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Exercises: Informal Arguments for Sphere Volume Using Cavalieri's Principle

Grade 10·22 problems·~35 min·Common Core Math - HS Geometry·standard·hsg-gmd-a-2
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For a hemisphere of radius rr, at height hh above the flat base, the cross-sectional radius xx satisfies   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲   . So the cross-sectional area is Ahemisphere(h)=A_{\text{hemisphere}}(h) =   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲   .

equation relating x, h, r:
area formula in terms of r and h: