Question
Aimee packs ice cream into an ice cream cone. She then puts a perfect hemisphere of ice cream on top of the cone that has a volume of 4 in.3 The diameter of the ice cream cone is equal to its height. What is the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone? Use the relationship between the formulas for the volumes of cones and spheres to help solve this problem. Show your work and explain your reasoning.
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Answers
GPT 3.5
The volume of a cone can be calculated using the formula V = (1/3)πr²h, where r is the radius of the cone and h is its height.
In this case, the diameter of the cone is equal to its height, so let's call the radius and height of the cone both, r.
The volume of the cone is then V_cone = (1/3)πr²(r) = (1/3)πr³.
Now, let's calculate the volume of the hemisphere. The volume of a sphere is given by V_sphere = (4/3)πr³, so the volume of a hemisphere (which is half of a sphere) is V_hemisphere = (1/2)(4/3)πr³ = (2/3)πr³.
Since the hemisphere sits on top of the cone, the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone is V_total = V_cone + V_hemisphere = (1/3)πr³ + (2/3)πr³ = (3/3)πr³ = πr³.
We are given that the volume of the hemisphere is 4 in³, so we can set up the equation πr³ = 4 and solve for r.
πr³ = 4
r³ = 4/π
r = ∛(4/π) ≈ 1.26
Now that we know the value of r, we can calculate the total volume of ice cream.
V_total = πr³ = π(1.26)³ ≈ 6.34 in³
Therefore, the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone is approximately 6.34 in³.
In this case, the diameter of the cone is equal to its height, so let's call the radius and height of the cone both, r.
The volume of the cone is then V_cone = (1/3)πr²(r) = (1/3)πr³.
Now, let's calculate the volume of the hemisphere. The volume of a sphere is given by V_sphere = (4/3)πr³, so the volume of a hemisphere (which is half of a sphere) is V_hemisphere = (1/2)(4/3)πr³ = (2/3)πr³.
Since the hemisphere sits on top of the cone, the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone is V_total = V_cone + V_hemisphere = (1/3)πr³ + (2/3)πr³ = (3/3)πr³ = πr³.
We are given that the volume of the hemisphere is 4 in³, so we can set up the equation πr³ = 4 and solve for r.
πr³ = 4
r³ = 4/π
r = ∛(4/π) ≈ 1.26
Now that we know the value of r, we can calculate the total volume of ice cream.
V_total = πr³ = π(1.26)³ ≈ 6.34 in³
Therefore, the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone is approximately 6.34 in³.