SOLUTION: 12 solid spheres of the same size are made by melting a solid metalic cylinder of base diameter 2 cm and height 16 cm the diameter of each sphere is ?
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Question 872734: 12 solid spheres of the same size are made by melting a solid metalic cylinder of base diameter 2 cm and height 16 cm the diameter of each sphere is ?
Answer by ben720(159) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First, find the volume of the cylinder
{{V=16pi}}}
Divide by 12 to get each sphere
Use the sphere volume formula
Divide both sides by 4/3*pi
Find the cubic root of both sides.
Multiply both sides by 2
2 CM
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