Answer:
Ratio of the volumes of the spheres and cube = 0.523
Step-by-step explanation:
From the figure attached,
Diameter of one sphere = Half of the measure of one side of the cube
= [tex]\frac{x}{2}[/tex]
Radius of the sphere = [tex]\frac{\frac{x}{2}}{2}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{x}{4}[/tex]
Volume of a cube is given by the formula,
V = [tex]\frac{4}{3}\pi r^{3}[/tex]
Therefore, volume of one sphere = [tex]\frac{4}{3}\pi (\frac{x}{4})^{3}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{x^3\pi}{48}[/tex]
Volume of 8 spheres = [tex]8\times \frac{x^3\pi}{48}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{x^3\pi}{6}[/tex]
Volume of a cube = (side)³
= [tex]x^3[/tex]
Ratio of the volumes of the sphere and cube = [tex]\frac{\frac{\pi x^3}{6} }{x^3}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{\pi}{6}[/tex]
≈ 0.523
