A composite of a cone and a sphere

Geometry Level 4

A right circular cone has it apex at ( 0 , 0 , 20 ) (0, 0, 20) and it circular base is centered at the origin and has a radius of 5 2 5 \sqrt{2} . Intersecting with the cone is a sphere centered at ( 0 , 0 , 10 ) (0, 0, 10) with a radius of 6 6 . Find the volume V V of the portion of the sphere that lies outside the cone, and report the value of 1000 V \lfloor 1000 V \rfloor .


The answer is 490366.

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1 solution

Hosam Hajjir
Aug 13, 2020

In the cross-section, say in the x z x z plane, the composite appears as a triangle superimposed on a circle, as shown below.

Let θ 0 \theta_0 be the semi-vertical angle of the cone, then

θ 0 = tan 1 1 2 2 \theta_0 = \tan^{-1} \dfrac{1}{2 \sqrt{2}}

The equation of its slant edge is z = 20 ( cot θ 0 ) x z = 20 - (\cot \theta_0) x

while the parametric equation of the circle is ( x , z ) = ( 6 sin θ , 0 , 10 + 6 cos θ ) (x, z) = ( 6 \sin \theta, 0, 10 + 6 \cos \theta )

Plugging in the second equation into the first, we can find the angles θ \theta where the surface of the sphere intersects the surface of the cone. And this turns out to be at θ 1 = 0.249194 \theta_1 = 0.249194 and at θ 2 = 2.21272 \theta_2 = 2.21272 .

Now, the area of the surface of the sphere that is outside the cone is given by

A s = 2 π R 2 ( cos θ 1 cos θ 2 ) A_s = 2 \pi R^2 (\cos \theta_1 - \cos \theta_2 )

where R = 6 R = 6 is the radius of the sphere. The area of the cone that lies inside the sphere is given by

A c = π ( r 2 s 2 r 1 s 1 ) = π R 2 ( sin 2 θ 2 sin 2 θ 1 ) ( 1 sin θ 0 ) A_c = \pi ( r_2 s_2 - r_1 s_1 ) = \pi R^2 ( \sin^2 \theta_2 - \sin^2 \theta_1 ) \left( \dfrac{1}{\sin \theta_0} \right)

Taking as our pivot point the center of the sphere, the required volume can be written as

V = 1 3 ( R A s d A c ) V = \dfrac{1}{3} \left( R A_s - d A_c \right)

where d d is the (constant) perpendicular distance from the center of the sphere to the surface of the cone. It is given by

d = 10 sin θ 0 d = 10\sin \theta_0

Evaluating the above, we obtain V = 490.3663... V = 490.3663... ; therefore the answer is 1000 V = 490366 \lfloor 1000V \rfloor =\boxed{ 490366} .

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