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 reasosning
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GPT 3.5
Let's call the diameter and height of the cone "x".
The volume of the cone can be calculated using the formula:
Volume of cone = (1/3) * π * r^2 * h
Since the diameter of the cone is equal to its height, the radius (r) of the cone will be half of the diameter:
r = x/2
Plugging this into the formula, we have:
Volume of cone = (1/3) * π * (x/2)^2 * x
= (1/3) * π * (x^2/4) * x
= (1/12) * π * x^3
A hemisphere is half of a sphere, so the volume of the hemisphere can be calculated using the formula for the volume of a sphere:
Volume of hemisphere = (1/2) * (4/3) * π * r^3
Since the diameter of the hemisphere is x, the radius (r) will be half of the diameter:
r = x/2
Plugging this into the sphere formula, we have:
Volume of hemisphere = (1/2) * (4/3) * π * (x/2)^3
= (2/3) * π * (x^3/8)
= (1/6) * π * x^3
Now, to find the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone, we add the volume of the cone to the volume of the hemisphere:
Total volume = Volume of cone + Volume of hemisphere
= (1/12) * π * x^3 + (1/6) * π * x^3
= (1/12 + 1/6) * π * x^3
= (1/12 + 2/12) * π * x^3
= (3/12) * π * x^3
= (1/4) * π * x^3
So, the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone is (1/4) * π * x^3, or (1/4)π times the cube of the height of the cone.
The volume of the cone can be calculated using the formula:
Volume of cone = (1/3) * π * r^2 * h
Since the diameter of the cone is equal to its height, the radius (r) of the cone will be half of the diameter:
r = x/2
Plugging this into the formula, we have:
Volume of cone = (1/3) * π * (x/2)^2 * x
= (1/3) * π * (x^2/4) * x
= (1/12) * π * x^3
A hemisphere is half of a sphere, so the volume of the hemisphere can be calculated using the formula for the volume of a sphere:
Volume of hemisphere = (1/2) * (4/3) * π * r^3
Since the diameter of the hemisphere is x, the radius (r) will be half of the diameter:
r = x/2
Plugging this into the sphere formula, we have:
Volume of hemisphere = (1/2) * (4/3) * π * (x/2)^3
= (2/3) * π * (x^3/8)
= (1/6) * π * x^3
Now, to find the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone, we add the volume of the cone to the volume of the hemisphere:
Total volume = Volume of cone + Volume of hemisphere
= (1/12) * π * x^3 + (1/6) * π * x^3
= (1/12 + 1/6) * π * x^3
= (1/12 + 2/12) * π * x^3
= (3/12) * π * x^3
= (1/4) * π * x^3
So, the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone is (1/4) * π * x^3, or (1/4)π times the cube of the height of the cone.