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Course: BSEd Filipino
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University: Cebu Roosevelt Memorial College
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Name/s: JEAN A. CAMAY
Subject: DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
VOLUME OF A SPHERE
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The volume of a sphere is the capacity it has. It is the space occupied by the sphere. The
volume of a sphere is measured in cubic units, such as m3, cm3, in3, etc. The shape of the
sphere is round and three-dimensional. It has three axes as x-axis, y-axis and z-axis which
defines its shape. All the things like football and basketball are examples of the sphere which
have volume.
The formula to find the volume of sphere is given by:
Volume of sphere = 4/3 πr3 [Cubic units]
Let us see how to derive the dimensional formula for the volume of a sphere.
Derivation:
The volume of a Sphere can be easily obtained using the integration method.
Assume that the volume of the sphere is made up of numerous thin circular disks which are
arranged one over the other as shown in the figure given above. The circular disks have
continuously varying diameters which are placed with the centres collinearly. Now, choose
any one of the disks. A thin disk has radius “r” and the thickness “dy” which is located at a
distance of y from the x-axis. Thus, the volume can be written as the product of the area of
the circle and its thickness dy.
Also, the radius of the circular disc “r” can be expressed in terms of the vertical dimension
(y) using the Pythagoras theorem.