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The diameter of a spherical basketball is 10 inches. What is the volume of the basketball? Round your answer to the nearest cubic inch.

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Given aData:

The ball is of spherical shape.

The radius is, r = 10 in.

We have, the expression for calculating the volume of a sphere is,


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

Substituting for r, we get,


V=(4)/(3)*3.14*10^3=4186.66=4187in^3

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