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Why is a sphere 3 dimensional?
A sphere is a three-dimensional object that has all the points on its outer surface to be equidistant from the center. A sphere has only a curved surface area. A sphere has no edges or vertices. All the surface points of the sphere are at an equal distance from the center.
How was the volume of a sphere derived?
The general formula for the volume of sphere in terms of its radius is given as V = (4/3) π r3. Let’s say ‘d’ is its diameter, according to the definition of diameter, we have d = 2r. From this, we get the value of radius = (d/2).
What is the 4 3 in the volume of a sphere?
The formula for the volume of a sphere is V = 4/3 πr³. See the formula used in an example where we are given the diameter of the sphere.
Why is the volume of a sphere 2/3 the volume of a cylinder?
If the height of the cylinder equals the diameter of the sphere, , and if the diameter of the cylinder is equal to the diameter of the sphere, , so the volume is . This is half as much again as the volume of the sphere, which is two-thirds of the volume of the cylinder.
What is a four dimensional sphere?
A hypersphere is the four-dimensional analog of a sphere. Although a sphere exists in 3-space, its surface is two-dimensional. Similarly, a hypersphere has a three-dimensional surface which curves into 4-space. Our universe could be the hypersurface of a hypersphere.
What is 4 Pi R Square?
The Area of a Sphere is equal to the Square of the Radius of the sphere multiplied by 12.566 ( 4 × π) or Pi times the Diameter squared ( π × D × D ). Area = 12.566 ⋅ R ⋅ R. Area = 4 ⋅ π ⋅ R 2.
How is the volume of a sphere related to the volume of a cone?
The formula for the volume of a sphere is 4⁄3πr³. For a cylinder, the formula is πr²h. A cone is ⅓ the volume of a cylinder, or 1⁄3πr²h.
How do you find the volume of a quarter sphere?
The formula of finding the volume of a sphere of radius ‘r’ is obtained just by multiplying the volume of a full sphere by 1/4. i.e., the volume of a quarter sphere = 1/4 [(4/3)πr3] = (1/3)πr3.
What is the volume of the sphere of radius $r$?
Since the cylinder/cone and hemisphere have the same height, by Cavalieri’s Principle the volumes of the two are equal. The cylinder volume is $\\pi R^3$, the cone is a third that, so the hemisphere volume is $\\frac{2}{3} \\pi R^3$. Thus the sphere of radius $R$ has volume $\\frac{4}{3} \\pi R^3$.
Why is the surface area of a sphere 4 PI R^2?
One may also ask, why is the surface area of a sphere 4 pi r 2? Because the volume of a sphere is the integral of its surface area. The integral of a function is equal to (n/n+1)x^n+1. This is also the reason why the circumference of a circle is 2*pi*r and the area is pi*r^2.
How to find the volume of a sphere from a cone?
If you’re willing to accept that you know the volume of a cone is 1/3 that of the cylinder with the same base and height, you can use Cavalieri, comparing a hemisphere to a cylinder with an inscribed cone, to get the volume of the sphere. This diagram (from Wikipedia) illustrates the construction: look here
How do you find 4/3 pi R Cubed?
Keeping this in consideration, what is 4/3 pi r cubed? V = 4/3(PI*r3) In plain english the volume of a sphere can be calculated by taking four-thirds of the product of radius (r) cubed and PI. You can approximated PI using: 3.14159. If the number you are given for the radius does not have a lot of digits you may use a shorter approximation.