SOLUTION: A sphere is inscribed in a cube. If the cube has a volume of 64 cubic inches, what is the radius of the sphere, in inches?

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Question 1010681: A sphere is inscribed in a cube. If the cube has a volume of 64 cubic inches, what is the radius of the sphere, in inches?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the cube's volume is 64 in^3, then its side is 4 in. That would also be the diameter of the sphere.
That means its radius is 2 in. We plug that into the formula to get