Question 14 Marks
Two solid spheres made of the same metal have weights 5920g and 740g, respectively. Determine the radius of the larger sphere, if the diameter of the smaller one is 5cm.
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View full question & answer→Two side spheres made of the same matal have weights 5920g and 740g, respectively.Mass per unit volume is called the density.
Density (D) $=\frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Volume}}\ \ \Rightarrow\ \ \text{Volume}=\frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Density}}$
Here density is same because the spheres are of same matal.
$\therefore\ \ \frac{\text{V}_1}{\text{V}_1}=\frac{\frac{5920}{\text{D}}}{\frac{740}{\text{D}}}\Rightarrow\frac{\frac{4}{3}\pi\text{r}^3_1}{\frac{4}{3}\pi\text{r}^3_2}=\frac{5920}{740}$
$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{r}^3_1}{\text{r}^3_1}=\frac{5920}{740}\Rightarrow\frac{\text{r}^3_1}{\Big(\frac{5}{2}\Big)^3}=\frac{5920}{740}\ \ \ [\because\text{r}_2=\frac{1}{2}\times5]$
$\Rightarrow\text{r}^3_1=\frac{5920}{740}\times\frac{125}{8}=125$
$\Rightarrow\text{r}_1=(125)^{\frac{1}{3}}=5\text{cm}$
Hence, the radius of the larger sphere = 5cm.
Density (D) $=\frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Volume}}\ \ \Rightarrow\ \ \text{Volume}=\frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Density}}$
Here density is same because the spheres are of same matal.
$\therefore\ \ \frac{\text{V}_1}{\text{V}_1}=\frac{\frac{5920}{\text{D}}}{\frac{740}{\text{D}}}\Rightarrow\frac{\frac{4}{3}\pi\text{r}^3_1}{\frac{4}{3}\pi\text{r}^3_2}=\frac{5920}{740}$
$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{r}^3_1}{\text{r}^3_1}=\frac{5920}{740}\Rightarrow\frac{\text{r}^3_1}{\Big(\frac{5}{2}\Big)^3}=\frac{5920}{740}\ \ \ [\because\text{r}_2=\frac{1}{2}\times5]$
$\Rightarrow\text{r}^3_1=\frac{5920}{740}\times\frac{125}{8}=125$
$\Rightarrow\text{r}_1=(125)^{\frac{1}{3}}=5\text{cm}$
Hence, the radius of the larger sphere = 5cm.
