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Section 10.7

Spheres

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A ________ is the locus of points in space that are a
fixed distance from a given point called the _______
of a sphere. A _________of a sphere connects the
center of the sphere to any point on the sphere. A
____________is half of a sphere. A _________
divides a sphere into two hemispheres

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The figure shows a hemisphere and a cylinder with a cone
removed from its interior. The cross sections have the same
area at every level, so the volumes are equal by Cavalieri’s
Principle.

The height of the hemisphere is equal

to the radius.

The volume of a sphere with radius r is twice the volume of the

hemisphere, or

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Note: The volume of a hemisphere:

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Example 1A: Finding Volumes of Spheres

Find the volume of the sphere.

Give your answer in terms of .

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Example 1B: Finding Volumes of Spheres

Find the diameter of a sphere with volume

36,000 cm3.

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Example 1C: Finding Volumes of Spheres

Find the volume of the hemisphere.

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Example 2: Sports Application
A sporting goods store sells exercise balls in two sizes, standard
(22-in. diameter) and jumbo (34-in. diameter). How many times
as great is the volume of a jumbo ball as the volume of a standard
ball?

standard ball: jumbo ball:

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In the figure, the vertex of the pyramid is at the

center of the sphere. The height of the pyramid is
approximately the radius r of the sphere. Suppose the
entire sphere is filled with n pyramids that each have
base area B and height r.

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If the pyramids fill the sphere, the total area of the

bases is approximately equal to the surface area of
the sphere S, so _______. As the number of pyramids
increases, the approximation gets closer to the actual
surface area.

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Note: The lateral area of a hemisphere:

Note: The surface area of a hemisphere:

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Example 3A: Finding Surface Area of Spheres

Find the surface area of a sphere with diameter

76 cm. Give your answers in terms of .

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Example 3B: Finding Surface Area of Spheres

Find the volume of a sphere with surface area

324 in2. Give your answers in terms of .

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Example 3C: Finding Surface Area of Spheres

Find the surface area of a

sphere with a great circle
that has an area of 49 mi2.

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Example 4: Exploring Effects of Changing Dimensions

The radius of the sphere is

multiplied by . Describe the
effect on the volume.

original dimensions: radius multiplied by :

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Example 5: Finding Surface Areas and Volumes of
Composite Figures

Find the surface area and

volume of the composite figure.
Give your answer in terms of .

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