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If the volume of an orange is 288pi cm squared , then what is the radius of the fruit ?

If the volume of an orange is 288pi cm squared , then what is the radius of the fruit-example-1
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Answer:
r=6\ cm

Explanation:

The volume of a sphere can be calculated with the following formula:


V=(4)/(3)\pi r^3

Where "V" is the volume and "r" is the radius.

In this case, you know that the volume of the orange is:


V=288\pi

Having this value, you can substitute it into the formula:


288\pi=(4)/(3)\pi r^3

Finally, you must solve for "r" in order to calculate the radius ot the orange.

This is:


3(288\pi)=4\pi r^3\\\\\sqrt[3]{(3(288\pi))/(4\pi ) }=r\\\\r=6\ cm

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