Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 2
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3. Volume of Spheres
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Exercise 2 Page 609

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

about 904.8yd^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 6yd. Therefore, we can substitute 6 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=4(216)/3Ï€
V=864/3Ï€
V=288 π
V=904.778684...
V≈ 904.8

The volume of the sphere, rounded to the nearest tenth, is 904.8 cubic yards.