Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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3. Volumes of Spheres
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Exercise 1 Page 440

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

33.5mm^3

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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 radius is 2 millimeters. Therefore, we can substitute 2 for r in the above formula and simplify the right-hand side.
V=4/3π r^3
V=4/3π ( 2)^3
Evaluate right-hand side
V=4/3π (8)
V=4/3(8)π
V=4 * 8/3π
V=32/3π
V=33.510321...
V≈ 33.5
The volume of the sphere, correct to the nearest tenth, is 33.5 cubic millimeters.