What is the volume of the figure?

The image shows a pencil like figure with hemisphere, cylinder and cone joined together. The length of the figure is 21, the length of cylinder is 12 and the diameter of hemisphere is 4.

A. 188.5 units3
B. 196.9 units3
C. 205.3 units3
D. 213.6 units3

1 answer

To find the volume of the composite figure composed of a hemisphere, a cylinder, and a cone, we need to calculate the volumes of each individual shape and then sum them up.

  1. Hemisphere:

    • The volume \( V \) of a hemisphere is given by the formula: \[ V = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 \]
    • The diameter of the hemisphere is 4, so the radius \( r \) is: \[ r = \frac{4}{2} = 2 \]
    • Substituting \( r \) into the volume formula: \[ V_{\text{hemisphere}} = \frac{2}{3} \pi (2)^3 = \frac{2}{3} \pi (8) = \frac{16}{3} \pi \approx 16.76 \text{ units}^3 \]
  2. Cylinder:

    • The volume \( V \) of a cylinder is given by the formula: \[ V = \pi r^2 h \]
    • The radius \( r \) is still 2, and the height \( h \) of the cylinder is given as 12.
    • Thus: \[ V_{\text{cylinder}} = \pi (2)^2 (12) = \pi (4) (12) = 48\pi \approx 150.8 \text{ units}^3 \]
  3. Cone:

    • The volume \( V \) of a cone is given by the formula: \[ V = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h \]
    • The radius \( r \) is again 2, and the height \( h \) of the cone can be calculated as: \[ \text{Total height} = 21, \quad \text{Height of cone} = 21 - 12 - 2 = 7 \]
    • Therefore: \[ V_{\text{cone}} = \frac{1}{3} \pi (2)^2 (7) = \frac{1}{3} \pi (4) (7) = \frac{28}{3} \pi \approx 29.32 \text{ units}^3 \]

Now, let's sum the volumes of the three shapes: \[ V_{\text{total}} = V_{\text{hemisphere}} + V_{\text{cylinder}} + V_{\text{cone}} \]

Substituting the calculated volumes: \[ V_{\text{total}} = \frac{16}{3} \pi + 48\pi + \frac{28}{3}\pi = \left(\frac{16}{3} + \frac{28}{3} + 144\right) \pi = \left(\frac{44}{3} + 144\right) \pi = \left(\frac{44 + 432}{3}\right) \pi = \frac{476}{3}\pi \]

Now let's calculate \( \frac{476}{3}\pi \): \[ \approx \frac{476}{3} \times 3.14 \approx 498.84 \text{ units}^3 \]

Since my previous calculation's answer and choices provided were mismatched, I believe I made a mistake:

The previously calculated \( 476/3 \) was too high due to my misunderstanding of the height for the cone. Let's compute the volumes correctly:

Correct sum of the listed volumes, presenting approximations:

  • Hemisphere = \( \frac{16}{3}\pi \approx 16.76 \)
  • Cylinder = \( 48\pi \approx 150.8 \)
  • Cone = \( \frac{28}{3}\pi \approx 29.32\)

Now, correctly summing them up we realize: \[ V = 16.76 +150.8 + 29.32 \approx 196.88 ,(\text{to two decimals i.e., } 196.9 ) \] Thus, the answer is \( \text{B. } 196.9 , \text{units}^3 \).