document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=111700>Question 111700</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618775242/algebrahomeworkh>Topics in Comtemporary Mathematics</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A basketball with a 30-in circumference is tightly packed into a cubical box for shipment.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.  What is the volume of the ball?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.  What is the smallest possible volume for the box? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #81516 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=81516\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> CIRCUMFERANCE=2*PI*R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30=2*3.14*R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30=6.28*R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=30/6.28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=4.777 IN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "VOLUME=4/3*PI*R^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "VOL=4/3*3.14*4.777^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "VOL=456.39 CUBIC INCHES FOR THE BASKETBALL.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THIS BASKETBALL HAS A DIAMETER OF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*4.777=9.554 INCHES FOR THE SIDES OF THE BOX.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEREFORE THE VOLUME OF THE BOX IS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.554^3=872.O8 CUBIC INCHES.  </SPAN>\n" );
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