Technical Drawing - Exam Papers - Higher - 1997 - Paper 1

Question 3

Fig. 2 shows the elevation of a right cone A and a sphere B which are in contact with each other.

(a) Draw the elevation and plan of the solids.

(b) Draw the projections of another sphere in the position C so that it rests on the horizontal plane, is in contact with the cone and touches the sphere B at a point 40mm above the horizontal plane.

(c) Draw the traces of a tangent plane to the cone and sphere B.