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GATE CSE 2024 Set 1 · Q7

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A rectangular paper sheet of dimensions 54 cm×4 cm54\text{ cm} \times 4\text{ cm} is taken. The two longer edges of the sheet are joined together to create a cylindrical tube. A cube whose surface area is equal to the area of the sheet is also taken. Then, the ratio of the volume of the cylindrical tube to the volume of the cube is

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  1. Find the volume of the cylindrical tube:

    • The sheet dimensions are 54 cm×4 cm54\text{ cm} \times 4\text{ cm}.

    • When the two longer edges of length 54 cm54\text{ cm} are joined together, the height of the resulting cylinder is h=54 cmh = 54\text{ cm}, and the circumference of the circular cross-section is the shorter edge, C=4 cmC = 4\text{ cm}.

    • The radius rr of the cylinder is given by:

      2πr=4  ⟹  r=2π cm2\pi r = 4 \implies r = \frac{2}{\pi}\text{ cm}
    • The volume of the cylindrical tube is:

      Vcylinder=πr2h=π(2π)2(54)=π×4π2×54=216π cm3V_{\text{cylinder}} = \pi r^2 h = \pi \left(\frac{2}{\pi}\right)^2 (54) = \pi \times \frac{4}{\pi^2} \times 54 = \frac{216}{\pi}\text{ cm}^3
  2. Find the volume of the cube:

    • Area of the rectangular sheet =54×4=216 cm2= 54 \times 4 = 216\text{ cm}^2.

    • The total surface area of a cube with side length aa is 6a26a^2.

    • Given 6a2=216 cm26a^2 = 216\text{ cm}^2, we have:

      a2=36  ⟹  a=6 cma^2 = 36 \implies a = 6\text{ cm}
    • The volume of the cube is:

      Vcube=a3=63=216 cm3V_{\text{cube}} = a^3 = 6^3 = 216\text{ cm}^3
  3. Calculate the ratio:

    VcylinderVcube=216π216=1π\frac{V_{\text{cylinder}}}{V_{\text{cube}}} = \frac{\frac{216}{\pi}}{216} = \frac{1}{\pi}

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