document.write( "Question 156885: 18.When blown up, a beach ball has a diameter of 1 foot. How much air is needed to blow up the beach ball? The volume of a sphere is V = 4/3 π r3, where r is the radius (the radius is ½ of the diameter). Leave your answer in terms of π. Give your answer in cubic feet.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #115663 by nerdybill(7384)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! As you know, \n" ); document.write( "radius = diameter/2 \n" ); document.write( "AND, since the problem stated that the diameter is 1 ft: \n" ); document.write( "radius = 1/2 ft \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Plug it into: \n" ); document.write( "V = 4/3 π r^3 \n" ); document.write( "V = 4/3 π (1/2)^3 \n" ); document.write( "V = 4/3 π (1/8) \n" ); document.write( "V = 1/3 π (1/2) \n" ); document.write( "V = 1/6 π \n" ); document.write( "V = π/6 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |