Math  /  Geometry

QuestionWhat is the volume of this sphere? Use π3.14\pi \approx 3.14 and round your answer to the nearest hundred \square cubic millimeters

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to find how much space this sphere takes up, given its radius. Watch out! Don't mix up the formulas for area and volume!
We're dealing with *volume* here, which is 3D!

STEP 2

1. Recall the formula
2. Plug and chug

STEP 3

Alright, let's **kick things off** by remembering the super important formula for the volume of a sphere.
It's V=43πr3V = \frac{4}{3} \cdot \pi \cdot r^3, where VV stands for **volume** and rr is the **radius**.
Remember, the radius is the distance from the center of the sphere to any point on its surface!

STEP 4

Now, let's **plug in** the given value for the radius, which is r=3r = 3 mm.
So, we have V=43π(3 mm)3V = \frac{4}{3} \cdot \pi \cdot (3 \text{ mm})^3.

STEP 5

Let's **replace** π\pi with its approximate value of 3.143.14.
So, we get V=433.14(3 mm)3V = \frac{4}{3} \cdot 3.14 \cdot (3 \text{ mm})^3.

STEP 6

Time to **deal with that exponent**! (3 mm)3(3 \text{ mm})^3 means 3 mm3 mm3 mm3 \text{ mm} \cdot 3 \text{ mm} \cdot 3 \text{ mm}, which equals 27 mm327 \text{ mm}^3.
So, our formula becomes V=433.1427 mm3V = \frac{4}{3} \cdot 3.14 \cdot 27 \text{ mm}^3.

STEP 7

Let's **multiply** those numbers! 43.1427=339.124 \cdot 3.14 \cdot 27 = 339.12.
So, we have V=339.123 mm3V = \frac{339.12}{3} \text{ mm}^3.

STEP 8

Now, let's **divide** 339.12339.12 by 33.
We get V113.04 mm3V \approx 113.04 \text{ mm}^3.

STEP 9

Finally, we need to **round** our answer to the nearest hundred.
Since 113.04113.04 is closer to 100100 than to 200200, our **final answer** is approximately 100 mm3100 \text{ mm}^3.

STEP 10

The volume of the sphere is approximately 100100 cubic millimeters.

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