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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
A container in the shape of a right circular cone is 12 inches tall and its base has a 5-inch radius. The liquid that is sealed inside is 9 inches deep when the cone is held with its point down and its base horizontal. When the liquid is held with its point up and its base horizontal, the liquid is <math>m - n\sqrt [3]{p},</math> from the base where <math>m,</math> <math>n,</math> and <math>p</math> are positive integers and <math>p</math> is not divisible by the cube of any prime number. Find <math>m + n + p</math>.
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A container in the shape of a right circular [[cone]] is <math>12</math> inches tall and its base has a <math>5</math>-inch [[radius]]. The liquid that is sealed inside is <math>9</math> inches deep when the cone is held with its [[point]] down and its base horizontal. When the liquid is held with its point up and its base horizontal, the height of the liquid is <math>m - n\sqrt [3]{p},</math> from the base where <math>m,</math> <math>n,</math> and <math>p</math> are positive integers and <math>p</math> is not divisible by the cube of any prime number. Find <math>m + n + p</math>.
  
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== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
The scale factor is uniform in all dimensions, so the volume of the liquid is <math>\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}</math> of the container.
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=== Solution 1 ===
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The scale factor is uniform in all dimensions, so the volume of the liquid is <math>\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}</math> of the container. The remaining section of the volume is <math>\frac{1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}}{1}</math> of the volume, and therefore <math>\frac{\left(1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}\right)^{1/3}}{1}</math> of the height when the vertex is at the top.
  
The remaining section of the volume is <math>\frac{1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}}{1}</math> of the volume, and therefore <math>\frac{\left(1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}\right)^{1/3}}{1}</math> of the height when it is consolidated at the tip.
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So, the liquid occupies <math>\frac{1-\left(1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}\right)^{1/3}}{1}</math> of the height, or <math>12-12\left(1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}\right)^{1/3}=12-3\left(37^{1/3}\right)</math>. Thus <math>m+n+p=\boxed{052}</math>.
  
So, the liquid occupies <math>\frac{1-\left(1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}\right)^{1/3}}{1}</math> of the height, or <math>12-12\left(1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}\right)^{1/3}=12-3\left(37^{1/3}\right)</math>
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=== Solution 2 ===
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(Computational) The volume of a cone can be found by <math>V = \frac{\pi}{3}r^2h</math>. In the second container, if we let <math>h',r'</math> represent the height, radius (respectively) of the air (so <math>12 -h'</math> is the height of the liquid), then the volume of the liquid can be found by <math>\frac{\pi}{3}r^2h - \frac{\pi}{3}(r')^2h'</math>.
  
<math>\boxed{m+n+p=052}</math>
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By [[similar triangle]]s, we find that the dimensions of the liquid in the first cone to the entire cone is <math>\frac{3}{4}</math>, and that <math>r' = \frac{rh'}{h}</math>; equating,
  
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<cmath>\begin{align*}\frac{\pi}{3}\left(\frac{3}{4}r\right)^2 \left(\frac{3}{4}h\right) &= \frac{\pi}{3}\left(r^2h - \left(\frac{rh'}{h}\right)^2h'\right)\
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\frac{37}{64}r^2h &= \frac{r^2}{h^2}(h')^3 \
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h' &= \sqrt[3]{\frac{37}{64} \cdot 12^3} = 3\sqrt[3]{37}\end{align*}</cmath>
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Thus the answer is <math>12 - h' = 12-3\sqrt[3]{37}</math>, and <math>m+n+p=52</math>.
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
{{AIME box|year=2000|n=I|num-b=7|num-a=9}}
 
{{AIME box|year=2000|n=I|num-b=7|num-a=9}}
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[[Category:Intermediate Geometry Problems]]

Revision as of 17:43, 31 December 2007

Problem

A container in the shape of a right circular cone is $12$ inches tall and its base has a $5$-inch radius. The liquid that is sealed inside is $9$ inches deep when the cone is held with its point down and its base horizontal. When the liquid is held with its point up and its base horizontal, the height of the liquid is $m - n\sqrt [3]{p},$ from the base where $m,$ $n,$ and $p$ are positive integers and $p$ is not divisible by the cube of any prime number. Find $m + n + p$.

Solution


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Solution 1

The scale factor is uniform in all dimensions, so the volume of the liquid is $\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}$ of the container. The remaining section of the volume is $\frac{1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}}{1}$ of the volume, and therefore $\frac{\left(1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}\right)^{1/3}}{1}$ of the height when the vertex is at the top.

So, the liquid occupies $\frac{1-\left(1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}\right)^{1/3}}{1}$ of the height, or $12-12\left(1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)^{3}\right)^{1/3}=12-3\left(37^{1/3}\right)$. Thus $m+n+p=\boxed{052}$.

Solution 2

(Computational) The volume of a cone can be found by $V = \frac{\pi}{3}r^2h$. In the second container, if we let $h',r'$ represent the height, radius (respectively) of the air (so $12 -h'$ is the height of the liquid), then the volume of the liquid can be found by $\frac{\pi}{3}r^2h - \frac{\pi}{3}(r')^2h'$.

By similar triangles, we find that the dimensions of the liquid in the first cone to the entire cone is $\frac{3}{4}$, and that $r' = \frac{rh'}{h}$; equating,

\begin{align*}\frac{\pi}{3}\left(\frac{3}{4}r\right)^2 \left(\frac{3}{4}h\right) &= \frac{\pi}{3}\left(r^2h - \left(\frac{rh'}{h}\right)^2h'\right)\\ \frac{37}{64}r^2h &= \frac{r^2}{h^2}(h')^3 \\ h' &= \sqrt[3]{\frac{37}{64} \cdot 12^3} = 3\sqrt[3]{37}\end{align*}

Thus the answer is $12 - h' = 12-3\sqrt[3]{37}$, and $m+n+p=52$.

See also

2000 AIME I (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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