Spherical cap

A spherical cap is placed on a cylinder of height 4.6 cm such that the area of the curved surface of the cap is 20 cm². Determine the radius r of the sphere from which the cap was cut.

Final Answer:

r =  3.0683 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} D=4.6\text{cm} \\ R=D/2=4.6/2=\frac{23}{10}=2.3\text{cm} \\ S=20{\text{cm}}^2 \\ S=2\pi r\cdot v\text{cm} \\ {r}^2=R^2+(r-v{)}^2 \\ {v}^2-2rv+R^2=0 \\ v=\frac{S}{2\pi \cdot r} \\ r=\frac{S}{\sqrt{4\pi \cdot S-4{\pi }^2\cdot R^2}}=\frac{20}{\sqrt{4\cdot 3.1416\cdot 20-4\cdot 3.1416^2\cdot 2.3^2}}\doteq 3.0683\text{cm} \\ \text{ Verifying Solution: } \\ v=r-\sqrt{r^2-R^2}=3.0683-\sqrt{3.0683^2-2.3^2}\doteq 1.0374\text{cm} \\ {S}_1=2\pi \cdot r\cdot v=2\cdot 3.1416\cdot 3.0683\cdot 1.0374=20{\text{cm}}^2 \\ {S}_1=S \end{gathered}$$

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