2\text{ equal parts. If its }
\displaystyle \text{diameter is }3.5\text{ cm,} \ \text{find the total surface area of each part, correct to two decimal places.}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Diameter of the sphere}=3.5\text{ cm}
\displaystyle r=\frac{3.5}{2}=1.75\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \text{Each part is a hemisphere.}
\displaystyle \text{Total surface area of a hemisphere}=2\pi r^2+\pi r^2=3\pi r^2
\displaystyle =3\times\frac{22}{7}\times(1.75)^2
\displaystyle =28.875\text{ cm}^2
\displaystyle \therefore \text{Total surface area of each part}=28.88\text{ cm}^2\text{, correct to two decimal places.}
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 9: }\text{The internal and external diameters of a hollow hemispherical vessel are }
\displaystyle 21\text{ cm and }28\text{ cm respectively.} \ \text{Find: (i) internal curved surface area (ii) external curved surface area }
\displaystyle \text{(iii) total surface area (iv) volume of material of the vessel.}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Internal radius }r=\frac{21}{2}=10.5\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \text{External radius }R=\frac{28}{2}=14\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \text{(i) Internal curved surface area}=2\pi r^2
\displaystyle =2\times\frac{22}{7}\times(10.5)^2=693\text{ cm}^2
\displaystyle \text{(ii) External curved surface area}=2\pi R^2
\displaystyle =2\times\frac{22}{7}\times14^2=1232\text{ cm}^2
\displaystyle \text{(iii) Area of the annular rim}=\pi(R^2-r^2)
\displaystyle =\frac{22}{7}\left(14^2-(10.5)^2\right)=269.5\text{ cm}^2
\displaystyle \text{Total surface area}=1232+693+269.5
\displaystyle =2194.5\text{ cm}^2
\displaystyle \text{(iv) Volume of material}=\frac{2}{3}\pi(R^3-r^3)
\displaystyle =\frac{2}{3}\times\frac{22}{7}\left(14^3-(10.5)^3\right)
\displaystyle =3323.83\text{ cm}^3
\displaystyle \therefore \text{The required areas are }693\text{ cm}^2,\ 1232\text{ cm}^2,\ 2194.5\text{ cm}^2
\displaystyle \text{and the volume of material is }3323.83\text{ cm}^3.
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 10: }\text{A solid sphere and a solid hemisphere have the same total surface area.} \\ \text{Find the ratio of their volumes.}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Let the radii of the sphere and hemisphere be }r_1\text{ and }r_2\text{ respectively.}
\displaystyle \text{Total surface area of the sphere}=4\pi r_1^2
\displaystyle \text{Total surface area of the hemisphere}=3\pi r_2^2
\displaystyle \text{Given, }4\pi r_1^2=3\pi r_2^2
\displaystyle 4r_1^2=3r_2^2
\displaystyle \frac{r_1}{r_2}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
\displaystyle \frac{\text{Volume of sphere}}{\text{Volume of hemisphere}}
\displaystyle =\frac{\frac{4}{3}\pi r_1^3}{\frac{2}{3}\pi r_2^3}
\displaystyle =2\left(\frac{r_1}{r_2}\right)^3
\displaystyle =2\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^3
\displaystyle =\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{4}
\displaystyle \therefore \text{Volume of sphere : Volume of hemisphere}=3\sqrt{3}:4
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 11: }\text{Metallic spheres of radii }6\text{ cm},\ 8\text{ cm and }10\text{ cm respectively}
\displaystyle \text{are melted and recast into a single solid sphere. Taking }\pi=\frac{22}{7},\text{ find the surface area} \\ \text{of the solid sphere formed.}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Let the radius of the new sphere be }r\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \text{Volume of the new sphere}=\text{sum of the volumes of the three spheres}
\displaystyle \frac{4}{3}\pi r^3=\frac{4}{3}\pi(6^3+8^3+10^3)
\displaystyle r^3=6^3+8^3+10^3
\displaystyle =216+512+1000=1728
\displaystyle r=\sqrt[3]{1728}=12\text{ cm}
\displaystyle \text{Surface area of the new sphere}=4\pi r^2
\displaystyle =4\times\frac{22}{7}\times12^2
\displaystyle =\frac{12672}{7}\text{ cm}^2
\displaystyle \approx1810.29\text{ cm}^2
\displaystyle \therefore \text{The surface area of the solid sphere formed is }1810.29\text{ cm}^2.
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\displaystyle \textbf{Question 12: }\text{The surface area of a solid sphere is increased by }21\%\text{ without changing}
\displaystyle \text{ its shape. Find the percentage increase in its: (i) radius (ii) volume.}
\displaystyle \text{Answer:}
\displaystyle \text{Let the initial surface area, radius and volume be }S_1,\ r_1\text{ and }V_1\text{ respectively.}
\displaystyle \text{Let the final surface area, radius and volume be }S_2,\ r_2\text{ and }V_2\text{ respectively.}
\displaystyle \text{Given, }S_2=1.21S_1
\displaystyle 4\pi r_2^2=1.21\times4\pi r_1^2
\displaystyle \left(\frac{r_2}{r_1}\right)^2=1.21
\displaystyle \frac{r_2}{r_1}=\sqrt{1.21}=1.1
\displaystyle \therefore \text{(i) Increase in radius}=10\%
\displaystyle \frac{V_2}{V_1}=\left(\frac{r_2}{r_1}\right)^3=(1.1)^3=1.331
\displaystyle \therefore \text{(ii) Increase in volume}=(1.331-1)\times100\%=33.1\%
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