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What is the radius of a hemisphere with a volume of 8231 cm", to the nearest tenthof a centimeter?

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Answer:

The radius of the Hemisphere is 15.8 cm.


r=15.8\operatorname{cm}

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for the volume of an hemisphere can be written as;


V=(2)/(3)\pi r^3

Given that the volume of the hemisphere is;


8231\operatorname{cm}^3

We can get the radius of the hemisphere using the formula above.

Firstly let us make r the subject of formula;


\begin{gathered} V=(2)/(3)\pi r^3 \\ \text{multiply through by 3/2} \\ (3)/(2)V=\pi r^3 \\ \text{divide through by pi} \\ (3)/(2)(V)/(\pi)=r^3 \\ \text{cube root both sides} \\ \sqrt[3]{(3)/(2)(V)/(\pi)}=r \\ r=\sqrt[3]{(3)/(2)(V)/(\pi)} \end{gathered}

Lastly let us substitute the given volume V into the derived formula for radius r.


\begin{gathered} r=\sqrt[3]{(3)/(2)(V)/(\pi)} \\ r=\sqrt[3]{(3*8231)/(2*\pi)}=\sqrt[3]{(24693)/(2*\pi)} \\ r=15.78\operatorname{cm} \\ r=15.8\operatorname{cm}\ldots\ldots.(to\text{ the nearest tenth of a centimeter)} \end{gathered}

Therefore, the radius of the Hemisphere is 15.8 cm.


r=15.8\operatorname{cm}

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