Question

A cone and a sphere have the same volume. The height of the cone is 96 units.

What could be the values for the radius of the cone and the sphere? Round your answers to the nearest hundredth
as needed.

Answer 1

`\textit{volume of a cone}\\\\ V=\cfrac{\pi r^2 h}{3}~~ \begin{cases} r=radius\\ h=height\\[-0.5em] \hrulefill\\ h=96 \end{cases}\implies V=\cfrac{\pi r^2 (96)}{3} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \textit{volume of a sphere}\\\\ V=\cfrac{4\pi r^3}{3}~~\hspace{9em}\stackrel{\textit{since we know both Volumes are equal}}{\cfrac{4\pi r^3}{3}~~ = ~~\cfrac{\pi r^2 (96)}{3}}`

`4\pi r^3=\pi r^2(96)\implies 4\pi r^2\cdot r=\pi r^2(96)\implies r=\cfrac{\pi r^2(96)}{4\pi r^2}\implies \boxed{r=24} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ \stackrel{ \textit{\LARGE cone} }{\cfrac{\pi (24)^2(96)}{3}}\implies \stackrel{ \textit{\LARGE sphere} }{\cfrac{4\pi (24)^3}{3}}\implies18432\pi ~~ \approx ~~ \text{\LARGE 57905.84}~units^3`