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Implement the pseudocode that models inflating a spherical balloon in C?

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The student's question about implementing pseudocode for inflating a spherical balloon in C programming involves using the formula for the volume of a sphere as the balloon inflates. The provided C code snippet calculates the balloon's volume based on an entered radius with an option to add functionality for continuous inflation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student has asked to implement pseudocode that models the process of inflating a spherical balloon in the C programming language. To accomplish this task, we would need to consider the mathematical relationship between the volume of the sphere and the radius. As air is added to the balloon, its volume increases according to the formula for the volume of a sphere, which is V = (4/3) * π * r^3, where V is the volume and r is the radius of the sphere.

Here is a simple implementation in C that models the inflating process:

#include
#include

int main() {
double radius = 0; // Initial radius of the balloon
double volume;
const double PI = acos(-1.0); // Define PI

printf("Enter the radius of the balloon: ");
scanf("%lf", &radius);
volume = (4.0/3.0) * PI * pow(radius, 3);
printf("The volume of the balloon is: %.2f\\", volume);

// Code to model continuous inflation would go here

return 0;
}

This code snippet allows the user to input the initial radius of the balloon and then calculates the volume. For a continuous inflation model, additional code would be required to iterate and increment the radius and calculate the new volume at each step.

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