Water Height After Removing the Dome

Surface Areas and VolumesVideo challenge · SAV16

Water Height After Removing the Dome

CBSE Class 10 · Solve it one decision at a time. A wrong pick earns a nudge, never the answer.

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The problem

A glass has inner radius 3 cm3\text{ cm} and height 6 cm6\text{ cm}. It holds 36π cm336\pi\text{ cm}^3 of water around a solid hemisphere at its base. The hemisphere is removed without spilling. What is the new water height?

Step 1 · Your move

The dome is removed without spilling. What volume of water remains?

dome removedh = ?6 cmr = 3 cm
Vwater=?V_{\text{water}}=?Abase=?A_{\text{base}}=?

The water stays. It now spreads over the whole circular base.

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