Solid cylinder of brass 8 m high and 4 m diameter is melted and recast
into a cone of diameter 3 m. Find the height of the cone.
Volume of cylinder = volume of cone
pi * r12 * h1 = 1/3 * pi * r22 * h2
pi * 22 * 8 = 1/3 * pi * (3/2)2 * h2
h2 = (4 * 8 * 3 * 4) / 9 = 42.67 cm