SOLUTION: A sphere fits snuggly inside a cube with 6 in edges. A) What is the radius of the sphere. B) What is the volume of the space between the sphere and cube (to the nearest tenth)

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Question 608228: A sphere fits snuggly inside a cube with 6 in edges. A) What is the radius of the sphere. B) What is the volume of the space between the sphere and cube (to the nearest tenth)

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Radius of the sphere is one-half of the edge of the cube.

The volume of the cube is

The volume of the sphere is

The volume of the space is the volume of the cube minus the volume of the sphere.

You can do your own arithmetic.

John

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