A water tank is in the shape of a sphere of radius 10 feet. The tank is supported on a metal circle 8 feet below the center of the sphere, as shown in the figure. Find the radius of the metal circle.



(a) 6 ft

(b) 2 ft

(c) 3 ft

(d) 5 ft

(e) none of these


(a) 6 ft

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