Question

A capsule of medicine is in the shape of a sphere of diameter 3.5 mm. How much medicine (in mm³) is needed to fill this capsule?

Answer 1

In the given problem, we have a capsule in the form of a sphere. We need to find out how much medicine is required to fill in the given capsule. So, for that we find the volume of the capsule.

Here,

Diameter of the capsule = 3.5 mm

Therefore, Radius of the capsule =

mm

Now, Volume of the sphere =

Therefore, the amount of medicine needed to fill the given capsule is