Asked by Anonymous

A spherical fish bowl has diameter 26 cm.
The surface of the water in the bowl is a
circle with diameter 20 cm.
a) What is the maximum depth of the water?
b) How many different answers are there for part a? Explain.

Answers

Answered by Anonymous
Draw it !
radius up high = 20/2 = 10
radius at center where depth is 13 = 13
right triangle radius 10, hypotenuse 13 so water level above center = y
y^2 + 10 ^2 = 13^2
y^2 = 169 - 100 = 69
y = 8.3
so total depth = 13 + 8.3 = 21.3

There is also a line that wide 8.3 below center BUT they asked for the MAXIMUM
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