Q. What is the volume of a hemisphere with a radius of 4.9ft, rounded to the nearest tenth of a cubic foot?Answer: ft3
Identify formula for volume: Identify the formula for the volume of a sphere, since a hemisphere is half of a sphere.The formula for the volume of a sphere is V=34πr3.
Calculate full sphere volume: Calculate the volume of a full sphere using the given radius of 4.9ft. Vsphere=34π(4.9)3
Perform calculation for sphere volume: Perform the calculation for the volume of the full sphere. Vsphere=(34)π(4.9)3=(34)π(117.649)
Calculate numerical value: Calculate the numerical value for the volume of the full sphere. Vsphere≈(34)×3.14159×117.649≈490.875 cubic feet
Divide volume for hemisphere: Since we need the volume of a hemisphere, we divide the volume of the sphere by 2.Vhemisphere=2VsphereVhemisphere≈2490.875
Calculate hemisphere volume: Calculate the volume of the hemisphere. Vhemisphere≈245.4375 cubic feet
Round volume to nearest tenth: Round the volume of the hemisphere to the nearest tenth of a cubic foot. Vhemisphere rounded≈245.4 cubic feet
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