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 solve this problem, we need to find the volume of the ice cream cone and the volume of the hemisphere separately, and then add them together.
The volume of a cone is given by the formula V = (1/3)πr^2h, where r is the radius of the base and h is the height.
Since the diameter of the ice cream cone is equal to its height, we can let the radius be r and the height be 2r.
So, the volume of the cone is V_cone = (1/3)πr^2(2r) = (2/3)πr^3.
The volume of a hemisphere is given by the formula V = (2/3)πr^3.
Given that the volume of the hemisphere is 4 in^3, we have (2/3)πr^3 = 4.
To isolate r^3, multiply both sides by 3/2 and divide by π: r^3 = (4)(3/2)(1/π) = (6/π).
Now, we can substitute this value of r into the volume formula for the cone:
V_cone = (2/3)π[(6/π)] = (2/3)(6) = 4 in^3.
Therefore, the volume of the ice cream cone is 4 in^3.
To find the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone, we add the volume of the cone and the volume of the hemisphere:
Total volume = V_cone + V_hemisphere = 4 in^3 + 4 in^3 = 8 in^3.
So, the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone is 8 in^3.
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The volume of a cone is given by the formula V = (1/3)πr^2h, where r is the radius of the base and h is the height.
Since the diameter of the ice cream cone is equal to its height, we can let the radius be r and the height be 2r.
So, the volume of the cone is V_cone = (1/3)πr^2(2r) = (2/3)πr^3.
The volume of a hemisphere is given by the formula V = (2/3)πr^3.
Given that the volume of the hemisphere is 4 in^3, we have (2/3)πr^3 = 4.
To isolate r^3, multiply both sides by 3/2π: r^3 = (4)(3/2π) = (6/π).
Now, we can substitute this value of r into the volume formula for the cone:
V_cone = (2/3)π[(6/π)]^3 = (2/3)π(216/π^3) = 144/π^2 in^3.
Therefore, the volume of the ice cream cone is 144/π^2 in^3.
To find the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone, we add the volume of the cone and the volume of the hemisphere:
Total volume = V_cone + V_hemisphere = 144/π^2 + 4 in^3.
So, the total volume of ice cream in and on top of the cone is 144/π^2 + 4 in^3.