A cubical block of side 7 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere. What is the greatest diameter that the hemisphere can have? Also, find the surface area of the solid.
A cubical block of side 7 cm is surmounted by a hemisphere. What is the greatest diameter that the hemisphere can have? Also, find the surface area of the solid.

Given edge of the cube, a = 7 cm

Diameter of the hemisphere, d = 7 cm

Radius, r = d/2 = 7/2 = 3.5 cm

Surface area of the hemisphere = 2r2

= 2×(22/7)×3.52

= 44×12.25/7

= 539/7

= 77 cm2

Surface area of the cube = 6a2

= 6×72

= 6×49

= 294 cm2

Surface area of base of hemisphere = r2

= (22/7)×3.52

= 22×12.25/7

= 38.5 cm2

Surface area of the solid = surface area of the cube + surface area of hemisphere – surface area of the base of hemisphere

= 294+77-38.5

= 332.5 cm2

Hence the surface area of the solid is 332.5 cm2.