{"id":238563,"date":"2025-06-18T08:23:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=238563"},"modified":"2025-06-18T08:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:23:35","slug":"a-metal-pipe-has-a-length-of-8-9-cm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/18\/a-metal-pipe-has-a-length-of-8-9-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"A metal pipe has a length of 8.9 cm."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> A metal pipe has a length of 8.9 cm. The internal and external diameters of the pipe are 4.2 cm and 5 cm respectively. (i) Find the volume of metal used in making the pipe. (ii) If the metal costs $8 per kg and the density of the metal is 2700 kg\/m\u00b3, find the cost of the pipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve the problem, we break it into two parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Given Data:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Length of pipe, h=8.9\u2009cmh = 8.9 \\, \\text{cm}h=8.9cm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal diameter din=4.2\u2009cmd_{\\text{in}} = 4.2 \\, \\text{cm}din\u200b=4.2cm \u2192 radius rin=2.1\u2009cmr_{\\text{in}} = 2.1 \\, \\text{cm}rin\u200b=2.1cm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>External diameter dout=5.0\u2009cmd_{\\text{out}} = 5.0 \\, \\text{cm}dout\u200b=5.0cm \u2192 radius rout=2.5\u2009cmr_{\\text{out}} = 2.5 \\, \\text{cm}rout\u200b=2.5cm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Density of metal = 2700\u2009kg\/m32700 \\, \\text{kg\/m}^32700kg\/m3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cost of metal = $8 per kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Part (i): Volume of metal used<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We calculate the volume of the pipe as the difference between the volume of the outer cylinder and the inner hollow part:V=\u03c0h(rout2\u2212rin2)V = \\pi h (r_{\\text{out}}^2 &#8211; r_{\\text{in}}^2)V=\u03c0h(rout2\u200b\u2212rin2\u200b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substitute the values (in cm):V=\u03c0\u00d78.9\u00d7(2.52\u22122.12)V = \\pi \\times 8.9 \\times (2.5^2 &#8211; 2.1^2)V=\u03c0\u00d78.9\u00d7(2.52\u22122.12)V=\u03c0\u00d78.9\u00d7(6.25\u22124.41)=\u03c0\u00d78.9\u00d71.84V = \\pi \\times 8.9 \\times (6.25 &#8211; 4.41) = \\pi \\times 8.9 \\times 1.84V=\u03c0\u00d78.9\u00d7(6.25\u22124.41)=\u03c0\u00d78.9\u00d71.84V\u22483.1416\u00d78.9\u00d71.84\u224851.4\u2009cm3V \\approx 3.1416 \\times 8.9 \\times 1.84 \\approx 51.4 \\, \\text{cm}^3V\u22483.1416\u00d78.9\u00d71.84\u224851.4cm3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the volume of metal used is <strong>51.4 cm\u00b3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Part (ii): Cost of the pipe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Convert volume to cubic meters:51.4\u2009cm3=51.4\u00d710\u22126\u2009m3=5.14\u00d710\u22125\u2009m351.4 \\, \\text{cm}^3 = 51.4 \\times 10^{-6} \\, \\text{m}^3 = 5.14 \\times 10^{-5} \\, \\text{m}^351.4cm3=51.4\u00d710\u22126m3=5.14\u00d710\u22125m3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now calculate the mass:Mass=Density\u00d7Volume=2700\u00d75.14\u00d710\u22125=0.13878\u2009kg\\text{Mass} = \\text{Density} \\times \\text{Volume} = 2700 \\times 5.14 \\times 10^{-5} = 0.13878 \\, \\text{kg}Mass=Density\u00d7Volume=2700\u00d75.14\u00d710\u22125=0.13878kg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now calculate cost:Cost=0.13878\u00d78=1.11024\\text{Cost} = 0.13878 \\times 8 = 1.11024Cost=0.13878\u00d78=1.11024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the cost of the pipe is <strong>approximately $1.11<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explanation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This problem involves geometric and physical calculations. In the first part, we are asked to find the volume of metal used to make a pipe. A pipe is a hollow cylinder, which means it has both an outer and inner cylindrical surface. To get the volume of metal, we subtract the volume of the inner cylinder (the hole) from the volume of the outer cylinder (the full pipe).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We use the formula for the volume of a cylinder: V=\u03c0r2hV = \\pi r^2 hV=\u03c0r2h. Instead of calculating two volumes separately, we use a single expression: V=\u03c0h(rout2\u2212rin2)V = \\pi h (r_{\\text{out}}^2 &#8211; r_{\\text{in}}^2)V=\u03c0h(rout2\u200b\u2212rin2\u200b). This formula saves time and avoids extra steps. After calculating, we find that the volume is 51.4 cm\u00b3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second part, we convert this volume into cubic meters because the density is given in kilograms per cubic meter. One cubic meter is equal to 1,000,000 cubic centimeters. Therefore, to convert cm\u00b3 to m\u00b3, we multiply by 10\u2212610^{-6}10\u22126.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the converted volume and the density, we calculate the mass using the formula Mass=Density\u00d7Volume\\text{Mass} = \\text{Density} \\times \\text{Volume}Mass=Density\u00d7Volume. The result is about 0.139 kg. Finally, since the cost is given per kilogram, we multiply the mass by the cost per kg to find the total cost of the pipe. The final cost comes out to be approximately $1.11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This question combines knowledge from geometry, unit conversion, and basic physics, making it a good example of practical math application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/learnexams-banner8-1029.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238564\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A metal pipe has a length of 8.9 cm. 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