SOLUTION: A sphere and cone are inside a cylinder and the diameters and heights of the solids are equal. a) What fraction of the volume of the cylinder is i) the sphere ii) the cone? b

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Question 1205457: A sphere and cone are inside a cylinder and the diameters and heights of the solids are equal.
a) What fraction of the volume of the cylinder is
i) the sphere
ii) the cone?
b) What is the ratio of the curved surface area of the sphere to that of the cylinder?
Answer by ikleyn(52864) About Me  (Show Source):
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Are both these solids, the sphere and the cone, inside the cylinder simultaneously, i.e. at the same time ?

As it is written/presented in the post, the meaning of the problem is not clear.