👤

A sphere and a cylinder each have the same radius. The cylinder has a height that is triple the radius. How do I create a simplified expression to show how many times greater the larger figure is than the other figure?

Answer :

we are given a sphere and a cylinder with the following conditions:

[tex]r_s=r_c=r[/tex][tex]h=3r[/tex]

The volume of the sphere is given by the following formula:

[tex]V_s=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3[/tex]

The volume of the cylinder is given by:

[tex]V_c=\pi r^2h[/tex]

Since the height "h" is three times the radius "r", we get_

[tex]V_c=3\pi r^3[/tex]

Now we divide both sides by 3:

[tex]\frac{V_c}{3}=\pi r^3[/tex]

Now we replace the right sides of the volume of the sphere for its equivalent in the volume of the cylinder:

[tex]V_s=\frac{4}{3}(\frac{V_c}{3})[/tex]

Solving:

[tex]V_s=\frac{4}{9}V_c[/tex]

Multiplying by 9/4:

[tex]\frac{9}{4}V_s=V_c[/tex]

Therefore, the cylinder occupies 9/4 of the volume of the sphere.

Go Teaching: Other Questions