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A sphere with a radius of 21cm JUST fits in a cube-shaped box. Calculate the amount of empty space in the box rounded to the nearest tenth of a cubic centimetre.

How do you solve this?

User Tobspr
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Answer:

35,295.6 cm^3 to the nearest tenth.

Explanation:

The diameter of the sphere = 2*21 = 42.

The volume of the box = 42^3 ( because the dimensions of the box = the diameter of the sphere).

The volume of the sphere = 4/3 π r^3

= 4/3 π 21^3

So the empty space = 42^3 - 4/3 π 21^3

= 35295.615 cm^3.

User Timothy Armstrong
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Answer:

Since its a cube and a sphere just fits in side it we know that both the sphere and the cube are 21cm wide and since its a cube the dimensions of the cube is 21*21*21 giving you 9,261 cm³ then you find the volume of the V=4/3π10³≈4849.04826 now all you have to do is subtract your two totals to get 4411.95174

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Brₐinliest plz

User Jason Weathered
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