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 reasoning.

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To find the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone, we need to calculate the volume of the cone and then add the volume of the hemisphere on top.

Step 1: Volume of the Hemisphere

The volume \( V \) of a hemisphere is given by the formula:

\[ V = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 \]

where \( r \) is the radius of the hemisphere. From the problem, we know that the volume of the hemisphere is \( 4 , \text{in}^3 \). Therefore, we can set up the equation:

\[ \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 = 4 \]

To solve for \( r^3 \), we first multiply both sides by \( \frac{3}{2} \):

\[ \pi r^3 = 6 \]

Next, we divide both sides by \( \pi \):

\[ r^3 = \frac{6}{\pi} \]

Finally, we take the cube root to find \( r \):

\[ r = \left(\frac{6}{\pi}\right)^{1/3} \]

Step 2: Volume of the Cone

We know that the diameter of the cone is equal to its height. Denote the height of the cone as \( h \) and the radius \( R \) of the cone's base as \( R = \frac{D}{2} \). Since the diameter \( D \) is equal to the height \( h \), we have \( R = \frac{h}{2} \).

Now, the volume \( V_{cone} \) of a cone is given by:

\[ V_{cone} = \frac{1}{3} \pi R^2 h \]

Substituting \( R \) in terms of \( h \):

\[ V_{cone} = \frac{1}{3} \pi \left(\frac{h}{2}\right)^2 h \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ V_{cone} = \frac{1}{3} \pi \cdot \frac{h^2}{4} \cdot h = \frac{1}{12} \pi h^3 \]

Step 3: Relating \( h \) to the Hemisphere Radius

We have \( r \) from the hemisphere, which is equal to \( \frac{h}{2} \) because the cone's diameter equals its height. Thus,

\[ r = \frac{h}{2} \]

From our earlier equation for \( r \), we can express \( h \) in terms of \( r \):

\[ h = 2r \]

Substituting \( h = 2r \) into the cone's volume equation gives:

\[ V_{cone} = \frac{1}{12} \pi (2r)^3 = \frac{1}{12} \pi \cdot 8r^3 = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 \]

Step 4: Total Volume Calculation

Now, we add the volumes of the cone and hemisphere:

The volume of the hemisphere is:

\[ V_{hemisphere} = 4 \]

And the volume of the cone is:

\[ V_{cone} = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 \]

Substituting \( r^3 = \frac{6}{\pi} \) into the cone volume:

\[ V_{cone} = \frac{2}{3} \pi \left(\frac{6}{\pi}\right) = \frac{2}{3} \cdot 6 = 4 \]

Final Step: Total Volume of Ice Cream

Adding both volumes together:

\[ V_{total} = V_{cone} + V_{hemisphere} = 4 + 4 = 8 , \text{in}^3 \]

Conclusion: The total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone is \( \boxed{8} , \text{in}^3 \).

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