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A conical container of base diameter and height is full of water which is poured into a cylindrical container of diameter . Then it will occupy a height equal to:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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The base diameter of the conical container is , so its radius is . Its height is .
The volume of water in the conical container is given by:



The water is poured into a cylindrical container of diameter , so its radius is .
Let the height occupied by the water in the cylinder be .
The volume of water in the cylindrical container is:



Since the volume of water remains the same:





Canceling and from both sides:



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A conical container of base diameter and height is full of water which is poured into a cylindrical container of diameter . Then it will occupy a height equal to:
A
B
C
D

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