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Volume of Sphere Formula

The document discusses the formula for calculating the volume of a sphere. It explains that the volume of a sphere is represented by cubic units and is the number of units used to fill the sphere. While the volume of solids is usually calculated as the area of the base times the height, this cannot be directly applied to a sphere since the area changes with each cross-section. The document then derives the formula for the volume of a sphere from the volume of a cylinder with the same dimensions as the sphere, concluding that the volume of a sphere is (4/3)πr^3, where r is the radius. It provides examples of using the formula to calculate volumes of spheres with different radii.

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Volume of Sphere Formula

The document discusses the formula for calculating the volume of a sphere. It explains that the volume of a sphere is represented by cubic units and is the number of units used to fill the sphere. While the volume of solids is usually calculated as the area of the base times the height, this cannot be directly applied to a sphere since the area changes with each cross-section. The document then derives the formula for the volume of a sphere from the volume of a cylinder with the same dimensions as the sphere, concluding that the volume of a sphere is (4/3)πr^3, where r is the radius. It provides examples of using the formula to calculate volumes of spheres with different radii.

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Volume of Sphere Formula

Volume of Sphere Formula Volume of a Sphere is a measurement of the occupied units of a Sphere. The volume of a Sphere is represented by cubic units like cubic centimeter, cubic millimeter and so on. Volume of a Sphere is the number of units used to fill a Sphere. Generally the volume of a solid is calculated as the area of the base times its height as long the area is constant throughout the height of the solid. But this concept can not be directly applied to find the volume of a sphere because the area changes with every cross section of the sphere. In the above diagram, let r be the radius of the sphere. Since the over all dimensions of both the sphere and the cylinder are the same, the height of the cylinder is 2r. Under this condition, Volume of a cylinder = Area of the base x Height of the cylinder. = r2 x 2r = 2r3 Know More About Algebra 1

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Therefore, as per Archimedes formula the volume of the sphere is, ( )( 2r3) = ( )r3 So much happy about this result by himself, Archimedes wished a cylinder and globe be placed on his tomb! (This wish was fulfilled) Given below are some examples to find the volume of a sphere Example 1: The sphere has a radius of 8.2 cm. Solve for volume of sphere. Solution: Given: Radius (r) = 8.2 cm Formula: Volume of the sphere (v) = 43 r3 cubic unit = 43 x x (8.2)3 =43 x 3.14 x 551.368 Volume of the sphere (v) = 2308.39 cm3 Example 2: The sphere has radius of 8.3 m. Solve for volume of sphere. Solution: Learn More Fractions To Decimals Math.Tutorvista.com

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Given: Radius (r) = 8.3 m Formula: Volume of the sphere (v) = 43 r3 cubic unit = 43 x x (8.3)3 =43 x 3.14 x 571.78 Volume of the sphere (v) = 2393.88 m3 1. The sphere has radius of 5.8m. Find the volume of sphere. Answer: Volume (V) = 817.28 m3 2. The sphere has radius of 6.9 cm. Find the surface area and volume of sphere. Answer: Volume (V) = 1376.05 cm3

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