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How did Archimedes find the volume of an irregular shape using water?
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∙ 14y ago
Archimedes took a bowl full of water of known volume and then dipped the irregular shape body. Amount of water fall down is measured and is the volume of that body.
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How do you figure the volume of a shape?
You get the Volume by using formulas. There is usually a specific formula to find the volume of each shape. Some irregular shapes may not have a formula.
How is the volume of a irregular shape measured?
it is measured by using length times width times height
How is the volume of an irregular solid measured?
By using Archimedes principle which is by immersing the object in water and noting its displacement by its apparent loss of weight when suspended on a balance
How do you find the volume of an irregular shape large object by overflow method?
by applying archemedes priciples, volume of the water displaced is equal to the voulume of the irregular object , measured by using a mesuring jar
How do you know which objects are more dense or less dense?
Density is weight divided by volume. Weight is measured with a scale. Volume can be calculated if an object has a regular shape, using basic geometry, but if it has an irregular shape, it can be calculated using a graduated cylinder.
Area of three dimensional figures?
You get the Volume by using formulas. There is usually a specific formula to find the volume of each shape. Some irregular shapes may not have a formula.
What tools are used to find the volume of an irregular objects?
If you can somehow describe the shape, a popular tool is integration. This means that you imagine cutting the object into thin slices, calculate the volume of each slice, then add everything up.(And if the slices have an irregular shape, they, in turn, are cut into thin strips - so you would be using a double integral.)
What is the formula for measuring volume and mass in irregular shapes?
There is no formula for measuring the volume of irregular shapes. The mass can be measured by using a weighing scale.
How do you find the density of a rectangular solid?
Since a liquid has no definite shape or form, it needs to be held in a container. Density = mass / volume So you need a container with graduated markings so that you can measure the volume of the liquid, also, you need the mass of the empty container. You will need to subtract the mass of the empty container from the total mass (liquid and container) to find the mass of the liquid.
What do you call the procedure that helps you determine the volume of an irregularly shaped object while using a graduated cylinder?
displacement - invented by Archimedes. Completely fill a large volume of something with water. Have a spout to channel all excess water. Place a graduated cylinder under the spout. Place irregular object in the large volume filled with water. The volume of the irregular object will displace an equivalent volume of water into the graduated cylinder. The measured volume in the cylinder is the volume of the irregular object.
How do you find the volume of a three-dimensional irregular shape?
If it is a small shape that is denser than a convenient fluid and insoluble in it and also does not react with it then the displacement method is simplest. Fill a graduated cylinder with the fluid, measure the volume of the fluid. Then gently insert the shape and measure the apparent volume of the fluid. The difference between the two volume readings is the volume of the shape. If the shape is less dense than the fluid you have to make one change. You need to find a dense insoluble object. Measure the volume of the fluid with the dense object immersed in it. Then measure the volume when the dense object and the shape are joined together and submerged. The difference between the two measures is the volume of the shape. This method will not work with soluble shapes unless you can find a fluid that it is not soluble in. Similarly, you cannot use a fluid that will react. So measuring the volume of a lump of sugar or a lump of sodium using water are non-starters. Finally, the method will not work if the irregular shape is huge.
Can you give an example of a sentence using irregular?
The shape of her nose was irregular due to it being lopsided and broken multiple times
