Hemisphere Calculations
1. Stating the problem:
We need to calculate three things:
- The volume of a hemisphere with diameter 4 m.
- The time to fill a hemisphere tank of radius 4 m at a pipe flow rate of 0.25 m³/s, given in minutes.
- The surface area of a sphere of radius 4 m.
2. Calculate the volume of the hemisphere:
- Diameter $d=4$ m, so radius $r=\frac{d}{2}=2$ m.
- Volume of a full sphere is $V_{sphere} = \frac{4}{3}\pi r^3$.
- Volume of a hemisphere is half that: $V_{hemisphere} = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{4}{3}\pi r^3 = \frac{2}{3} \pi r^3$.
- Substitute $r=2$:
$$V=\frac{2}{3} \pi (2)^3 = \frac{2}{3} \pi \times 8 = \frac{16}{3} \pi \approx 16.755$$ cubic meters.
3. Calculate the time to fill the tank:
- Flow rate = 0.25 m³/s.
- Time to fill $= \frac{Volume}{flow rate} = \frac{16.755}{0.25} = 67.02$ seconds.
- Convert to minutes: $\frac{67.02}{60} \approx 1.117$ minutes.
- Correct to 3 significant figures: $1.12$ minutes.
4. Calculate the surface area of the sphere:
- Surface area for sphere: $A=4\pi r^2$.
- Substitute $r=4$ m (note radius is 4 m as per problem second and third part):
$$A=4 \pi (4)^2=4 \pi \times 16=64 \pi \approx 201.062$$ square meters.
Final answers:
- Volume of hemisphere (radius 2 m): $16.755$ cubic meters.
- Time to fill hemisphere tank (radius 4 m) at 0.25 m³/s: $1.12$ minutes.
- Surface area of sphere (radius 4 m): $201.062$ square meters.