Q : 5 What length of tarpaulin 3 m wide will be required to make conical tent of height 8 m and a base radius of 6 m? Assume that the extra length of material that will be required for stitching margins and wastage in cutting is approximately 20 cm (Use ).
Given,
base radius of the conical tent =
height of the tent =
We know,
curved surface area of a cone =
Area of tarpaulin required = Curved surface area of the tent
Now, let the length of the tarpaulin sheet be
Since is wasted, effective length =
Breadth of tarpaulin =
Therefore, the length of the required tarpaulin sheet will be 63 m.