A milk container is made of metal sheet in the shape of frustum of a cone whose volume is . The radii of its lower and upper circular ends are 8 cm and 20 cm respectively. Find the cost of metal sheet used in making the container at the rate of Rs 1.40 per cm2.

Upper end radius of container = R = 20 cm


Lower end radius of container =r = 8 cm


Height of the container be ‘h’ cm


As container is in shape of frustum


Volume of container = Volume of Frustum





Where R = Radius of larger or upper end and r = Radius of smaller or lower end and h = height of frustum π = 22/7



(putting the values)




22 × h × 208 = 73216


4576 × h = 73216


h = 73216/4576


h = 16 cm


Let the slant height of the frustum be ‘ℓ’ cm


So, ℓ2 = h2 + (R – r)2


2 = 162 + (20 – 8)2


2 = 256 + (12)2


2 = 256 + 144


2 = 400


ℓ = √(400)


ℓ = 20 cm


Now the Area of sheet used in making the container can be calculated by simply subtracting the area of the upper circular end from the T.S.A of frustum


T.S.A of frustum = π(R + r)ℓ + πR2 + πr2


= π(20 + 8) × 20 + π(20)2 + π(8)2


= 28 × 20π + 400π + 64π


= 560π + 464π


= 1024π eqn1


Area of upper circular end = πR2


= π(20)2


= 400π eqn2


T.S.A of container = 1024π – 400π (from eqn2 and 1)


T.S.A of container = 624π



Cost of metal sheet used = T.S.A of container × Rate per cm2


Cost of mtal sheet used


= 13728 × 0.2


= Rs. 2745.6


The cost of the metal sheet used is Rs. 2745.6


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