Question

A theme park company is opening a marine-inspired park in your city. They are in the process of designing the theatre where a killer whale show will take place. The following design is already under construction and will house the whales that perform in the show:
The main tank has a radius of 70 feet. What is the volume of the quarter-sphered sized tank? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. You must explain your answer using words, and you must show all work and calculations to receive credit.

Answer 1

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A theme park company is opening a marine-inspired park in your city. They are in the process of designing the theatre where a killer whale show will take place. The following design is already under construction and will house the whales that perform in the show: 

The main tank has a radius of 70 feet. What is the volume of the quarter-sphered sized tank? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. You must explain your answer using words, and you must show all work and calculations to receive credit.

359,189 cubic feet

Answer 2

The formula for the volume of a quarter-sphere is simply one-fourth of the volume of the sphere. So the volume of a quarter-sphere:
V = (1/4) (4/3) (π r³)
or
V = (1/3) (π r³)

Since we are given with the radius of 70 feet, the volume is
V = (1/3) (π) (70³)
V = 359,189 cubic feet