How Can I Calculate the Volume of a Celestial Body with a Given Diameter?

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The volume of a celestial body with a diameter of 2280 km can be calculated using the formula V = (4/3) * π * r³, where r is the radius. Given that the radius is half the diameter, r equals 1140 km. Substituting this value into the volume formula yields a volume of approximately 4,771,000,000 km³ for the celestial body.

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The diameter of some celestial body is 2280 km. What is the volume of this body?



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how do i figure out this problem


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Well we know that the radius is half the diameter, right? We also have an equation that relates volume to radius of a sphere. It is V = (4/3) * pi * r^3, where r is the radius. Hope that helps.
 

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