High School Math : Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Diameter Of A Sphere

The volume of a sphere is \(\displaystyle 2 8 8 \pi\). What is the diameter?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 29.4\)

\(\displaystyle 14.7\)

\(\displaystyle 17\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 12\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 12\)

Explanation:

To find the diameter of the sphere, we need to find the radius.

The volume of a sphere is \(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\).

Plug in our given values.

\(\displaystyle 2 88\pi=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\)

Notice that the \(\displaystyle \pi\)'s cancel out.

\(\displaystyle 288=\frac{4}{3}r^3\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}*288=r^3\)

\(\displaystyle 216=r^3\)

\(\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{216}=\sqrt[3]{r^3}\)

\(\displaystyle 6= r\)

The diameter is twice the radius, so \(\displaystyle d=2r\).

\(\displaystyle d=2(6)\)

\(\displaystyle d=12\)

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Diameter Of A Sphere

If the surface area of a sphere is \(\displaystyle 64\pi\), find the diameter of this sphere. 

 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 16\)

\(\displaystyle 4\pi\)

\(\displaystyle 4\sqrt{\pi }\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle \sqrt{8\pi }\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 8\)

Explanation:

The standard equation to find the surface area of a sphere is 

\(\displaystyle SA=4\pi r^2\) where \(\displaystyle r\) denotes the radius. Rearrange this equation in terms of \(\displaystyle r\):

\(\displaystyle r=\sqrt{\frac{SA}{4\pi }}\)

Substitute the given surface area into this equation and solve for the radius and then double the radius to get the diameter:

\(\displaystyle r=\sqrt{\frac{64\Pi }{4\Pi }}=\sqrt{16}=4\)

\(\displaystyle diameter=2\cdot r=2\cdot 4=8\)

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Diameter Of A Sphere

Given that the volume of a sphere is \(\displaystyle 4\pi\), find the diameter. 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 2\pi \sqrt[3]{3}\)

\(\displaystyle 2\sqrt[3]{4}\)

\(\displaystyle 2\sqrt[3]{3\pi }\)

\(\displaystyle 2\sqrt[3]{3}\)

\(\displaystyle 2\sqrt[3]{4\pi }\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2\sqrt[3]{3}\)

Explanation:

The standard equation to find the volume of a sphere is 

\(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\) where \(\displaystyle r\) denotes the radius. Rearrange this equation in terms of \(\displaystyle r\):

\(\displaystyle r=\sqrt[3]{\frac{3V}{4\pi }}\)

Substitute the given volume into this equation and solve for the radius. Double the radius to find the diameter:

\(\displaystyle r=\sqrt[3]{\frac{3V}{4\pi }}=\sqrt[3]{\frac{3\cdot 4\pi }{4\pi }}=\sqrt[3]{\frac{12\pi }{4\pi }}=\sqrt[3]{3 }\)

\(\displaystyle diameter=2\cdot r=2\sqrt[3]{3}\)

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Diameter Of A Sphere

What is the diameter of a sphere with a volume of \(\displaystyle 36\pi\)?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 24\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle 12\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 6\)

Explanation:

The volume of a sphere is determined by the following equation:

\(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\)

\(\displaystyle 36\pi=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\)

\(\displaystyle (\frac{3}{4})36\pi=(\frac{3}{4})(\frac{4}{3})\pi r^3\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{27\pi}{\pi}=\frac{\pi r^3}{\pi}\)

\(\displaystyle 27=r^3\)

\(\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{27}=\sqrt[3]{r^3}\)

\(\displaystyle 3=r\)

\(\displaystyle d=2r\)

\(\displaystyle d=2(3)=6\)

Example Question #2011 : High School Math

Find the radius of a sphere whose surface area is \(\displaystyle SA=100cm^{2}\).

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 2.82cm\)

Not enough information to solve

\(\displaystyle 3.54cm\)

\(\displaystyle 35.45cm\)

\(\displaystyle 8.22cm\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2.82cm\)

Explanation:

We know that the surface area of the spere is \(\displaystyle SA=100cm^{2}\).

\(\displaystyle SA=4\pi r^{2}\)

\(\displaystyle 100cm^{2}=4\pi r^{2}\)

Rearrange and solve for \(\displaystyle r\).

\(\displaystyle r^{2}=\frac{100cm^{2}}{4\pi}\)

\(\displaystyle \dpi{100} r=\sqrt{\frac{100cm^{2}}{4\pi}}\)

\(\displaystyle \dpi{100}\rightarrow 2.82cm\)

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Radius Of A Sphere

What is the radius of a sphere that has a surface area of \(\displaystyle 16\pi\)?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 2\)

\(\displaystyle 2\sqrt{\pi }\)

\(\displaystyle 8\sqrt{\pi }\)

\(\displaystyle 8\pi\)

\(\displaystyle \sqrt{2\pi }\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2\)

Explanation:

The standard equation to find the area of a sphere is \(\displaystyle SA=4\pi r^2\) where \(\displaystyle r\) denotes the radius. Rearrange this equation in terms of \(\displaystyle r\):

\(\displaystyle r=\sqrt{\frac{SA}{4\pi }}\)

To find the answer, substitute the given surface area into this equation and solve for the radius:

\(\displaystyle r=\sqrt{\frac{16\pi }{4\pi }}=\sqrt{4}=2\)

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Radius Of A Sphere

Given that the volume of a sphere is \(\displaystyle 12\pi\), what is the radius?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 9\pi\)

\(\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{12 }\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{9}\)

\(\displaystyle \sqrt{9\pi }\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{9}\)

Explanation:

The standard equation to find the volume of a sphere is 

\(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\) where \(\displaystyle r\) denotes the radius. Rearrange this equation in terms of \(\displaystyle r\):

\(\displaystyle r=\sqrt[3]{\frac{3V}{4\pi }}\)

Substitute the given volume into this equation and solve for the radius:

\(\displaystyle r=\sqrt[3]{\frac{3V}{4\pi }}=\sqrt[3]{\frac{3\cdot 12\pi }{4\pi }}=\sqrt[3]{\frac{36\pi }{4\pi }}=\sqrt[3]{9 }\)

Example Question #31 : Spheres

What is the radius of a sphere with a volume of \(\displaystyle 288\pi\)?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle 24\)

\(\displaystyle 36\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 6\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle V=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\)

\(\displaystyle 288\pi=\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{288\pi}{\pi}=\frac{4\pi r^3}{3\pi}\)

\(\displaystyle 288=\frac{4r^3}{3}\)

\(\displaystyle (288)(\frac{3}{4})=\frac{3}{4}(\frac{4r^3}{3})\)

\(\displaystyle 216=r^3\)

\(\displaystyle \sqrt[3]{216}=\sqrt[3]{r^3}\)

\(\displaystyle 6=r\)

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