Mathematical Excursions (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305965584
Author: Richard N. Aufmann, Joanne Lockwood, Richard D. Nation, Daniel K. Clegg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 24RE
To determine
(a)
To find the volume of a sphere whose radius is 3 in. (Rounded to the nearest tenth of a cubic inch.)
To determine
(b)
To find the volume of a sphere whose radius is 12 cm. (Rounded to the nearest tenth of a cubic centimeter.)
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Mathematical Excursions (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 1EECh. 10.1 - Prob. 2EECh. 10.1 - Prob. 3EECh. 10.1 - Prob. 4EECh. 10.1 - Prob. 5EECh. 10.1 - Prob. 1ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 2ESCh. 10.1 - Draw a line through all points with an...Ch. 10.1 - Draw a line through all points with an...Ch. 10.1 - Draw a line through all points with a y-coordinate...
Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 6ESCh. 10.1 - Graph the ordered-pair solutions of y=x2 when...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 8ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 9ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 10ESCh. 10.1 - Graph the ordered-pair solutions of y=x32 when...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 12ESCh. 10.1 - In Exercises 13 to 20, graph each equation. y=2x1Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 14ESCh. 10.1 - In Exercises 13 to 20, graph each equation....Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 16ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 17ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 18ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 19ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 20ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 21ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 22ESCh. 10.1 - Evaluate the function for the given value....Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 24ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 25ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 26ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 27ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 28ESCh. 10.1 - Sports The height h, in feet, of a ball that is...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 30ESCh. 10.1 - Sound The speed s, in feet per second, of sound in...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 32ESCh. 10.1 - Pendulums The time T in seconds, it takes a...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 34ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 35ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 36ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 37ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 38ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 39ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 40ESCh. 10.1 - Graph the function. F(x)=12x+3Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 42ESCh. 10.1 - Graph the function. f(x)=x21Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 44ESCh. 10.1 - Graph the function. f(x)=x2+4Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 46ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 47ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 48ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 49ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 50ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 51ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 52ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 53ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 54ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 55ESCh. 10.1 - Prob. 56ESCh. 10.2 - The graph at the left represents a car traveling...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 2EECh. 10.2 - Prob. 3EECh. 10.2 - Prob. 4EECh. 10.2 - Prob. 5EECh. 10.2 - Prob. 6EECh. 10.2 - Prob. 7EECh. 10.2 - Prob. 8EECh. 10.2 - Prob. 9EECh. 10.2 - Prob. 10EECh. 10.2 - Prob. 11EECh. 10.2 - Prob. 1ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 2ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 3ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 4ESCh. 10.2 - Find the x- and y-intercepts of thegraph of the...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 6ESCh. 10.2 - Find the x- and y-intercepts of thegraph of the...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 8ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 9ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 10ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 11ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 12ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 13ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 14ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 15ESCh. 10.2 - Travel An approximate linear model that gives the...Ch. 10.2 - Refrigeration The temperature of an object taken...Ch. 10.2 - Retirement Account A retired biologist begins...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 19ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 20ESCh. 10.2 - Find the slope of the line containing the two...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 22ESCh. 10.2 - Find the slope of the line containing the two...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 24ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 25ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 26ESCh. 10.2 - Find the slope of the line containing the two...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 28ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 29ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 30ESCh. 10.2 - Find the slope of the line containing the two...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 32ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 33ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 34ESCh. 10.2 - Travel The graph below shows the relationship...Ch. 10.2 - Depreciation The graph below shows the...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 37ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 38ESCh. 10.2 - Panama Canal Ships in the Panama Canal are lowered...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 40ESCh. 10.2 - Graph the line that passes through the point (2,3)...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 42ESCh. 10.2 - Graph the line that passes through the point (2,...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 44ESCh. 10.2 - Graph using the slope and y-intercept. f(x)=23x3Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 46ESCh. 10.2 - Graph using the slope and y-intercept. f(x)=34xCh. 10.2 - Prob. 48ESCh. 10.2 - Graph using the slope and y-intercept. f(x)=32x+6Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 50ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 51ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 52ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 53ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 54ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 55ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 56ESCh. 10.2 - Prob. 57ESCh. 10.2 - Construction When you climb a staircase, the flat...Ch. 10.3 - Write a linear function for the total cost C to...Ch. 10.3 - Write a linear function for the total revenue R...Ch. 10.3 - How many cartridges must the business restore and...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 4EECh. 10.3 - Suppose the entrepreneurs are successful in their...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 6EECh. 10.3 - Prob. 7EECh. 10.3 - Find the equation of the line that passes through...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 2ESCh. 10.3 - Find the equation of the line that passes through...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 4ESCh. 10.3 - Find the equation of the line that passes through...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 6ESCh. 10.3 - Find the equation of the line that passes through...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 8ESCh. 10.3 - Find the equation of the line that passes through...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 10ESCh. 10.3 - Find the equation of the line that passes through...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 12ESCh. 10.3 - Find the equation of the line that passes through...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 14ESCh. 10.3 - Find the equation of the line that passes through...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 16ESCh. 10.3 - Prob. 17ESCh. 10.3 - Prob. 18ESCh. 10.3 - Construction A general building contractor...Ch. 10.3 - Compensation An account executive receives a base...Ch. 10.3 - Car Sales A manufacturer of economy cars has...Ch. 10.3 - Calculator Sales A manufacturer of graphing...Ch. 10.3 - Test Scores The data in the table below show five...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 24ESCh. 10.3 - Sports The data in the (able below show the amount...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 26ESCh. 10.3 - Meteorology A meteorologist studied the maximum...Ch. 10.3 - Zoology A zoologist studied the running speeds of...Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 29ESCh. 10.3 - Prob. 30ESCh. 10.3 - Prob. 31ESCh. 10.3 - Prob. 32ESCh. 10.3 - Prob. 33ESCh. 10.3 - Prob. 34ESCh. 10.3 - Prob. 35ESCh. 10.4 - Find the coordinates of the focus for the parabola...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 2EECh. 10.4 - Find a flashlight and measure the diameter of its...Ch. 10.4 - Find the vertex of the graph of the equation....Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 2ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 3ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 4ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 5ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 6ESCh. 10.4 - Find the vertex of the graph of the equation....Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 8ESCh. 10.4 - Find the vertex of the graph of the equation....Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 10ESCh. 10.4 - Find the vertex of the graph of the equation....Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 12ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 13ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 14ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 15ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 16ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 17ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 18ESCh. 10.4 - Find the x-intercepts of the parabola given by the...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 20ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 21ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 22ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 23ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 24ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 25ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 26ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 27ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 28ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 29ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 30ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 31ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 32ESCh. 10.4 - The graph of which of the following equations is a...Ch. 10.4 - Sports The height s, in feet, of a ball thrown...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 35ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 36ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 37ESCh. 10.4 - Water Treatment A pool is treated with a chemical...Ch. 10.4 - Civil Engineering The suspension cable that...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 40ESCh. 10.4 - Pitching Karen is throwing an orange to her...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 42ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 43ESCh. 10.4 - Stopping Distance On wet concrete, the stopping...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 45ESCh. 10.4 - Prob. 46ESCh. 10.4 - To prepare astronauts for the experience of zero...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 1EECh. 10.5 - Prob. 2EECh. 10.5 - If all 64 squares of the chessboard are piled with...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 4EECh. 10.5 - Prob. 5EECh. 10.5 - Prob. 1ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 2ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 3ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 4ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 5ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 6ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 7ESCh. 10.5 - Given f(x)=e2x, evaluate the following. Roundto...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 9ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 10ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 11ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 12ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 13ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 14ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 15ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 16ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 17ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 18ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 19ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 20ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 21ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 22ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 23ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 24ESCh. 10.5 - Investments Use the compound interest formula...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 26ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 27ESCh. 10.5 - Isotopes An isotope of technetium is used to...Ch. 10.5 - Isotopes lodine- 131 is an isotope that is used...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 30ESCh. 10.5 - Music The concert A note on a piano is the firstA...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 32ESCh. 10.5 - Prob. 33ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 1EECh. 10.6 - Prob. 2EECh. 10.6 - Prob. 3EECh. 10.6 - Prob. 4EECh. 10.6 - Prob. 5EECh. 10.6 - Prob. 1ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 2ESCh. 10.6 - Write the exponential equation in logarithmic...Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 4ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 5ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 6ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 7ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 8ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 9ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 10ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 11ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 12ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 13ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 14ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 15ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 16ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 17ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 18ESCh. 10.6 - Evaluate the logarithm. log100Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 20ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 21ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 22ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 23ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 24ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 25ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 26ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 27ESCh. 10.6 - Solve the equation for x. log8x=2Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 29ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 30ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 31ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 32ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 33ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 34ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 35ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 36ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 37ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 38ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 39ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 40ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 41ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 42ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 43ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 44ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 45ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 46ESCh. 10.6 - Light The percent of light that will pass through...Ch. 10.6 - Light The percent of light that will pass through...Ch. 10.6 - Sound The number of decibels, D, of a sound can be...Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 50ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 51ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 52ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 53ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 54ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 55ESCh. 10.6 - Earthquakes. Use the Richter scale equation...Ch. 10.6 - Prob. 57ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 58ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 59ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 60ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 61ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 62ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 63ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 64ESCh. 10.6 - Prob. 65ESCh. 10 - Draw a line through all points with an...Ch. 10 - Draw a line through all points with y-coordinate...Ch. 10 - Prob. 3RECh. 10 - Prob. 4RECh. 10 - Prob. 5RECh. 10 - Prob. 6RECh. 10 - Prob. 7RECh. 10 - Prob. 8RECh. 10 - Prob. 9RECh. 10 - Prob. 10RECh. 10 - Prob. 11RECh. 10 - Prob. 12RECh. 10 - Prob. 13RECh. 10 - Prob. 14RECh. 10 - Prob. 15RECh. 10 - Prob. 16RECh. 10 - Prob. 17RECh. 10 - Prob. 18RECh. 10 - Prob. 19RECh. 10 - Prob. 20RECh. 10 - Prob. 21RECh. 10 - Prob. 22RECh. 10 - Prob. 23RECh. 10 - Prob. 24RECh. 10 - Prob. 25RECh. 10 - Mixtures The percent concentration P of sugar in a...Ch. 10 - Prob. 27RECh. 10 - Prob. 28RECh. 10 - Prob. 29RECh. 10 - Prob. 30RECh. 10 - Prob. 31RECh. 10 - Prob. 32RECh. 10 - Find the slope of the line containing the given...Ch. 10 - Prob. 34RECh. 10 - Prob. 35RECh. 10 - Fuel Consumption The graph below shows how the...Ch. 10 - Prob. 37RECh. 10 - Prob. 38RECh. 10 - Prob. 39RECh. 10 - Prob. 40RECh. 10 - Prob. 41RECh. 10 - Prob. 42RECh. 10 - Prob. 43RECh. 10 - Prob. 44RECh. 10 - Gasoline Sales The manager of Valley Gas Mart has...Ch. 10 - Prob. 46RECh. 10 - Prob. 47RECh. 10 - Prob. 48RECh. 10 - Prob. 49RECh. 10 - Prob. 50RECh. 10 - Prob. 51RECh. 10 - Prob. 52RECh. 10 - Prob. 53RECh. 10 - Prob. 54RECh. 10 - Find the minimum or maximum value of the quadratic...Ch. 10 - Prob. 56RECh. 10 - Prob. 57RECh. 10 - Prob. 58RECh. 10 - Prob. 59RECh. 10 - Prob. 60RECh. 10 - Isotopes An isotope of technetium has a half-life...Ch. 10 - Prob. 62RECh. 10 - Golf A golf ball is dropped from a height of 6 ft....Ch. 10 - Evaluate the logarithm. log3243Ch. 10 - Prob. 65RECh. 10 - Prob. 66RECh. 10 - Prob. 67RECh. 10 - Prob. 68RECh. 10 - Prob. 69RECh. 10 - Prob. 70RECh. 10 - Prob. 71RECh. 10 - Prob. 72RECh. 10 - Sound The number of decibels, D, of a sound can be...Ch. 10 - Prob. 1TCh. 10 - Prob. 2TCh. 10 - Prob. 3TCh. 10 - Prob. 4TCh. 10 - Prob. 5TCh. 10 - Prob. 6TCh. 10 - Prob. 7TCh. 10 - Prob. 8TCh. 10 - Prob. 9TCh. 10 - Prob. 10TCh. 10 - Prob. 11TCh. 10 - Prob. 12TCh. 10 - Prob. 13TCh. 10 - Prob. 14TCh. 10 - Sports The height h. in feet, of a ball that is...Ch. 10 - Prob. 16TCh. 10 - Prob. 17TCh. 10 - Prob. 18TCh. 10 - A traffic engineer gathered data on the number of...Ch. 10 - Prob. 20T
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