A spherical ball of lead 3cm in diameter is melted and recast into three spherical balls. If the diameters of two balls be 3/2cm and 2cm, find the diameter of the third ball.
A. 3.5 cm
B. 2.5 cm
C. 2.59 cm
D. 3.59 cm

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Step-by-step explanation:

Diameter of spherical ball of lead = 3 cm

R

a

d

i

u

s

(

r

)

=

3

2

c

m

V

o

l

u

m

e

=

4

3

π

r

3

=

4

3

π

×

3

2

×

3

2

×

3

2

c

m

3

=

9

π

2

c

m

3

Diameter of smaller ball

=

3

2

c

m

Radius

(

r

1

)

=

3

4

and volume

=

4

3

π

×

3

4

×

3

4

×

3

4

c

m

3

=

9

16

π

c

m

3

Diameter of second smaller ball = 2 cm

and radius

(

r

2

)

=

2

2

=

1

c

m

V

o

l

u

m

e

=

4

3

π

×

1

×

1

×

1

=

4

3

π

c

m

3

Volume of third smaller ball

9

2

π

(

9

16

π

+

4

3

π

)

=

(

9

2

9

16

4

3

)

π

c

m

3

=

216

27

64

48

=

125

48

π

c

m

3

Radius of the third ball

=

(

V

o

l

u

m

e

×

3

4

π

)

1

3

=

(

125

π

×

3

48

×

4

π

)

1

3

=

(

125

64

)

1

3

=

[

(

5

4

)

3

]

1

3

=

5

4

=

1.25

c

m

Diameter of third ball

=

2

×

r

a

d

i

u

s

=

2

×

1.25

=

2.5

c

m