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Find the volume of the composite figure. Explain your thought, explain how your arrived at your answer. SHOW YOUR WORK FOR FULL CREDIT!

Find the volume of the composite figure. Explain your thought, explain how your arrived-example-1
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We assume the composite figure is a cone of radius 10 inches and slant height 15 inches set atop a hemisphere of radius 10 inches.

The formula for the volume of a cone makes use of the height of the apex above the base, so we need to use the Pythagorean theorem to find that.
h = √((15 in)² - (10 in)²) = √115 in

The volume of the conical part of the figure is then
V = (1/3)Bh = (1/3)(π×(10 in)²×(√115 in) = (100π√115)/3 in³ ≈ 1122.994 in³


The volume of the hemispherical part of the figure is given by
V = (2/3)π×r³ = (2/3)π×(10 in)³ = 2000π/3 in³ ≈ 2094.395 in³

Then the total volume of the figure is
V = (volume of conical part) + (volume of hemispherical part)
V = (100π√115)/3 in³ + 2000π/3 in³
V = (100π/3)(20 + √115) in³
V ≈ 3217.39 in³
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