Solid melted into cones: find a missing radius or height by equal volumes
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Question 1
16 Sep 2025 S1
66A solid hemisphere of radius 10 cm is melted into two cones of equal height. If each cone’s radius is 5 cm, what is the height of each cone?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
16 Sep 2025 S2
66A sphere is melted and recast into 8 identical cones, each with radius 3 cm and height 4 cm. What was the radius of the original sphere?Tap an option to check your answer.