Friday, November 2, 2012

Volume Cubic Feet

Introduction to volume cubic feet

Volume is how much three-dimensional space a substance (solid, liquid, gas, or plasma) or shape occupies or contains, often quantified numerically using the units, the cubic meter or cubic feet. The volume of a container is generally understood to be the capacity of the container, i. e. the amount of fluid (gas or liquid) that the container could hold, rather than the amount of space the container itself displaces. (Source: From Wikipedia).

Formulas to Find the Volume of Shapes in Cubic Feet

The volume of a cube = a3 cubic units
Here, a is the side of the cube

The volume of a sphere = `4/3 pi r^3` cubic units
Here, r is the radius of the sphere

The volume of a cylinder = `pi r^2 h` cubic units
Here r and h are radius and height of the cylinder respectively

The volume of a cone = `1/3 pi r^2 h` cubic units
Here r and h are radius and height of the cone respectively.

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Example Problems to Find the Volume of Shapes in Cubic Feet

Example 1

Find the volume on a cube with side length of 5 feet.

Solution

Volume of a cube = a3 cubic units

= 53

= 5 * 5 * 5

= 125

So the volume of the cube is 125 cubic feet

Example 2

The radius of a sphere is 3 feet. Find it's volume.

Solution

The volume of a sphere = `4/3 pi r^3` cubic units

= `4/3` * `pi`* `3^3`

= `4/3` * 3.14 * 3 * 3 * 3

= 4 * 3.14 * 3 * 3

= 113.04

The volume of the sphere is 113.04 cubic feet.

Example 3

If perpendicular height and the base radius of a cylinder are 10 feet and 6 feet respectively, find it's volume.

Solution

The volume of a cylinder = `pi r^2 h`

= 3.14 * 6 * 6 * 10

= 1130.4

The volume of a cylinder is 1130.4 cubic feet.

Example 4

If perpendicular height and the base radius of a cone are 10 feet and 6 feet respectively, find it's volume in cubic feet.

Solution

The volume of a cone = `1/3 pi r^2 h` cubic units

= `1/3` * 3.14 * 6 * 6 * 10

= 3.14 * 2 * 6 * 10

= 376.8

So, the volume of the cone is 376.8 cubic feet.

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