find the volume of the spherical segment with diameter 20inches and a zone area of 160 pi in2
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http://mathworld.wolfram.com/SphericalCap.html
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To find the volume of a spherical segment, we need to know the height or the slant height of the segment. However, in this case, we are given the zone area of the segment, which is an alternative form of measurement.
So, let's use the given zone area of 160π in² to find the height (h) or the slant height (l) of the segment. We can begin by recalling the formula for the zone area of a spherical segment:
Zone Area = πr² (1 - cosθ)
where:
- Zone Area is the area of the spherical segment
- r is the radius of the sphere
- θ is the central angle of the segment in radians
In this scenario, we are given the diameter of the sphere, which we can use to find the radius (r). Since the diameter is 20 inches, the radius is half of that, which is 10 inches.
Now we can rearrange the formula for zone area to solve for the central angle θ:
Zone Area = πr² (1 - cosθ)
160π in² = π(10 in)² (1 - cosθ)
160 = 100 (1 - cosθ)
1 - cosθ = 160/100
1 - cosθ = 1.6
cosθ = 1 - 1.6
cosθ = -0.6
To find θ, we can take the inverse cosine (arc cosine) of both sides:
θ = arccos(-0.6)
Using a calculator, we find that θ ≈ 131.8° or approximately 2.30 radians.
Now that we have either the height (h) or the slant height (l) and the radius (r), we can use the appropriate formula to find the volume of the spherical segment. However, since the height or slant height is not provided, we cannot calculate the volume with the given information.