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If a sphere has radius R then its volume is

Exercises
- 1.
- What is the volume of a sphere whose radius is 3 meters?
- 2.
- What is the radius of a sphere whose volume is one liter?
- 3.
- If the radius of a sphere is tripled, what is the effect on the volume?
- 4.
- If the surface area of a sphere is doubled, what is the effect on the
volume?
- 5.
- If the volume of a sphere is halved, what is the effect on the radius?
- 6.
- If I reduce the volume of a sphere to one third of its current volume,
what is the effect on the surface area?
- 7.
- A sphere is circumsribed about a cube of volume 1 cubic meter. What is
the volume of the sphere?
Eric S Key
12/30/1999