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Determine the ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a sphere which will exactly fit inside the cube. - Mathematics

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Question

Determine the ratio of the volume of a cube to that of a sphere which will exactly fit inside the cube.

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Solution

Let edge of the cube = a

Volume of the cube = a × a × a = a3 

The sphere, which exactly fits in the cube, has radius = `a/2`   

Therefore, volume of sphere = `4/3pir^3`

= `4/3 xx 22/7 xx (a/2)^3`

= `4/3 xx 22/7 xx a^3/8`

= `11/21 a^3` 

Volume of cube : Volume of sphere 

= `a^3 : 11/21 a^3` 

= `1 : 11/21` 

= 21 : 11

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