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A copper sphere of radius 3 cm is melted and recast into a right circular cone of height 3 cm. Find the radius of the base of the cone?



Answer -

Given,

Radius of the coppersphere = 3 cm

We know that,

Volume of the sphere =4/3 π r3

= 4/3 π × 33 …..(i)

Also, given that thecopper sphere is melted and recasted into a right circular cone

Height of the cone = 3cm

We know that,

Volume of the rightcircular cone = 1/3 π r2h

= 1/3 π × r×3 ….. (ii)

On comparing equation(i) and (ii) we have,

4/3 π × 33 =1/3 π × r× 3

r2 =36

r = 6 cm

Therefore, the radiusof the base of the cone is 6 cm.

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