R 34 V p Symbols. The volume of a sphere is equal to four-thirds of the product of pi and the cube of the radius. Thus the edges of the cube are 9 inches and because the basketball has the same width as the box it comes in the diameter of the ball is also 9 inches.
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4 p 25. Notice that the 43 fraction and pi are numerical constants. By the way this is slightly more than half the volume of the box which is 9 3 or 729 cubic inches. The volume and surface area of a sphere are given by the formulas.