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Hole in a bead (Posted on 2004-08-21)

A round hole is drilled through the center of a spherical solid with a radius (r). The resulting cylindrical hole has height 4 cm.

a)What is the volume of the solid that remains?

b)What is unusual about the answer?

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re: Clever problem.

| Comment 12 of 13 |

(In reply to Clever problem. by Bractals)

agreed

Posted by Jud on 2005-08-16 13:26:56

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