A cylinder has a radius of 5 cm. Water is poured into the cylinder to a height of 12 cm. A heavy solid cone of height 10 cm and base radius 3 cm is slowly dropped in the water in the cylinder. Find the height of the water level in the cylinder.

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A cylinder has a radius of 5 cm. Water is poured into the cylinder to a height of 12 cm. A heavy solid cone of height 10 cm and base radius 3 cm is slowly dropped in the water in the cylinder. Find the height of the water level in the cylinder.
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