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 4, the cap's height is 2, and the cap's radius is 1. What is the object's volume?

1 Answer
Apr 21, 2018

48+4π3cubic units.

Explanation:

This is a square prism. The radius of the cap is 1, so the width of the square is 2.

Volume of prism:

Area of base x height.

22×4=16

Volume of a spherical cap is given by:

V=πh23(3rh)

V=π223(3(1)2)

V=4π3(1)=4π3

Total volume:

16+4π3=48+4π3 cubic units.