Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The hemisphere will have its greatest radius along the diagonal of the cube it was surmounted on. The base of the cubical block will be square in nature. Since a cube has all its sides equal, we can find the length of its diagonal using pythagoras theorem as shown.
[tex]hyp^{2} = adj^{2} +opp^{2}[/tex]
Note that the diagonal will be the hypotenuse of the square face which is the longest sides.
Given adjacent = 14cm and opposite = 14cm
[tex]hyp^{2} = 14^{2} +14^{2}\\hyp = \sqrt{196+196} \\hyp = \sqrt{392} \\hyp = 19.8cm[/tex]
The diagonal of the base of the cube is 19.8cm which is equivalent to the greatest diameter of the sphere.
The greatest radius that the hemisphere can have = 19.8/2 = 9.9cm
