Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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Exercise 3 Page 458

Consider the given sphere.

To calculate the volume of a sphere, we can use the formula where r is the radius. V=4/3π r^3 We can see that the diameter is 26feet. We get the radius of the circle by dividing by 2. r=26/2= 13ft We can calculate V by substituting r with 13 in the formula.
V=4/3π r^3
V=4/3π ( 13)^3
Evaluate right-hand side
V=4/3π (2197)
V=4/3(2197)π
V=8788/3π
V=9202.772079...
V≈ 9202.8
The exact volume of the sphere is 87883π ft^3. The volume rounded to the nearest tenth is 9202.8 ft^3.