Problema Solution

The volume of a square is 300 cubed cm. Find the radius of the sphere in cm correct to 3 significant figures.

Answer provided by our tutors

Let

r = the radius of the sphere

V = 300 cm^3 the volume of the sphere

The formula for the volume of the square is:

Now we can write the following equation:

(4/3)r^3*pi = 300

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r = 4.15 cm (3 sf)