Find the volume of a sphere with a radius of 1.1 feet, rounded to the nearest hundredth.

16.72 ft.3
3
16.72 ft.3

5.58 ft.3
3
5.58 ft.3

15.29 ft.3
3
15.29 ft.3

6.82 ft.3
3
6.82 ft.3

1 answer

To find the volume \( V \) of a sphere, you can use the formula:

\[ V = \frac{4}{3} \pi r^3 \]

where \( r \) is the radius of the sphere. Given that the radius \( r \) is 1.1 feet, we can calculate the volume as follows:

  1. Calculate \( r^3 \):

\[ r^3 = (1.1)^3 = 1.1 \times 1.1 \times 1.1 = 1.331 \]

  1. Plug this value into the volume formula:

\[ V = \frac{4}{3} \pi (1.331) \]

  1. Now, substitute \( \pi \) with approximately \( 3.14159 \):

\[ V \approx \frac{4}{3} \times 3.14159 \times 1.331 \]

  1. Calculate \( \frac{4}{3} \times 3.14159 \):

\[ \frac{4}{3} \times 3.14159 \approx 4.18879 \]

  1. Now multiply this by \( 1.331 \):

\[ V \approx 4.18879 \times 1.331 \approx 5.5705 \]

Finally, rounding this to the nearest hundredth gives \( 5.57 , \text{ft}^3 \).

Therefore, the closest option you provided is 5.58 ft³.