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 from the bottom.
What is
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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 be the volume of the figure on the left and V B be the volume of the figure on the right. We have
V A = 4 π ( 1 6 2 ) ( 3 0 − z ) + 4 π ( 4 2 ) ( z ) = 4 π ( 2 5 6 ) ( 3 0 − z ) + 4 π ( 1 6 z )
V B = 4 π ( 4 2 ) ( z + 8 ) + 4 π ( 1 6 2 ) ( x − z − 8 ) = 4 π ( 1 6 ) ( z + 8 ) + 4 π ( 2 5 6 ) ( x − z − 8 )
We know that V A = V B , we can cancel out 4 π . Then equate V A and V B . So
2 5 6 ( 3 0 − z ) + 1 6 z = 1 6 ( z + 8 ) + 2 5 6 ( x − z − 8 )
7 6 8 0 − 2 5 6 z + 1 6 z = 1 6 z + 1 2 8 + 2 5 6 x − 2 5 6 z − 2 0 4 8
7 6 8 0 = 1 2 8 + 2 5 6 x − 2 0 4 8
x = 3 7 . 5