stick on this question about volume

• November 29th 2005, 12:52 PM
rpatel
stick on this question about volume
hello i am stuck on a question to do with volume.

i have attached the problem.

all help is appreichated,

thank you.

:D
• November 29th 2005, 01:42 PM
Jameson
So you need two basic equations here. The volume of a right circular cone is $\frac{1}{3}bh$ and the volume of a sphere is $\frac{4}{3}\pi{r^3}$. Use the given information to set these two equal to each other and simplify.
• November 29th 2005, 01:47 PM
CaptainBlack
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jameson
So you need two basic equations here. The volume of a right circular cone is $\frac{1}{3} bh$ and the volume of a sphere is $\frac{4}{3} \pi r^2$. Use the given information to set these two equal to each other and simplify.

You should tell the reader what $b$ means here, its
not introduced in the question or described in you response.

RonL
• November 29th 2005, 01:53 PM
Jameson
Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainBlack
You should tell the reader what $b$ means here, its
not introduced in the question or described in you response.

RonL

Ok. Ok. b represents the area of the base, which is circular in this case and can be found by $A=\pi{r^2}$