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6. Surface Areas and Volumes of Spheres
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Exercise 31 Page 853

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a

A spinning top can be modeled by the following composite solid.

It consists of two parts.

  • Top Part: a hemisphere with a radius of r= 142= 7 centimeters.
  • Bottom Part: a right cone with a radius of r= 5 centimeters and a height of h= 11 centimeters.

We are asked to find the surface area and volume of the composite solid.

Surface Area

The surface area of the spinning top is equal to the area of the hemisphere and the lateral area of the cone. First, let's use the Pythagorean Theorem for the right triangle in order to find the slant height of the cone, l.

r^2+ h^2= l^2
7^2+ 11^2= l^2
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Solve for l
49+121= l^2
170= l^2
l^2=170
sqrt(l^2)=sqrt(170)
l=sqrt(170)
l=13.0384048...
l≈ 13.04

Let's use the formula for the surface area of a sphere and for the surface area of a cone.

Solid Top Part Bottom Part
Radius r= 7 r= 7
Slant - l= 13.04
Surface Area A_\text{top}=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot 4\pi {\color{#0000FF}{r}}^2=2\pi {\color{#0000FF}{r}}^2 A_\text{bottom}=\pi r {\color{#FF0000}{\ell}}
\textcolor{darkorange}{A_\text{top}}=2\pi ({\color{#0000FF}{7}})^2=\textcolor{darkorange}{98\pi} \textcolor{darkviolet}{A_\text{bottom}}=\pi ({\color{#0000FF}{7}})({\color{#FF0000}{13.04}})=\textcolor{darkviolet}{91.28\pi}

Now, let's add the surface areas of the Top Part and the Bottom Part to find the area of the composite solid, A_\text{solid}. We will also round the answer to the nearest tenth as we are asked to do.

A_\text{solid}=\textcolor{darkorange}{A_\text{top}}+\textcolor{darkviolet}{A_\text{bottom}}
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Substitute values and evaluate
A_\text{solid}=\textcolor{darkorange}{98\pi}+\textcolor{darkviolet}{91.28\pi}
A_\text{solid}=189.28\pi
A_\text{solid}=594.640657\ldots
A_\text{solid}\approx 594.6

We found that the area of the spinning top is about 594.6 square centimeters.

Volume

The volume of the spinning top is equal to the volume of the hemisphere and the volume of the cone. Let's use the formula for the volume of a sphere and for the volume of a cone.

Solid Top Part Bottom Part
Radius r= 7 r= 7
Height - h= 11
Volume V_\text{top}=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot\dfrac{4}{3}\pi {\color{#0000FF}{r}}^3=\dfrac{2}{3}\pi {\color{#0000FF}{r}}^3 V_\text{bottom}=\dfrac{1}{3}\pi {\color{#0000FF}{r}}^2{\color{#009600}{h}}
\textcolor{darkorange}{V_\text{top}}=\dfrac{2}{3}\pi ({\color{#0000FF}{7}})^3=\textcolor{darkorange}{\dfrac{686\pi}{3}} \textcolor{darkviolet}{V_\text{bottom}}=\dfrac{1}{3}\pi ({\color{#0000FF}{{\color{#0000FF}{7}}}})^2({\color{#009600}{11}})=\textcolor{darkviolet}{\dfrac{539\pi}{3}}

Now, let's add the volumes of the Top Part and Bottom Part to find the volume of the composite solid, V_\text{solid}. Just like before, we will round the volume of the solid to the nearest tenth.

V_\text{solid}=\textcolor{darkorange}{V_\text{top}}+\textcolor{darkviolet}{V_\text{bottom}}
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Substitute values and evaluate
V_\text{solid}=\textcolor{darkorange}{\dfrac{686\pi}{3}}+\textcolor{darkviolet}{\dfrac{539\pi}{3}}
V_\text{solid}=\dfrac{1225\pi}{3}
V_\text{solid}=1282.817000\ldots
V_\text{solid}\approx 1282.8

We found that the volume of the spinning top is about 1282.8 cubic centimeters.

b

The manufacturer of the top makes a model with dimensions that are one-half of the dimensions of the top from Part A. Let's analyze the new model.

It consists of two parts.

  • Top Part: a hemisphere with a radius of r= 72= 3.5 centimeters.
  • Bottom Part: a right cone with a radius of r= 3.5 centimeters and a height of h= 5.5 centimeters.

We are asked to find the surface area and the volume of the composite solid.

Surface Area

The surface area of the spinning top is equal to the area of the hemisphere and the lateral area of the cone. First, let's use the Pythagorean Theorem for the right triangle to find the slant height of the cone, l.

r^2+ h^2= l^2
3.5^2+ 5.5^2= l^2
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Solve for l
12.25+30.25= l^2
42.5= l^2
l^2=42.5
sqrt(l^2)=sqrt(42.5)
l=sqrt(42.5)
l=6.519202...
l≈ 6.52

Let's use the formula for the surface area of a sphere and for the surface area of a cone.

Solid Top Part Bottom Part
Radius r= 3.5 r= 3.5
Slant - l= 6.52
Surface Area A_\text{top}=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot 4\pi {\color{#0000FF}{r}}^2=2\pi {\color{#0000FF}{r}}^2 A_\text{bottom}=\pi r {\color{#FF0000}{\ell}}
\textcolor{darkorange}{A_\text{top}}=2\pi ({\color{#0000FF}{3.5}})^2=\textcolor{darkorange}{24.5\pi} \textcolor{darkviolet}{A_\text{bottom}}=\pi ({\color{#0000FF}{3.5}})({\color{#FF0000}{6.52}})=\textcolor{darkviolet}{22.82\pi}

Now, let's add the surface areas of Top Part and of Bottom Part to find the area of the composite solid, A_\text{solid}. We will also round the answer to the nearest tenth as we are asked to do.

A_\text{solid}=\textcolor{darkorange}{A_\text{top}}+\textcolor{darkviolet}{A_\text{bottom}}
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Substitute values and evaluate
A_\text{solid}=\textcolor{darkorange}{24.5\pi}+\textcolor{darkviolet}{22.82\pi}
A_\text{solid}=47.32\pi
A_\text{solid}=148.66016\ldots
A_\text{solid}\approx 148.7

We found that the area of the spinning top is about 148.7 square centimeters.

Volume

The volume of the spinning top is equal to the volume of the hemisphere and the volume of the cone. Let's use the formula for the volume of a sphere and for the volume of a cone.

Solid Top Part Bottom Part
Radius r= 3.5 r= 3.5
Height - h= 5.5
Volume V_\text{top}=\dfrac{1}{2}\cdot\dfrac{4}{3}\pi {\color{#0000FF}{r}}^3=\dfrac{2}{3}\pi {\color{#0000FF}{r}}^3 V_\text{bottom}=\dfrac{1}{3}\pi {\color{#0000FF}{r}}^2{\color{#009600}{h}}
\textcolor{darkorange}{V_\text{top}}=\dfrac{2}{3}\pi ({\color{#0000FF}{3.5}})^3=\textcolor{darkorange}{28.58\pi} \textcolor{darkviolet}{V_\text{bottom}}=\dfrac{1}{3}\pi ({\color{#0000FF}{{\color{#0000FF}{3.5}}}})^2({\color{#009600}{5.5}})=\textcolor{darkviolet}{22.46\pi}

Now, let's add the volumes of Top Part and of Bottom Part to find the volume of the composite solid, V_\text{solid}. Just like before, we will round the volume of the solid to the nearest tenth.

V_\text{solid}=\textcolor{darkorange}{V_\text{top}}+\textcolor{darkviolet}{V_\text{bottom}}
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Substitute values and evaluate
V_\text{solid}=\textcolor{darkorange}{28.58\pi}+\textcolor{darkviolet}{22.46\pi}
V_\text{solid}=51.04\pi
V_\text{solid}=160.346889\ldots
V_\text{solid}\approx 160.3

Finally, we find that the volume of the new spinning top is about 160.3 cubic centimeters.