Question

A sphere has a radius of 9 in, which means its volume is 972π in3. The sphere is dilated by 2⁄3. What is the volume of the new sphere?

Answer 1

I have this same question on my math test.

Since the radius is 9, the diameter is 18.

The shape is being dilated by 2/3, so the new radius is 6.

Volume formula: V = 4/3πr^3

So now we plug in the values.

V = 4/3 x π x (6)^3

V = 4/3 x π x 216

V = 288π

If the answers do not have the pi symbol present, then it has been multiplied into the answer.

288 x 3.14 = 904.32

The new volume of the sphere is 904.32 in^3

Answer 2

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