An object is made of a prism with a spherical cap on its square shaped top. The cap's base has a diameter equal to the length of the top. The prism's height is # 16 #, the cap's height is #8 #, and the cap's radius is #5 #. What is the object's volume?
1 Answer
I would review my answer myself and trace bugs, if any.
Explanation:
I use the formula:
Volume of the cone-ice like part of a sphere of radius a
where
cone, from the center of the sphere to the periphery of the cap.
Note that the height 8 of the cap is greater than the radius 5 of the
sphere, of which this is a part.
From the dimensions of the opposite spherical cap,
the semi-angle that this opposite cap subtends at the center of
its sphere,
The side length of the square-top of the prism is
The entire volume
V = volume of the whole sphere - volume of the opposite spherical
cap + volume of the rectangular cylinder below
Volume of the opposite spherical cap = the volume of the con-
ice-like part of the sphere that has this cap as its top - volume of
the cone part. Now,