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The inside radius of a spherical metal shell is $25$ cm and the thickness of the shell is $10$ cm. Calculate the volume of the material used in the shell to the nearest unit.

  1. $124,087 \space\ cm$

  2. $144,087 \space\ cm$

  3. $114,087 \space\ cm$

  4. $134,087 \space\ cm$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Thickness, $T = R - r$
$10 = R - 25$
$R = 35$ cm
$r  = 25$ cm
Volume = $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (R^3-r^3)$
$=$ $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (35^3-25^3)$
$=$ $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (42875-15625)$
$=$ $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (27250)$
$=$ $\cfrac{109000 \pi}{3}$
$=$ $114,087 \space\ cm$

A spherical shell 5 m thick has an outer radius of 7 m. What is the volume of shell?

  1. $1202.53\space\ m$

  2. $1302.53\space\ m$

  3. $1402.53\space\ m$

  4. $1102.53\space\ m$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Thickness, $T = R - r$
$5 = 7 - r$
$r = 7 - 5 = 2$ m
$R = 7$ m
Volume = $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (R^3-r^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (7^3-2^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (343-8)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (335)$
= $\cfrac{1340 \pi}{3}$
= $1402.53\space\ m$

A hollow spherical shell has inner diameter $4$ cm and outer diameter $8$ cm. Determine the volume of the shell.

  1. $204.45 \space\ cm^3$

  2. $134.45 \space\ cm^3$

  3. $234.45 \space\ cm^3$

  4. $334.45 \space\ cm^3$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Outer radius, $R = 4$ cm
Inner radius, $r  = 2$ cm
Volume = $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (R^3-r^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (4^3-2^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (64-8)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (56)$
= $\cfrac{224 \pi}{3}$
= $74.666\pi $
= $234.45 \space\ cm^3$

A spherical shell has a outer radius $14$ m and inner radius $7$ m. What's the volume of the sphere?

  1. $\approx 9000 \space\ m^3$

  2. $\approx 8000 \space\ m^3$

  3. $\approx 10000 \space\ m^3$

  4. $\approx 7000 \space\ m^3$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Outer radius, $R = 14$ cm
Inner radius, $r  = 7$ cm
Volume = $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (R^3-r^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (14^3-7^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (2744-343)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (2401)$
= $\cfrac{9604 \pi}{3}$
= $3201.33\pi $
$\approx 10000 \space\ m^3$

What is the volume of material that is needed to form a spherical shell whose outer radius is $5$ ft and whose inner radius is $3$ ft?

  1. $610.293 \space\ ft^3$

  2. $510.293 \space\ ft^3$

  3. $450.293 \space\ ft^3$

  4. $410.293 \space\ ft^3$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$R = 5$ ft
$r  = 3$ ft
Volume = $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (R^3-r^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (5^3-3^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (125-27)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (98)$
= $\cfrac{392 \pi}{3}$
= $130.666\pi $
= $410.293 \space\ ft^3$

Calculate the volume of the material used in the shell to the nearest unit. The inside radius of a spherical metal shell is $2.5$ cm and the outer radius of the shell is $5$ cm.

  1. $257.91 \space\ cm^3$

  2. $457.91 \space\ cm^3$

  3. $417.91 \space\ cm^3$

  4. $357.91 \space\ cm^3$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$R = 5$ cm
$r  = 2.5$ cm
Volume = $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (R^3-r^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (5^3-2.5^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (125-15.625)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (109.375)$
= $\cfrac{437.5 \pi}{3}$
= $1312.5\pi $
= $457.91 \space\ cm^3$

Determine the volume of a spherical shell which has an inner radius of $6$ cm and an outer radius of $24$ cm.

  1. $44972 \space\ cm^3$

  2. $56972 \space\ cm^3$

  3. $66972 \space\ cm^3$

  4. $56000 \space\ cm^3$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Outer radius, $R = 24$ cm
Inner radius, $r  = 6$ cm
Volume = $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (R^3-r^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (24^3-6^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (13824-216)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (13608)$
= $\cfrac{54432 \pi}{3}$
= $18144\pi $
= $56972 \space\ cm^3$

Find the volume of material that is needed to form a spherical shell whose outer radius is $3.0$ inches and whose inner radius is $0.1$ inches.

  1. $103.035 \space\ in^3$

  2. $93.035 \space\ in^3$

  3. $123.035 \space\ in^3$

  4. $113.035 \space\ in^3$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$R = 3.0$ in
$r  = 0.1$ in
Volume = $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (R^3-r^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (3^3-0.1^3)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (27-0.001)$
= $\cfrac{4}{3}\pi (26.999)$
= $\cfrac{107.996 \pi}{3}$
= $35.998\pi $
= $113.035 \space\ in^3$

A spherical shell of lead, whose external diameter is $24$ cm, is melted and recast into a right circular cylinder, whose height is $12$ cm and diameter $16$ cm. Determine the internal diameter of the shell.

  1. $8(18)^{1/3}$ cm

  2. $10$ cm

  3. $12$ cm

  4. $18(18)^{1/3}$ cm


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  

Outer radius of the spherical lead $ = \dfrac {24}{2} = 12 $ cm 
Radius of the cylinder $ = \dfrac {16}{2} = 8 $ cm  
Since the spherical lead is recasted into the cylinder, their volumes are equal. 
Volume of a hollow sphere of outer radius $R$ and inner radius $r$ $ = \dfrac { 4 }{ 3 } \pi ({R}^{3} -{ r }^{ 3 }) $
Volume of a Cylinder of Radius "$R$" and height "$h$" $ = \pi { R }^{ 2 }h $
Hence, $ \dfrac { 4 }{ 3 } \pi ({12}^{3} -{ r }^{ 3 }) = \pi { 8 }^{ 2 } \times 12 $ 

Thus $ 1728 - { r }^{ 3 } = 576 $
$\Rightarrow  { r }^{ 3 } = 1152 $
$\Rightarrow  r = \sqrt [3] {1152} = 4 \sqrt [3] {18}   $ cm 
Inner diameter of the spherical lead $ = 2 \times \ \text{radius }= 2 \times 4 \sqrt [3] {18} $ cm $= 8 \sqrt [3] {18} $ cm

The diameter of a metallic sphere is $6 cm$. It was melted to make a wire of diameter $4 mm$. Find the length of the wire.

  1. $90mm$

  2. $90cm$

  3. $9cm$

  4. $9m$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Volume of metallic sphere = $\dfrac{4}{3} \times \pi \times {r^3}$

                                            = $\dfrac{4}{3} \times \pi \times 6^3$
Volume of cylindrical wire = $ \pi \times r^{2} \times h$

Now,
Volume of metallic sphere = Volume of cylindrical wire
$\therefore \dfrac{4}{3} \times \pi \times 6^3$ = $\pi \times 0.02^2 \times h$
$\therefore h = 900 cm=9 m$