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Canvas or cloth for a conical tent = its curved surface area

This type of question, asked 2 times: CDS 1 2021, CDS 2 2026. All 2 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    CDS 1 2021

    71
    A cloth of 3 m width is used to make a conical tent 12 m in diameter with a slant height of 7 m. What is the length of the cloth? (Take π=227\pi = \frac{22}{7})

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  2. Question 2

    CDS 2 2026

    71
    How many square metres of canvas (approximately) will be required to make a conical tent 3 m high so that a man 2 m tall may stand anywhere within a radius of 1 m from its centre without stooping ?

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