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A cylinder is to be made so that its volume is equal to that of a sphere with a radius of 9 inches. If a cylinder is to have a height of 4 inches, find its radius. I know the formulas for this but how do I implement them and the quadratic equation. Thanks!!!

2007-05-17 18:05:14 · 7 answers · asked by emmitttt24 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

7 answers

a sphere with r=9" has a volume of
V=(4/3)π*9^3=972π
Volume of the cylinder is
V=972π=4π*r^2 divide both sides by 4π
243=r^2 take square root of both sides
r=9√3=15.588"

2007-05-17 18:12:47 · answer #1 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 7 0

Vc = volume of cylinder
Vs = volume of sphere

Vc = pi*r^2*h
Vs = 4/3*pi*r^3

we know the two volumes equal. We also know r for the sphere (9 inches) and h for the cylinder (4 inches)

Vc = Vs
pi*r^2*4 = 4/3*pi*9^3
4r^2 = 36

putting into the quadratic form Ax^2 + Bx + C = 0
4r^2 + 0r - 36 =0

so A=4, B=0, and C = -36

r =(-b+/-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/(2a)
r = (+/- sqrt(-4*4*-36))/(2*4)
r = 3 and r = -3 but since r >=0 (no such thing as a negative radius)
r =3

2007-05-17 18:18:09 · answer #2 · answered by theanswerman 3 · 0 1

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2016-10-05 07:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

V = (4π/3)9^3 = πr^2(4)
3r^2 = 9^3 = 729
Since you are required to have a quadratic equation,
r^2 - 243 = 0
Solving by quadratic formula,
(The coefficient of the r-term is 0)
r = (0 ±√(0 + 4*243))/2
r = ± (2√(243))/2
r cannot be negative, so
r = √243
r ≈ 15.58846

2007-05-17 18:29:59 · answer #4 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0 0

Volume of sphere = (4/3) pi r^3 = 972 pi. cu inches

Volume of cylinder is = pi x r x r x h = 4(r^2)pi

Now
4(r^2)pi = 972 pi
r^2 = 243
r = 15.6 inches

2007-05-17 18:14:42 · answer #5 · answered by looikk 4 · 0 0

Volume of sphere = (4/3)pi.R^3
Volume of cylinder = pi.r^2.h

R=9
h=4
r=?

(4/3)pi.R^3 = pi.r^2.h
(4/3)R^3 = r^2h
r = sqrt ((4/3)R^3/h)
=sqrt(4/3 * 9^3 / 4)
=9sqrt(3)
=15.588 inches

2007-05-17 18:35:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Volume of sphere = (4/3)pi.R^3
Volume of cylinder = pi.r^2.h

R=9
h=4
r=?

(4/3)pi.R^3 = pi.r^2.h
(4/3)R^3 = r^2h
r = sqrt ((4/3)R^3/h)
=sqrt(4/3 * 9^3 / 4)
=9sqrt(3)
=15.588 inches (approx)

2007-05-17 18:15:13 · answer #7 · answered by gudspeling 7 · 0 0

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