SOLUTION: BASKETBALL a regulation size basketball has a volume of 455.9 cubic inches. Use this information to answer the following questions. Approximate to nearest 10th. 23. The formula

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Question 1091633: BASKETBALL
a regulation size basketball has a volume of 455.9 cubic inches. Use this information to answer the following questions. Approximate to nearest 10th.
23. The formula for the volume of a sphere is V= 4/3 π r^3. What is the radius of the basketball?
24. What is the diameter of the basketball?
25. The formula for the circumference of the basketball is C=2πr. If the circumference of a basketball is 29 inches, is it a regulation size ball?

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a regulation size basketball has a volume of 455.9 cubic inches. Use this information to answer the following questions. Approximate to nearest 10th.
23. The formula for the volume of a sphere is V= 4/3 π r^3. What is the radius of the basketball?
Vol+=+4pi%2Ar%5E3%2F3+=+455.9
Solve for r.
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24. What is the diameter of the basketball?
d = 2r
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25. The formula for the circumference of the basketball is C=2πr. If the circumference of a basketball is 29 inches, is it a regulation size ball?