A solid is in the shape of a cone standing on a hemisphere, with both their…

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A solid is in the shape of a cone standing on a hemisphere, with both their radii equal to 1 cm and the height of the cone equal to its radius. The volume of the solid, in terms of π, is:

Answer: D. π cm3Concept: A composite solid is made of parts that occupy separate regions of space, so its volume is the sum of the volumes of those parts. Two standard…

  1. A.

    4π cm3

  2. B.

    3π cm3

  3. C.

    2π cm3

  4. D.

    π cm3

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Correct answer: D

Concept: A composite solid is made of parts that occupy separate regions of space, so its volume is the sum of the volumes of those parts. Two standard formulas are needed here: a right circular cone of radius r and height h has volume (1/3)π r2 h, and a hemisphere of radius r has volume (2/3)π r3.

Application: Substitute the given measurements one part at a time.

  1. Read off the dimensions: the cone and the hemisphere share the same radius, r = 1 cm, and the height of the cone equals its radius, so h = r = 1 cm.

  2. Volume of the cone: (1/3)π r2 h = (1/3)π × (1)2 × 1 = π/3 cm3.

  3. Volume of the hemisphere: (2/3)π r3 = (2/3)π × (1)3 = 2π/3 cm3.

  4. Add the two parts: π/3 + 2π/3 = 3π/3 = π cm3.

Part

Formula

Volume

Cone

(1/3)π r2 h

π/3 cm3

Hemisphere

(2/3)π r3

2π/3 cm3

Whole solid

cone + hemisphere

π cm3

Cross-check: Because the height of the cone equals the radius here, (1/3)π r2 h becomes (1/3)π r3, so the total is (1/3)π r3 + (2/3)π r3 = π r3; for this cone-on-a-hemisphere shape the volume is simply π r3. Putting r = 1 cm back in gives π cm3, which matches the step-by-step total. As a bound, the whole solid fits inside a cylinder of radius 1 cm and height 2 cm (1 cm of cone plus the 1 cm radius of the hemisphere), whose volume is 2π cm3, so the total must be smaller than 2π cm3.

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