A metal sphere weighing 24 kg is melted down and recast into a solid cone of base radius 8.0 cm. If the density of the metal is 8000 kg/m3 determine (a) the diameter of the metal sphere and (b) the perpendicular height of the cone, assuming that 15% of the metal is lost in the process. (Ans. a. 17.9 cm b. 38.0 cm)

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A metal sphere weighing 24 kg is melted down and recast
into a solid cone of base radius 8.0 cm. If the density of the
metal is 8000 kg/m3 determine (a) the diameter of the metal
sphere and (b) the perpendicular height of the cone,
assuming that 15% of the metal is lost in the process. (Ans.
a. 17.9 cm b. 38.0 cm)

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