A right circular cone of volume A, a right circular cylinder of volume M, and a sphere of volume C all have the same radius, and the common height of the cone and the cylinder is equal to the diameter of the sphere. Then
Pick one
Solution
Using the radius r the three volumes can be computed as follows: A=31(πr2)⋅2r M=(πr2)⋅2r C=34πr3 Clearly, M=A+C⟹ the correct answer is (A). The other linear combinations are obviously non-zero, and the left hand side of (D) evaluates to (πr3)2⋅(94−4+916) which is negative. Thus (A) is indeed the only correct answer.
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