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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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If a hole is drilled through the sphere, the hole is not a cylinder, is it??

Posted by Vee-Liem Veefessional on 2004-08-21 10:21:08

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