Tennis balls with a diameter of 2.6 inches are sold in cans of three. The can is a cylinder. What is the volume of the space NOT occupied by the tennis balls? (Assume the tennis balls touch the can on all sides, top and bottom.) Round to the nearest tenth and show all steps and reasoning.
Volume of the can = πr2h
r = radius of the can = 2.6/2 = 1.3 inches
h = height of the can = 3 x 2.6 = 7.8 inches
Volume of the can = π(1.3)2(7.8) = 44.7 cubic inches
Volume of the 3 tennis balls = 3 x (4/3)πr3
r = radius of the tennis ball = 2.6/2 = 1.3 inches
Volume of the 3 tennis balls = 3 x (4/3)π(1.3)3 = 33.3 cubic inches
Volume of the space NOT occupied by the tennis balls = 44.7 - 33.3 = 11.4 cubic inches
Rounded to the nearest tenth = 11.4 cubic inches
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The radius of the tennis ball and the cylinder is 1.3 for each
the height of the can must be 3(diameter of ball) = 3(2.6) = 7.8
volume of can = π r^2 h = π(1.3)^2 (7.8) = 41.4125 inches^3
volume of 3 tennis balls = 3(4/3)π (r^3)
= 4π(1.3)^3 = 27.6083
volume of empty space = 41.4125 - 27.6083 = appr 13.8 inches^3
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To find the volume of the space not occupied by the tennis balls, we need to subtract the volume of the balls from the volume of the can.
1. First, let's calculate the volume of a single tennis ball:
- The diameter of the tennis ball is 2.6 inches, which means the radius is half of that, or 1.3 inches.
- The volume of a sphere is given by the formula V = (4/3) * π * r^3, where π is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 3.14159.
- Plugging in the values, we get V = (4/3) * 3.14159 * (1.3)^3.
- Calculating this gives us the volume of a single tennis ball: V_ball ≈ 9.0727 cubic inches.
2. Next, let's calculate the volume of the can:
- The can is a cylinder, and the formula for the volume of a cylinder is V = π * r^2 * h, where r is the radius of the base and h is the height.
- We don't have the height of the can, so we need to find it.
- The height can be calculated by doubling the radius of the tennis ball since the ball touches the top and bottom of the can.
- Therefore, the height is 2 * 1.3 inches = 2.6 inches.
- Now we can calculate the volume of the can: V_can = π * (1.3)^2 * 2.6.
- Evaluating this expression gives us the volume of the can: V_can ≈ 10.7127 cubic inches.
3. Finally, to find the volume of the space not occupied by the tennis balls, we subtract the volume of the balls from the volume of the can:
- Volume not occupied = V_can - (V_ball * number of tennis balls in the can).
- In this case, there are three tennis balls, so we have:
- Volume not occupied = 10.7127 - (9.0727 * 3).
- Calculating this subtraction, we get the volume not occupied ≈ 10.7127 - 27.2181.
- The approximate value of the volume not occupied is -16.5054 cubic inches.
However, we can't have negative volume, so it seems there might be an error or a missing piece of information in the problem statement. Please double-check the information provided and let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with.
To find the volume of the space not occupied by the tennis balls, we need to find the volume of the can and subtract the volume of the three tennis balls.
Step 1: Finding the volume of the can
The can is in the shape of a cylinder. The formula to find the volume of a cylinder is V = πr^2h, where V is the volume, r is the radius, and h is the height.
Given that the tennis balls have a diameter of 2.6 inches, the radius of each tennis ball is half of the diameter, which is 2.6/2 = 1.3 inches.
To find the volume of the can, we need to know its height. Unfortunately, the height is not provided in the question. So we will assume a value for the height.
Let's assume the height of the can is 5 inches.
Now we can calculate the volume of the can:
V_can = πr^2h
V_can = π(1.3)^2(5)
V_can ≈ 26.7 cubic inches
Step 2: Finding the volume of three tennis balls
The volume of a sphere is given by the formula V = (4/3)πr^3, where r is the radius.
Since the radius of the tennis ball is 1.3 inches (as calculated earlier), we can find the volume of one tennis ball:
V_tennis_ball = (4/3)π(1.3)^3
V_tennis_ball ≈ 9.2 cubic inches
To find the volume of three tennis balls, we need to multiply the volume of one tennis ball by 3:
V_three_balls = 3 * V_tennis_ball
V_three_balls = 3 * 9.2
V_three_balls ≈ 27.6 cubic inches
Step 3: Finding the volume of the space not occupied by the tennis balls
To find the volume of the space not occupied by the tennis balls, we subtract the volume of the three tennis balls from the volume of the can:
V_not_occupied = V_can - V_three_balls
V_not_occupied = 26.7 - 27.6
V_not_occupied ≈ -0.9 cubic inches
Since the result is negative, it means that the tennis balls occupy more space than the can. Therefore, there is no space left inside the can.
In summary, the volume of the space not occupied by the tennis balls is approximately -0.9 cubic inches.