Question

a basketball coach is packing a basketball with a diameter of 9.60 inches into a container in the shape of a cylinder. what would be the volume of the container if the ball fits inside the container exactly. meaning the height and diameter of the container are the same as the diameter of the ball.

Answer 1

To find the volume of the container, we need to use the formula for the volume of a cylinder, which is:

V = πr^2h

where V is the volume, r is the radius, and h is the height.

Since the diameter of the ball is 9.60 inches, the radius is half of that, or 4.80 inches.

Since the height of the container is the same as the diameter of the ball, the height is also 9.60 inches.

Substituting the values into the formula, we get:

V = π(4.80)^2(9.60)

V ≈ 661.95 cubic inches

Therefore, the volume of the container is approximately 661.95 cubic inches.