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Revision as of 22:14, 1 March 2008
Problem 11
A cone-shaped mountain has its base on the ocean floor and has a height of 8000 feet. The top 
of the volume of the mountain is above water. What is the depth of the ocean at the base of the mountain in feet?
Solution
In a cone, radius and height each vary inversely. with increasing height (the radius at 
feet is half that at 
feet). Therefore, volume varies as the inverse cube of increasing height (expressed as a percentage of the total height of cone):
Plugging in our given condition, 
, answer choice A.
See Also
| 2008 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 10 |
Followed by Problem 12 |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
