Question

The function can be used to find the volume of air inside a basketball given its radius. What does V(r) represent?

the radius of the basketball when the volume is V
the volume of the basketball when the radius is r
the volume of the basketball when the radius is V
the radius of the basketball when the volume is r

Answer 1

Correct answer: "the volume of the basketball when the radius is r"

The V(r) is a function: you give it the value of radius r, and it returns the volume V.

Answer 2

The correct answer option is: the volume of the basketball when the radius is r.

Explanation:

V(r) represents the volume of the basketball when its radius is r. So for any value for the radius of the basketball, its volume is going to vary accordingly.

Hence, we can say that the function V(r) is dependent on the variable r which is the radius of the basketball. Therefore, by putting in different values of r, we can find the corresponding value of the volume of the basketball.