Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Problem 1 solution

Not too bad right? Not too bad at all. The height of the cylinder can be calculated by constructing a right triangle as shown in the figure with the diameters of the sphere and the cylinder as shown. Now all you have to do is use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the third leg (the height).

102-62=h2

64=h2

h=8

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