document.write( "Question 1025615: Three spheres of radii 4,5,and 6 inches are placed in a cylinder of diameter 15 inches. Find the minimum volume of water needed to completely submerge the three spheres. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The other tutor did not get the minimum volume of water. When we\r\n" );
document.write( "reverse the upper two spheres the spheres do not stick up quite\r\n" );
document.write( "as high in the cylinder.  On the left below is his solution drawn to\r\n" );
document.write( "scale and on the right is the case when the upper two spheres\r\n" );
document.write( "are reversed, also drawn to scale. You can see that not quite as\r\n" );
document.write( "much water will be needed to completely submerge the three spheres\r\n" );
document.write( "when the smallest sphere is placed between the two larger ones.\r\n" );
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document.write( "I will not solve it for you.  All you need do is follow his procedure\r\n" );
document.write( "above to find the minimum volume of water, as it is done exactly the\r\n" );
document.write( "same way.  Only the numbers will be different.\r\n" );
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