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EXAMPLE 20 A right circular cone is divided by a plane parallel to its base in trwo equal volumes.Inwhat ratio will the plane divide the axis of the cone? |
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Answer» Let the radius of the base of the cone(DB) = R Height of the base of the cone(AD) = H Slant height of the base of the cone(AB) = L Again, let the radius of the base of the cone(GE) = r Height of the base of the cone(AG) = h Slant height of the base of the cone(AE) = l Now, from the figure Height of the remaining part of the cone GD = H - h Given that the right circular cone is divided by a plane parallel to its base in two equal volumes, So, the volume of the small cone is half of the volume of the whole cone. => πr2h/3 = (1/2)*πR2H/3 => r2h = R2H/2 => r2h/R2H = 1/2 => r2/R2= H/2h ..............1 Again, we know that EF || BC, So, ΔAEG ∼ ΔABD => GE/DB = AG/AD => r/R = h/H => (r/R)2= (h/H)2 => r2/R2= h2/H2...........2 From equation 1, we get H/2h = h2/H2 => H/2h = (h/H)2 => (1/2)*(h/H) = (h/H)2 => 1/2 = (h/H)3 => h/H = (1/2)1/3 => h/H = 1/21/3 => H = h*21/3 Now, h/(H - h) = h/(h*21/3- h) => h/(H - h) = h/{h(21/3- 1)} => h/(H - h) = 1/(21/3- 1) => h : (H - h) = 1 : (21/3- 1) So, the ratio of the line segment into which the axis of the cone is divided by the plane is 1 : (21/3- 1) |
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