Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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3. Volumes of Spheres
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Exercise 8 Page 443

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

2304Ď€ cubic units

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The volume of a sphere is four thirds the product of π and the cube of the radius. V=4/3π r^3 We want to find the volume of a sphere whose radius is 12 units. Therefore, we can substitute 12 for r in the above formula and simplify the right-hand side.
V=4/3Ď€ r^3
V=4/3Ď€ ( 12)^3
V=4/3Ď€ (1728)
V=4/3(1728)Ď€
V=4 * 1728/3Ď€
V=6912/3Ď€
V=2304 π
The volume of the sphere is 2304Ď€ cubic units.