A hemisphere is placed on top of an inverted cone. The back of the circumference, the radius, and the perpendicular height of the cone are marked with dashed lines. The radius and the height make a right angle and are perpendicular.

An engineer wants to know the volume of the following object composed of a hemisphere and a cone. She knows the height of the cone is equal to the diameter of the hemisphere, and the volume of the cone is 12 m3
. What is the volume of the whole object?(1 point)
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To find the volume of the entire object, which consists of a hemisphere placed on top of a cone, we first need to calculate the volume of the hemisphere and then add it to the volume of the cone.

  1. Volume of the Cone: The volume of the cone is given as \( V_{cone} = 12 , m^3 \).

  2. Finding the radius of the cone and hemisphere: We know that the height of the cone is equal to the diameter of the hemisphere. Let the radius of the hemisphere be \( r \). Therefore, the diameter of the hemisphere is \( 2r \), meaning the height of the cone \( h_{cone} = 2r \).

    The volume of a cone is given by the formula: \[ V_{cone} = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h_{cone} = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 (2r) = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 \]

    Set this equal to the given volume of the cone: \[ \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 = 12 \]

    Solve for \( r^3 \): \[ r^3 = \frac{12 \cdot 3}{2\pi} = \frac{36}{2\pi} = \frac{18}{\pi} \]

  3. Volume of the Hemisphere: The volume of a hemisphere is given by the formula: \[ V_{hemisphere} = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 \]

    Substituting \( r^3 \): \[ V_{hemisphere} = \frac{2}{3} \pi \left(\frac{18}{\pi}\right) = \frac{2 \cdot 18}{3} = 12 \]

  4. Total Volume of the Object: Now, we add the volumes of the cone and hemisphere to find the total volume: \[ V_{total} = V_{cone} + V_{hemisphere} = 12 , m^3 + 12 , m^3 = 24 , m^3 \]

Thus, the volume of the whole object is \( \boxed{24 , m^3} \).