Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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3. Volumes of Spheres
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Exercise 5 Page 441

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

17 157.3cm^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 diameter is 32 centimeters. Therefore, the radius is 32÷ 2=16 centimeters. We can substitute this value for r in the above formula and simplify the right-hand side
V=4/3π r^3
V=4/3π ( 16)^3
Evaluate right-hand side
V=4/3π (4096)
V=4/3(4096)π
V=4 * 4096/3π
V=16 384/3π
V=17 157.28468
V≈ 17 157.3
The volume of the sphere, correct to the nearest tenth, is 17 157.3 cubic centimeters.