Elementary Geometry for College Students (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 9781285195698
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-569-8

Chapter 9 - Section 9.4 - Polyhedrons and Spheres - Exercises - Page 426: 26

Answer

0

Work Step by Step

When it is inscribed in the sphere, you can keep getting the radius smaller and smaller. Meanwhile, the height will approach the diameter of the sphere. However, as the radius gets smaller, it approaches a value of 0. Thus, the smallest possible volume is 0.
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