Question

A solid, consisting of a right circular cone standing one a hemisphere, is placed upright in a right circular cylinder, full of water, and touches the bottom. Find the volume of water left in the cylinder, having given that the radius of the cylinder is 3 cm and its height is 6 cm; the radius of the hemisphere is 2 cm and the height of cone is 4 cm. Give your answer to the nearest cubic centimeter.

Answer 1

Radius of cylinder = 3 cm

Height of cylinder = 6 cm

Radius of hemisphere = 2 cm

Height of cone = 4 cm

Volume of water in the cylinder when it is full =

πr²h = π × 3 × 3 × 6 = 54π cm³

Volume of water displaced = volume of cone + volume of hemisphere

Therefore, volume of water which is left