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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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24 m3
24 m cubed

36 m3
36 m cubed

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18 m3

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To find the volume of the whole object composed of a hemisphere and a cone, we'll start with the volume of the cone and then add the volume of the hemisphere.

  1. Volume of the Cone: The volume of the cone is given as 12 m³.

  2. Volume of the Hemisphere: The formula for the volume of a hemisphere is given by: \[ V = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 \] Since the height of the cone is equal to the diameter of the hemisphere, this means that:

    • If \( r \) is the radius of the hemisphere, then the diameter is \( 2r \).
    • Therefore, the height of the cone \( h = 2r \).

    The volume of the cone can also be expressed as: \[ V_{cone} = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 (2r) = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 \] We know from the problem statement that \( V_{cone} = 12 , m^3 \), therefore: \[ \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 = 12 \]

    To find \( r^3 \): \[ \pi r^3 = 12 \times \frac{3}{2} = 18 \implies r^3 = \frac{18}{\pi} \]

    Now substituting \( r^3 \) back into the volume formula for the hemisphere: \[ V_{hemisphere} = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 = \frac{2}{3} \pi \left( \frac{18}{\pi} \right) = 12 \]

  3. Total Volume: Now we can find the total volume of the object: \[ V_{total} = V_{cone} + V_{hemisphere} = 12 , m^3 + 12 , m^3 = 24 , m^3 \]

Thus, the volume of the whole object is 24 m³.