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A solid right circular cone of height $27$ cm is cut into two pieces along a plane parallel to its base at a height of $18$ cm from the base. If the difference in volume of the two pieces is $225$ cc,  the volume, in cc, of the original cone is

1. $232$
2. $256$
3. $264$
4. $243$

First, we can draw the diagram. Let the volume of big circular cone and small circular cone be $V_{2}\; \text{cc}$ and $V_{1} \; \text{cc},$ respectively.

Let the volume of original cone be $V_{0} \; \text{cc}.$

we can take the front view of the right circular cone.

$\triangle \text{APE} \sim \triangle \text{AQC}$

So, $\frac{\text{AP}}{\text{AQ}} = \frac{\text{PE}}{\text{QC}} = \frac{9}{27} = \frac{1}{3}$

Let $\text{PE} = r \; \text{cm},$ then $\text{QC} = 3r \; \text{cm}$

Given that, $V_{2} – V_{1} = 225 \quad \longrightarrow (1)$

Now, $V_{0} = \frac{1}{3} \pi (3r)^{2} \cdot 27$

$\Rightarrow V_{0} = \frac{1}{3} \pi 9r^{2} \cdot 27$

$\Rightarrow \boxed{V_{0} = 81 \pi r^{2}} \quad \longrightarrow (2)$

And, $V_{1} = \frac{1}{3} \pi (r)^{2} \cdot 9$

$\Rightarrow \boxed{V_{1} = 3 \pi r^{2}}$

And, $V_{2} = V_{0} – V_{1} = 81 \pi r^{2} – 3 \pi r^{2}$

$\Rightarrow \boxed{ V_{2} = 78 \pi r^{2}}$

Put the value of $V_{1}$ and $V_{2}$ in the equation $(1),$ we get

$V_{2} – V_{1} = 225$

$\Rightarrow 78 \pi r^{2} – 3 \pi r^{2} = 225$

$\Rightarrow 75 \pi r^{2} = 225$

$\Rightarrow \boxed{\pi r^{2} = 3}$

Now, from the equation $(2).$

$V_{0} = 81 \pi r^{2}$

$\Rightarrow V_{0} = 81 \times 3$

$\Rightarrow \boxed{ V_{0} = 243 \; \text{cc}}$

$\textbf{Short Method:}$

Given that, $h_{l} = 27 \; \text{cm}, h_{s} = 9 \; \text{cm}$

So, $\dfrac{h_{s}}{h_{l}} = \dfrac{9}{27} = \dfrac{1}{3}$

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{r_{s}}{r_{l}} = \dfrac{h_{s}}{h_{l}} = \dfrac{1}{3}$

Then, $\dfrac{V_{s}}{V_{l}} = \left( \dfrac{1}{3} \right)^{3} = \dfrac{1}{27}$

Let the volume of the larger cone (original cone) be $27x.$

Then the volume of the smaller cone will be $x.$

So,

• $V_{0} = 27x$
• $V_{1} = x$

Then, $V_{2} = V_{0} – V_{1}$

$\Rightarrow V_{2} = 27x – x$

$\Rightarrow \boxed{ V_{2} = 26x}$

We have, $V_{2} – V_{1} = 225$

$\Rightarrow 26x – x = 225$

$\Rightarrow 25x = 225$

$\Rightarrow \boxed{x = 9}$

$\therefore V_{0} = 27x = 27 \times 9 = 243 \; \text{cc}.$

Correct Answer $: \text{D}$

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