From a circle of radius 15 cm, a sector central angle 216° is cut and its bounding radii are joined without overlap so as to form a cone. Find its volume.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
Here, radius of the circle R = 15 cm
Where the sector is cut and its bounding radii is bent to form a cone.
Slant height of the cone, l = R = 15 cm
Let ‘r’ and ‘h’ be the radius and height of the cone respectively.
Again, we know that in a circle of radius ‘R’, an arc of length ‘X’ subtends an angle of ‘θ’ radians.
Then x = Rθ
$⇒2πr=Rθ⇒\frac{r}{R}=\frac{θ}{2π}$
$⇒\frac{r}{15}=\frac{216}{360}$ ⇒ r = 9 cm
Now, height of the cone can be calculated as
$h^2=l^2-r^2$
$h^2=15^2-9^2=225-51=144$
h = 12 cm
∴ Volume of the cone, $V = \frac{1}{3}πr^2h$
$=\frac{1}{3}×\frac{22}{7}×81×12$
= 1018.28 cm3