Discovering the Formula for

Volume of a Sphere

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Recall Volume of a Cylinder

V= πr2 x Height
2
π r
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Recall Volume of a Cylinder

V= πr2
h
2
π r
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 Recall Volume of a Cylinder

V= πr h
2 h
2
π r
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 Recall Volume of a Cone

V= πr h
2
h
3 π r 2

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 h + =

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 + h =

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 + = h

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 + =
r

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 + =
r

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 + = r

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 + =
πr h
2 πr h
2
Volume of
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 + = h
r r
πr h
2 πr h
2
Volume of
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 + = r
h
r

πr h
2 πr h
2
Volume of
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r
+ = h
r

πr h
2 πr h
2
Volume of
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r
+ = h
r

πr h
2 πr h
2
Volume of
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

πr h
2 πr h
2
Volume of
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

πr h πr h Volume of
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

hr) πr (r+
πr (r+ hr) Volume of
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

πr (r+r) πr (r+r) Volume of

+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

πr ( + r ) Volume of
r ) πr ( +
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

πr ( 2rr ) πr ( 2rr ) Volume of

+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

πrr r
2π 2π
πrr r Volume of
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

2πrr 2πrr Volume of

+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

2πr3 2πr3
Volume of
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

2πr3 2πr3
Volume of
+ = a Sphere
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

2 2 Volume of
πr3 + πr = a Sphere
3
3 3
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 r r

r
+ r
= h

( 2
3
+
2
3 ) 3 Volume of
πr = a Sphere

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 r r

r
+ r
= h

( 2 + 2
3 ) 3 Volume of
πr = a Sphere

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 r r

r
+ r
= h

( 2
+
3 ) Volume of
πr = a Sphere
3

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 r r

r
+ r
= h

( 4
3 ) 3 Volume of
πr = a Sphere

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 r r

r
+ r
= h

4 Volume of
πr = a Sphere
3
3
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 Volume of
a Sphere
4
V= πr3
3
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 Volume of
a Sphere
4 4 πr3
V= πr3
or V=
3 3
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