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A cylindrical bucket of radius 21 cm is filled with water up to a height of 40 cm. How many litres of water is that? Use π = and 1 L = .

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  • A55,440 L
  • B554.4 L
  • C55.44 L
  • D5.544 L

Step-by-Step Solution

= π L. Trap 55,440 L: reporting the cubic-centimetre figure as litres — the number is right but the unit is 1000 times too big. Trap 554.4 L: dividing by 100. Trap 5.544 L: dividing by 10,000.
Answer: C) 55.44 L

Key idea: Surface area and volume of a cylinder

A cylinder is a circle stacked vertically. Two measurements: radius and height .

**Curved surface area (CSA) = 2π** (imagine 'unrolling' the curved surface — it becomes a rectangle of width 2π and height h).

**Total surface area (TSA) = 2πππ** (curved surface + two circular ends).

**Volume = π** (area of circular base × height).

Use π = 22/7 when is a multiple of 7; otherwise π ≈ 3.14.

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