Cups A and B are cone shaped and have heights of 32 cm and 12 cm and openings with radii of 18 cm and 6 cm, respectively. If cup B is full and its contents are poured into cup A, will cup A overflow? If not how high will cup A be filled?
1 Answer
Mar 4, 2016
Find the volume of each one and compare them. Then, use cup's A volume on cup B and find the height.
Cup A will not overflow and height will be:
Explanation:
The volume of a cone:
where
Cup A
Cup B
Since