Capsule solid recast as a cone

Capsule solid recast as a cone

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A capsule-shaped solid consists of a cylinder of height 40 cm with a hemisphere at each end. Its circular cross-sectional area is \(314.2\text{ cm}^2\), using \(\pi=3.142\). Find

  1. its radius,
  2. its volume to the nearest cubic centimetre,
  3. the height when recast as a cone of radius 15 cm.

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Answer:(a) \(10\) cm; (b) \(16757\text{ cm}^3\); (c) \(71.1\) cm.

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