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Volume formulas come in families: a prism or cylinder is base × height, a pyramid or cone is a third of that, and a sphere is 4/3 πr³. Every solid here is rendered in 3D — drag to rotate it.

Urugero: volume of a sphere with radius 3

Geometry · Solids

Volume of a sphere with radius 3

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  1. r = 3

    Sphere.

  2. V = \tfrac{4}{3}\pi r^3 = 36 \pi \approx 113.10

    Volume.

  3. S = 4\pi r^2 = 36 \pi \approx 113.10

    Surface area.

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V = 36 \pi \approx 113.10,\quad S = 36 \pi

Symbols used here

\pi
pi
Ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, 3.14159…
\approx
approximately equal
Equal to the precision shown, not exactly.
\theta
theta
The usual name for an angle.
^\circ
degrees
1/360 of a full turn. 180° = π radians.
\sin,\ \cos,\ \tan
sine, cosine, tangent
Ratios of sides in a right triangle; coordinates on the unit circle.
\angle ABC,\ \triangle ABC
angle, triangle
The angle at B between BA and BC; the triangle with those vertices.
\parallel,\ \perp,\ \cong,\ \sim
parallel, perpendicular, congruent, similar
Never meet; meet at 90°; identical shape and size; same shape.

How to: Solids

  1. Sphere.
  2. Volume.
  3. Surface area.

Questions people ask

Why does every triangle have angles adding to 180°?

Draw a line through one vertex parallel to the opposite side: the two alternate angles equal the other two angles of the triangle, and the three angles at the vertex lie on a straight line. That is Euclid's proof, and it is why the fact holds only on a flat plane.

When do I use the law of sines versus the law of cosines?

Cosines when you know three sides, or two sides and the angle between them. Sines when you know an angle and the side opposite it, plus one more piece.

What is the difference between area and perimeter?

Perimeter is the length of the boundary (one dimension, measured in metres); area is the amount of surface inside (two dimensions, square metres). Doubling every side doubles the perimeter but quadruples the area.

Kuri Gukoresha

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