10th Class Mathematics Mensuration Question Bank Mensuration

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    The total surface area of the cube is 216 sq. cm. The length of the longest pole that can be kept inside the cube is

    A)  \[6\sqrt{3}\]                                       

    B)  6

    C)  8                            

    D)  \[7\sqrt{3}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Let x cm be the side of a cube. Then by hypothesis, \[6{{x}^{2}}=216\]                 or            \[{{x}^{2}}=36\]                 or            \[x=6\,cm\] Hence, length of the largest pole = Length of the diagonal of the cube \[=\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{x}^{2}}+{{x}^{2}}}\] \[=\sqrt{3{{x}^{2}}}=\sqrt{3x}=6\sqrt{3}\,cm\]


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