Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 9 - Section 9.4 - Polyhedrons and Spheres - Exercises - Page 441: 28

Answer

1.7

Work Step by Step

The radius forms a 30-60-90 triangle with half of the slant height of the sphere. Thus, its value is: $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\times 3 = 1.7$
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