document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254466>Question 254466</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a tennis ball container has a diameter of 2.625 inches and a height of 7.875 inches how much wasted space is there in the can (3 tennis balls) if 1 tennis ball has a diameter of 2.5 inches? I think you use the formula for volume of a cylinder and volume of sphere, but I'm getting lost. Thanks so much, Cathy </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Vol of the can = pi*r^2*h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "VC = pi*(2.625/2)^2*7.875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "VC =~ 13.5659*pi cubic inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vol of 1 ball = (4/3)*pi*r^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "VB = (4/3)*pi*1.25^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "VB =~ 2.604*pi cubic inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "VB3 = 7.8125*pi cubic inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "VC - VB3 =~5.7534*pi in^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 18.075 in^2<BR>\n" );
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