Question
What length of tarpaulin 3 m wide will be required to make conical tent of height 8 m and base radius 6m? Assume that the extra length of material that will be required for stitching margins and wastage in cutting is approximately 20 cm (Use
= 3.14)
Solution
For conical tent
h = 8 m r = 6 m
∴ Curved surface area = πrl
= 3.14 x 6 x 10 = 188.4 m2. Width of tarpaulin = 3 m Length of tarpaulin =
Extra length of the material required = 20 cm = 0.2 m
∴ Actual length of tarpaulin required = 62.8 m + 0.2 m = 63 m.