document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47984>Question 47984</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help me with this problem? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"solve by using similar triangles (cont.):\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "water is dripping out of a conical figure that has a diameter of 8 inches and a height of 12 inches.  When the depth of the water is 8 inches, what is the radius of the water?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PLEASEE PLEASEE HELP!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31752 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pizza><B>pizza(14)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pizza><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=31752\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is very hard to explain without a drawing, but I'm going to give it a try anyway. In short, you are looking for a triangle. To do this, you cut the cone in half, a vertical section, so that you see a triangle. I imagine this triangle with pointy bit below and base on top. It has height 12, and base 8. Hopefully, you can imagine this. Draw this triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the water reaches a depth of 8, you get another triangle. On the trianlge above, draw a line, parallel to the base, somewhere in the middle. Hopefully, you see two similar triangles. The smaller triangle has height 8, and you have to calculate the base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should get <BR>\n" );
document.write( "base of smaller triangle = (height of smaller tirangle/height of larger triangle) x base of larger triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And the radius is half the base.  </SPAN>\n" );
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