Volume of Cones, Cylinders, and Spheres Quick Check

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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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18 m3
18 m cubed

36 m3
36 m cubed

There is not enough information to say.
There is not enough information to say.

24 m3
24 m cubed
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To find the total volume of the object composed of a hemisphere on top of a cone, we can follow these steps:

  1. Volume of the Cone: The problem states that the volume of the cone is 12 m³.

  2. Height of the Cone and Diameter of the Hemisphere: According to the given information, the height of the cone is equal to the diameter of the hemisphere.

  3. Radius of the Hemisphere: Since the height of the cone is equal to the diameter of the hemisphere, if we denote the radius of the hemisphere as \( r \), then the height of the cone \( h \) is \( 2r \).

  4. Volume of the Hemisphere: The volume \( V_h \) of a hemisphere is calculated using the formula: \[ V_h = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 \]

  5. Total Volume: The total volume \( V_{total} \) of the object that includes both the cone and the hemisphere is: \[ V_{total} = V_{cone} + V_{hemisphere} \] Substituting in the values: \[ V_{total} = 12 + \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 \]

  6. Finding \( r \): Since we know the relationship between the cone's height and hemisphere's diameter, and we know the volume of the cone, we can solve for \( r \) as follows. The height of the cone, which is \( 2r \), can be related to the volume of the cone using the cone volume formula: \[ V_{cone} = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 h \] Since \( h = 2r \): \[ V_{cone} = \frac{1}{3} \pi r^2 (2r) = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 \] Setting up the equation with the known volume (12 m³): \[ \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 = 12 \] Solving for \( r^3 \): \[ r^3 = \frac{12 \cdot 3}{2\pi} = \frac{36}{2\pi} = \frac{18}{\pi} \]

  7. Calculating Volume of Hemisphere: Now substituting \( r^3 \) back into the volume of the hemisphere: \[ V_{hemisphere} = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3 = \frac{2}{3} \pi \left(\frac{18}{\pi}\right) = \frac{2 \cdot 18}{3} = 12 \]

  8. Final Total Volume Calculation: Thus, the total volume of the whole object is: \[ V_{total} = V_{cone} + V_{hemisphere} = 12 + 12 = 24 \text{ m}^3 \]

So, the correct response is:

24 m³