A solid metallic sphere of radius 12 cm is melted and recast into a cone having diameter of the base as 12 cm. What is the height of the cone?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
We know that,
The volume of a sphere = \(\frac{4}{3}\) πr3
The volume of a cone = \(\frac{1}{3}\) πr2h
We have,
The radius of the sphere = 12 cm
Diameter of the base of the cone = 12 cm
Now,
The volume of the sphere = Volume of the cone
\(\frac{4}{3}\) π(12)3= \(\frac{1}{3}\) π(6)2h
= 4 × 123 = π62h
= 4 × 48 = h
= h = 192