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Find the radius of a sphere that has a volume of 2 liters.

User Thaangaraj
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7.82 cm

Step-by-step explanation

We want to find the radius of a sphere that has a volume of 2 liters.

First, let us convert the volume of the sphere to cubic centimetres.

We have that:

1 litre = 1000 cubic centimetres:

=> 2 litres = 2 * 1000 = 2000 cubic centimetres

The volume of a sphere is given as:


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

where r = radius

Therefore, we have that, for the given sphere:


\begin{gathered} 2000=(4)/(3)\cdot\pi\cdot r^3 \\ \text{Multiply both sides by }(3)/(4\pi)\colon \\ 2000\cdot(3)/(4\pi)=r^3 \\ r^3=477.46 \\ \text{ Find the cube root of both sides:} \\ r=\sqrt[3]{477.46} \\ r=7.82\operatorname{cm} \end{gathered}

That is the radius of the sphere.

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