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The Montreal Biosphere is a geodesic dome that surrounds an environmental

museum in Montreal, Canada. The dome has a volume of 6,132,812.5 cubic feet.
The structure is 75% of a full sphere. What is the length of its diameter?

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Answer: 250 feet (approx.)

Explanation:

The volume of the dome is given as 6,132,812.5 cubic feet, and we know that the dome is 75% of a full sphere. We can use this information to calculate the volume of a full sphere and then find the diameter of the sphere using the formula for the volume of a sphere.

The formula for the volume of a sphere is V = (4/3)πr^3, where V is the volume and r is the radius. Since the dome is 75% of a full sphere, the volume of the full sphere is (4/3)πr^3 / 0.75 = (16/3)πr^3 / 3.

Setting this equal to 6,132,812.5 and solving for r gives us r ≈ 35.1 feet.

Finally, the diameter of the sphere is 2r ≈ 70.2 feet.

Therefore, the length of the diameter of the Montreal Biosphere is approximately 250 feet (70.2 feet * (100/75)).

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