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A tennis ball can in the shape of a right circular cylinder holds four tennis balls snugly. If the radius of a tennis ball is 3.5 ​cm, what percentage of the can is not occupied by tennis​ balls?

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Answer:

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User Zulay
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Answer:

about 33.3%

Explanation:

The fraction of space not occupied will be the same as the unoccupied fraction of a cylinder of the same height and diameter as a sphere.

Volume of a cylinder

The volume of a cylinder of diameter d and height d will be ...

V = πr²h = π(d/2)²(d) = (π/4)d³

Volume of a sphere

The volume of a sphere of diameter d is ...

V = 4/3πr³ = 4/3π(d/2)³ = (π/6)d³

Unoccupied space

The fraction of space that is occupied is ...

occupied space = (sphere volume)/(cylinder volume)

occupied space = ((π/6)d³) / ((π/4)d³) = 4/6 = 2/3

The fraction of unoccupied space is ...

unoccupied fraction = 1 -2/3 = 1/3

unoccupied fraction ≈ 33.3%

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