Question

A ball of diameter 20 cm fits exactly inside a cylindrical container, as shown below. The maximum volume of liquid which can be poured into the cylindrical container when empty is ________ cm3.

[π=3.14]

Answer 1

question 3 is posted

Answer 2

tips?

Answer 3

from the two champions?

Answer 4

what can you tell me about the diameter of the ball compared with the diameter of the cylinder?

Answer 5

well the ball of the diamter is 20

Answer 6

so

Answer 7

the top of the cylinder has the same diameter

Answer 8

so.... ???

Answer 9

ok...... would you say they have the same radius then?

Answer 10

yep

Answer 11

they each have a radius of 10

Answer 12

what's formula for the volume of a cylinder?

Answer 13

pie r squared times height

Answer 14

However, I don't know the height?

Answer 15

:(

Answer 16

yes you do know the height.... look at the figure carefully...

Answer 17

ehh

Answer 18

circumference is the height?

Answer 19

ehh

Answer 20

take the ball out of the clinder... put them side by side how tall is the ball compared to the height of the cylinder?

Answer 21

basically the same

Answer 22

wait

Answer 23

ya...

Answer 24

you just made me think of something

Answer 25

what's the height?

Answer 26

the diameter of the circle can also serve as the height!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 27

why did you have to take the ball out to see that?

Answer 28

the diameter can also be vertical

Answer 29

well

Answer 30

I was only thinking horizontally...

Answer 31

good job luisz....:)

Answer 32

so the answer is

Answer 33

so you got radius and you got height.... plug that into the formula....

Answer 34

I got

Answer 35

6280

Answer 36

that wasn't too bad

Answer 37

k

Answer 38

naw.....

Answer 39

next problem

Answer 40

close shop here.... post a new one up....:)