#990 · Algebra · Functions

Volume of a sphere

Given that the volume of a sphere varies as the cube of its radius, and that when the radius is $3 \frac{1}{2}$ feet the volume is $179 \frac{2}{3}$ cubic feet, find the volume when the radius is $1$ foot $9$ inches.

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. III. Variation, Examples III, No. 16

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).