Thread: Cylindrical Tank

A sphere with the radius (x - 1)/ 2 is floating in a cylindrical tank of water with radius (x -1). Determine the volume, V, of water in the tank. Express your answer as a polynomial in factored form. Leave your answer in exact form.
The height of the cylinder is (x + 4)/6

here the condition is

volume of water is less than or equal to volume of cylinder - volume of immersed portion of the sphere.

is this true? pl explain.

Originally Posted by ips_math

here the condition is

volume of water is less than or equal to volume of cylinder - volume of immersed portion of the sphere.

is this true? pl explain.

Can you break your reply down a little more?
I need more detail to understand the idea behind this question.