If the radius of a sphere is increased by 16\(\frac{2}{3}\)%, its volume is increased by how much percent? |
72% 58.7% 64% No Change |
58.7% |
16\(\frac{2}{3}\)% = \(\frac{1}{6}\) New radius(R) = \(\frac{7}{6}\) x old radius (r) Volume = \(\frac{4}{3}\) \(\pi \) R3 = \(\frac{4}{3}\) \(\pi \) (\(\frac{7}{6}\) r)3 = \(\frac{343}{216}\) × \(\frac{4}{3}\) \(\pi \) r3 = 1.587 × original volume ⇒ Increase percent = 58.7% |