SOLUTION: A ball of radius 15 cm is floating in water so that the top of the ball is 6 cm above the surface. What is the circumference of the horizontal circle formed by the contact of the w

Question 1195533: A ball of radius 15 cm is floating in water so that the top of the ball is 6 cm above the surface. What is the circumference of the horizontal circle formed by the contact of the water with the exterior of the ball?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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(1)  The center of the ball is  15-6 = 9 cm below the water surface.


(2)  The radius of the horizontal circle is   = 12 cm.


(3)  The circumference is   =  centimeters.    ANSWER

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