SOLUTION: how do i find the volume and surface area of a sphere when i am NOT given a radius or diameter, only a height of 8m off to the side of the sphere?

Algebra ->  Formulas -> SOLUTION: how do i find the volume and surface area of a sphere when i am NOT given a radius or diameter, only a height of 8m off to the side of the sphere?      Log On


   



Question 12394: how do i find the volume and surface area of a sphere when i am NOT given a radius or diameter, only a height of 8m off to the side of the sphere?
Answer by akmb1215(68) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The "height" of a sphere is the radius/diameter of that sphere. If the height goes all the way to the top, it is the diameter; if it stops halfway up, it is a radius. This works because a sphere is a ball, the diameter can point any way and still be the same diameter.