Two balls

Two balls, one 8 cm in radius and the other 6 cm in radius, are placed in a cylindrical plastic container 10 cm in radius. Find the volume of water necessary to cover them.

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You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:

arithmetic

square root

solid geometry

cylinder
sphere
space diagonal

planimetry

Pythagorean theorem
right triangle
triangle
diagonal

Units of physical quantities

volume

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