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O-LevelMathematicsMensuration4024/11 · May/June 2020 · Q243 Marks

[Curved surface area of a cone = πrl] The diagram shows a cone and a cylinder. The cone has radius 28 cm and slant height y cm. The cylinder has radius 15 cm and height 42 cm. The curved surface area of the cone and the cylinder are equal. Find the value of y.

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  1. [3] 45
  2. [3] M2 for π× 28 × y = 2 × π× 15 × 42 oe
  3. [3] or M1 for π× 28 × y or 2 × π × 15 × 42

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Topic
Mensuration, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 24.

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