Question

What length of tarpaulin 3 m wide will be required to make a conical tent of height 8 m and base radius 6 m? Assume that the extra length of material will be required for stitching margins and wastage in cutting is approximately 20 cm.

Answer 1

Given that,

Height of conical tent (h) = 8m

Radius of base of tent (r) = 6m

***** height (l) =

Let the length of tarpaulin sheet require be L

As 200 m will be wasted, So effective length will be (L - 0.2 m)

Thus, the length of the tarpaulin sheet will be = 163 m.