An ice cream ball of diameter #6cm.# is placed over a cone of radius #2.5cm.# and height #10cm.#. Is the cone big enough to hold all the ice cream if it melts?
2 Answers
No.
Explanation:
To find the area of the first sphere, us the formula
That is the area of the "ice cream scoop."
To find the area of the cone use the formula
That is the area of the "cone."
Scoop Area:
Cone Area:
The cone is not big enough to hold all the ice cream if it melts.
Explanation:
As volume of a sphere with radius
and diameter of sphere is
its volume is
Volume of a cone of radius
Diameter of cone is
its volume is
As it is less then
the cone is not big enough to hold all the ice cream if it melts.