Question

Half full of water by volume. How deep is the water in the cone if the height is 16 cm and base is 12 cm

Answer 1

8∛4 ≈ 12.70 . . . . cm deep

Explanation:

The ratio of volumes of similar cones is the cube of the ratio of their linear dimensions. That means the height of a cone with 1/2 the volume will be ...

∛(1/2)

times the height of the full cone.

The water will be ...

(16 cm)(∛(1/2)) = 8∛4 ≈ 12.70 . . . . cm deep