Find the volume of this perfume bottle: Hint: V =1/3 pi x r^2 x h (Use 3.14 for pi).

* up and down it measures to 12.4 cm and side to side it measures to 6.2 cm

1 answer

To find the volume of the perfume bottle using the formula for the volume of a cone, we'll first identify the dimensions we have:

  • The height (h) is the measurement "up and down," which is 12.4 cm.
  • The diameter (side to side) is 6.2 cm, so the radius (r) will be half of this diameter.

First, we calculate the radius:

\[ r = \frac{\text{diameter}}{2} = \frac{6.2 , \text{cm}}{2} = 3.1 , \text{cm} \]

Now we can use the volume formula:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h \]

Substituting the values and using \( \pi \approx 3.14 \):

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times 3.14 \times (3.1 , \text{cm})^2 \times 12.4 , \text{cm \]

First, calculate \( r^2 \):

\[ r^2 = (3.1 , \text{cm})^2 = 9.61 , \text{cm}^2 \]

Now, substitute \( r^2 \) into the volume formula:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times 3.14 \times 9.61 , \text{cm}^2 \times 12.4 , \text{cm} \]

Calculating \( 3.14 \times 9.61 \):

\[ 3.14 \times 9.61 \approx 30.1584 \]

Now, substitute this value back into the volume formula:

\[ V = \frac{1}{3} \times 30.1584 , \text{cm}^2 \times 12.4 , \text{cm} \]

Calculating \( 30.1584 \times 12.4 \):

\[ 30.1584 \times 12.4 \approx 373.96176 \]

Now, divide by 3 to find the volume:

\[ V \approx \frac{373.96176}{3} \approx 124.65392 , \text{cm}^3 \]

Thus, the volume of the perfume bottle is approximately:

\[ \boxed{124.65 , \text{cm}^3} \]