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Mathematics — Standard (041) — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1] § 12.2 Surface Area of a Combination of Solids § 12.4 Summary
A solid sphere is cut into two hemispheres. The ratio of the surface areas of sphere to that of two hemispheres taken together, is :
  1. (a) $1 : 1$
  2. (b) $1 : 4$
  3. (c) $2 : 3$
  4. (d) $3 : 2$
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Model Answer

(c) 2 : 3

Surface area of sphere = $4\pi r^2$. Each hemisphere has CSA $= 2\pi r^2$ and a flat circular face $= \pi r^2$, so TSA of one hemisphere $= 3\pi r^2$. Total for two hemispheres $= 6\pi r^2$. Ratio $= 4\pi r^2 : 6\pi r^2 = 2:3$.

Explanation

When the sphere is cut, each hemisphere gains a flat circular face ($\pi r^2$). So the two hemispheres together have surface area $2(2\pi r^2 + \pi r^2) = 6\pi r^2$, not $4\pi r^2$. The sphere's surface area stays $4\pi r^2$. The key mistake students make is forgetting to add the two flat faces. Always account for newly exposed surfaces when a solid is cut.

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