Given a sphere with radius r, find the height of a pyramid of minimum volume whose base is a square and whose base and triangula
r faces are all tangent to the sphere. What if the base of the pyramid is a regular n-gon? (A regular n-gon is a polygon with n equal sides and angles.) (Use the fact that the volume of a pyramid is V = 1 3Ah, where A is the area of the base.)
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Answer:
r = 1.61 x 10^{11} m
Explanation:
energy radiated (H) = 2.7 x 10^31 W
surface temperature (T) = 11,000 k
assuming ε = 1 and taking σ = 5.67 x 10^{-8} W/m^{2}.K^{4}
we can find the radius of the star from the equation below
H = A x ε x σ x T^{4}
where area (A) = 4 x π x r^{2} (assuming it is a sphere)
therefore the equation becomes
H = 4 x π x r^{2} x ε x σ x T^{4}
2.7 x 10^31 = 4 x π x r^{2} x 1 x 5.67 x 10^{-8} x (11,000)^{4}
r =
r = 1.61 x 10^{11} m