SOLUTION: Spherical Water tank A water tank is in shape of a sphere with a radius of 5 feet. The tank is supported on a metal circle 4 feet below the center of the sphere. Find the rad

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Question 1136650: Spherical Water tank
A water tank is in shape of a sphere with a radius of 5 feet. The tank is supported on a metal circle 4 feet below the center of the sphere.
Find the radius of the metal circle
Answer by ikleyn(52780)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Make a sketch and find there a right angled triangle.


Then apply the Pythagorean theorem.


The radius of a metal circle =  =  =  = 3 feet.    ANSWER

It recalls you a (3-4-5) right angled triangle.



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