document.write( "Question 186389: the volume of the sphere is how much of the volume of the smallest cylinder that can contain it? \n" ); document.write( "

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the volume of the sphere is how much of the volume of the smallest cylinder
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\n" ); document.write( "The height of the cylinder will have to be the diameter (2r) of the sphere which has the same radius as the cylinder
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28cylinder+vol%29%2F%28sphere+vol%29\"$ = $\"%28pi%2Ar%5E2%2A%282r%29%29%2F%28%284%2F3%29pi%2Ar%5E3%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282r%29%2F%28%284%2F3%29%2Ar%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282%29%2F%284%2F3%29\"$ = 2 * $\"3%2F4\"$ = $\"3%2F2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "We can also say the sphere is $\"2%2F3\"$ the vol of the cylinder
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