- 2.1cm
Solution:
Given, height of a cone = 8.4cm
Radius of the base of cone = 2.1cm
Volume of a cone = $\frac{1}{3}\pi\text{r}^2\text{h}=\frac{1}{3}\times\pi(2.1)^2\times8.4$
$=\frac{1}{3}\times\pi\times2.1\times2.1\times8.4=\pi\times4.41\times2.8\text{cm}^3$
Since, cone is melted and recast into a sphere.
let the radius of a sphere be R.
Then, Volume of a sphere = Volume of a cone
$\Rightarrow\frac{4}{3}\pi\text{r}^3=\pi\times4.41\times2.8$
$\Rightarrow\text{r}^3=\frac{4.41\times2.8\times3}{4}$
$\Rightarrow\text{r}^3=4.41\times0.7\times3$
$\Rightarrow\text{r}^3=4.41\times2.1$
$\therefore\text{r}=2.1$
Hence, the radius of the sphere is 2.1cm.