document.write( "Question 1136735: A right circular cylinder of height 12cm and radius 4cm is filled with water. A heavy circular cone of height 9cm and base radius 6cm is lowered, with vertex downwards and axis vertical, into the cylinder until the cone rests on the rim of the cylinder. Find the
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document.write( "    The volume of water that spilled from the  cylinder, 32pi, is 1/6 of the volume of the  cylinder. \r\n" );
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document.write( "    So when the cone is removed, the volume of water in the cylinder will be 5/6 of the original volume. Then since \r\n" );
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document.write( "    the cylinder has constant radius, the height of the water in the cylinder after the cone is removed is 5/6 of the full height of the cylinder.\r\n" );
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