Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 2
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3. Volume of Spheres
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Exercise 4 Page 609

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

about 1288.2cm^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 13.5cm. Therefore, the radius is 13.5÷ 2= 6.75cm. 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€ ( 6.75)^3
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Evaluate right-hand side
V=4/3Ï€ (307.546875)
V=4/3(307.546875)Ï€
V=4(307.546875)/3Ï€
V=1230.1875/3Ï€
V=410.0625 π
V=1288.249337...
V≈ 1288.2

The volume of the sphere, rounded to the nearest tenth, is 1288.2 cubic centimeters.