The diameter of a roller is 84 cm and its length is 120 cm. It takes 500 complete revolutions to move once over to level a playground. Find the area of the playground in m2? (Assume π = 22/7)

Solution:

A roller is shaped like a cylinder.

Let h be the height of the roller and r be the radius.

h = Length of roller = 120 cm

Radius of the circular end of roller = r = (84/2) cm = 42 cm

Now, CSA of roller = 2πrh

= 2×(22/7)×42×120

= 31680 cm2

Area of field = 500×CSA of roller

= (500×31680) cm2

= 15840000 cm2

= 1584 m2.

Therefore, area of playground is 1584 m2.