Question

A conical lid’s height is 2 centimeters less than the radius, x, of its base. If the lid is made of 25π cubic centimeters of clay, the equation x3 +? x2 +? = 0 can be used to find that the radius of lid’s base is centimeters.

Answer 1

The required expression that can be used to find the radius of the conical lid's with a height 2 centimeters less than the radius, x, of its base  is x³-2x²-75 = 0

The formula for calculating the volume of the conical lid's is expressed as

$V = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2h$ where:

r is the radius

h is the height

v is the volume

Given the following

r = x

If the conical lid’s height is 2 centimeters less than the radius, x, then;

h = x - 2

V = 25π cm³

Substitute the given values into the formula as shown:

$25 \pi = \frac{1}{3} \pi x^2 (x-2)\\3(25) = x^2(x-2)\\Expand\\75=x^3-2x^2\\Swap\\x^3-2x^2 = 75\\Equate \ to \ zero\\x^3-2x^2 - 75 = 0$

Hence the required expression that can be used to find the radius of the conical lid's with a height 2 centimeters less than the radius, x, of its base  is x³-2x²-75 = 0