The surface area of a sphere is \(\frac{792}{7} cm^2\). Find, correct to the nearest whole number, its volume. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - General Mathematics - 2018 (Objective) Subject: General Mathematics

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The surface area of a sphere is \(\frac{792}{7} cm^2\). Find, correct to the nearest whole number, its volume. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]

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The formula for the surface area of a sphere is \(4\pi r^2\), where \(r\) is the radius of the sphere. Given that the surface area of the sphere is \(\frac{792}{7} cm^2\) and \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\), we can set up an equation: $$ 4\left(\frac{22}{7}\right)r^2 = \frac{792}{7} $$ Simplifying this equation by canceling out the \(7\)s, we get: $$ 4\left(\frac{22}{1}\right)r^2 = 792 $$ Multiplying both sides by \(\frac{1}{4}\) to isolate \(r^2\), we get: $$ \left(\frac{22}{1}\right)r^2 = 198 $$ Dividing both sides by \(\frac{22}{1}\), we get: $$ r^2 = 9 $$ Taking the square root of both sides, we get: $$ r = 3 $$ Therefore, the radius of the sphere is 3 cm. The formula for the volume of a sphere is \(\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\). Substituting the value of \(r\) into this formula, we get: $$ \frac{4}{3}\left(\frac{22}{7}\right)(3)^3 \approx 113 $$ Therefore, the volume of the sphere is approximately 113\(cm^3\). So the correct answer is 113\(cm^3\).

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