Height of the Bottle

Geometry Level 2

The bottle on the left is filled with water up to a height of 30 from the bottom.

Now, if I flip the bottle upside down, then it will be filled up to a height of X X from the bottom.

What is X ? X?


The answer is 37.5.

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Relevant wiki: Volume of a Cylinder

We know that the volume of a right circular cylinder is area of the base multiplied by the height. Let V A V_A be the volume of the figure on the left and V B V_B be the volume of the figure on the right. We have

V A = π 4 ( 1 6 2 ) ( 30 z ) + π 4 ( 4 2 ) ( z ) = π 4 ( 256 ) ( 30 z ) + π 4 ( 16 z ) V_A=\dfrac{\pi}{4}(16^2)(30-z)+\dfrac{\pi}{4}(4^2)(z)=\dfrac{\pi}{4}(256)(30-z)+\dfrac{\pi}{4}(16z)

V B = π 4 ( 4 2 ) ( z + 8 ) + π 4 ( 1 6 2 ) ( x z 8 ) = π 4 ( 16 ) ( z + 8 ) + π 4 ( 256 ) ( x z 8 ) V_B=\dfrac{\pi}{4}(4^2)(z+8)+\dfrac{\pi}{4}(16^2)(x-z-8)=\dfrac{\pi}{4}(16)(z+8)+\dfrac{\pi}{4}(256)(x-z-8)

We know that V A = V B V_A=V_B , we can cancel out π 4 \dfrac{\pi}{4} . Then equate V A V_A and V B V_B . So

256 ( 30 z ) + 16 z = 16 ( z + 8 ) + 256 ( x z 8 ) 256(30-z)+16z=16(z+8)+256(x-z-8)

7680 256 z + 16 z = 16 z + 128 + 256 x 256 z 2048 7680-256z+16z=16z+128+256x-256z-2048

7680 = 128 + 256 x 2048 7680=128+256x-2048

x = 37.5 \boxed{x=37.5}

Nice Solution. Thank you.

Hana Wehbi - 3 years, 3 months ago

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