document.write( "Question 255274: The surface area of a sphere is 3600 pi square inches. If v represents the volume of the sphere in cubic inches, what is v/pi ? \n" ); document.write( "
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formula for the surface area of a sphere is:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "formula for the volume of a sphere is:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "v = (4/3) * pi * r^3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since s = 4 * pi * r^2, and since s = 3600 * pi, then we get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3600 * pi = 4 * pi * r^2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by pi to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3600 = 4 * r^2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by 4 to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "900 = r^2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "take square root of both sides of this equation to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r = 30\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since v = (4/3) * pi * r^3, and since r = 30, we get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "v = (4/3) * pi * (30)^3 which becomes:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "v = (4/3) * pi * 27000\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by pi to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "v/pi = (4/3) * 27000 = 36000.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "v/pi = 36000\r
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