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A soap company changes the design of its soap from a cone to a sphere. The cone had a height of 3cm and a radius of 2cm . The sphere has a diameter of 3cm. How much more soap, in cubic centimeters, does the new design contain than the old design?

 Jul 31, 2015

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Vcone = (1/3)pi(2cm)^2(3cm) = 12.566cm^3

 

Vsphere= (4/3)pi(1.5)^3   = 14.137cm^3

 

(14.137 - 12.566)cm^3  ≈ 1.571 cm^3

 

 

 Aug 1, 2015
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Vcone = (1/3)pi(2cm)^2(3cm) = 12.566cm^3

 

Vsphere= (4/3)pi(1.5)^3   = 14.137cm^3

 

(14.137 - 12.566)cm^3  ≈ 1.571 cm^3

 

 

CPhill Aug 1, 2015

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