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NTPC Graduate Tier 1 2025 Shift-3 📅 06 Jun, 2025

The curved surface area of a cylinder is half of its total surface area. If the height is 128 cm, then find the radius (in cm).

A
128
B
138
C
122
D
137
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NTPC Graduate Tier 1
2025 • 06 Jun, 2025 • Shift-3
The curved surface area of a cylinder is half of its total surface area. If the height is 128 cm, then find the radius (in cm).
Correct Answer
128
Recalling Geometric Formulas: For a cylinder with radius 'r' and height 'h', the Curved Surface Area (CSA) is $2\pi rh$ and the Total Surface Area (TSA) is $2\p......
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Recalling Geometric Formulas
For a cylinder with radius 'r' and height 'h', the Curved Surface Area (CSA) is $2\pi rh$ and the Total Surface Area (TSA) is $2\pi r(r + h)$.
Translating the Condition
The problem states that CSA = $\frac{1}{2}$ * TSA. Substituting the formulas gives $2\pi rh = \frac{1}{2} \times 2\pi r(r + h)$.
Simplifying the Equation
We can cancel $2\pi r$ from both sides of the equation (assuming $r$ is not zero). This leaves $h = \frac{1}{2}(r + h)$, which simplifies to $2h = r + h$. Subtracting 'h' from both sides yields $h = r$.
Final Calculation
The problem provides the height $h = 128$ cm. Since we derived that the radius 'r' is equal to the height 'h', the radius must also be 128 cm.
Conclusion
The radius of the cylinder is exactly 128 cm.