Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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4. Surface Areas and Volumes of Similar Solids
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Exercise 3 Page 450

The volume of a sphere is four thirds the product of π and the cube of the radius.

288π ≈ 904.8 cubic millimeters

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Consider the given sphere.

The volume of a sphere is four thirds the product of π and the cube of the radius. V=4/3π r^3 In the diagram we can see that the diameter is 12millimeters. Therefore, the radius is 12÷ 2=6millimeters. We can substitute this value for r in the above formula and simplify the right-hand side.

V=4/3Ï€ r^3
V=4/3Ï€ ( 6)^3
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Evaluate right-hand side
V=4/3Ï€ (216)
V=4/3(216)Ï€
V=864/3Ï€
V=3(288)/3Ï€
V=3(288)/3Ï€
V=288Ï€
V=904.778684...
V≈ 904.8

The volume of the sphere is 288Ï€ cubic millimeters or about 904.8 cubic millimeters.