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The shot shown below is used in track and field competitions and is made of soild stella with a diameter of 10 cm. What is the amount of steel required to make in one shot put?

The shot shown below is used in track and field competitions and is made of soild-example-1

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In order to know the amount of steel required to make one shot, we need to find the volume of a sphere.

The formula of the volume of a sphere is


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

where r is the radius of the sphere

r is half of the diameter

r=10/2=5 cm

then we substitute the values


V=(4)/(3)\pi(5)^3=(4)/(3)\pi(125)=523.6\operatorname{cm}^3

We will need 523.6cm^3 of steel

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