Question

A cylindrical pail that has the base area of 9 pi inches squared and a height of 10 inches. One friend bought a pyramid mold with a square base with edge length of 4 inches and height of 7 inches. The other friend bought a cone with a radius of 2.5 inches and the height of six inches. What is the volume of these three objects?

Answer 1

Answer:

• cylinder — 90π in³
• pyramid — 37 1/3 in³
• cone — 12.5π in³

Step-by-step explanation:

The volume of a cylinder is given by ...

  V = Bh . . . . . where B is the base area and h is the height

The volume of a pyramid or cone is given by ...

  V = (1/3)Bh . . . . . where B is the base area and h is the height

The area of a square of side length s is ...

  A = s²

The area of a circle of radius r is ...

  A = πr²

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Using these formulas, the volumes of these objects are ...

  cylinder: (9π in²)(10 in) = 90π in³

  square pyramid: (1/3)(4 in)²(7 in) = 37 1/3 in³

  cone: (1/3)(π(2.5 in)²)(6 in) = 12.5π in³ . . . . slightly larger than the pyramid