Questions tagged [volume]

For questions related to volume, the amount of space that a substance or object occupies.

Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by a liquid, solid, or gas.

Common units used to express volume include liters, cubic meters, gallons, milliliters, teaspoons, and ounces, though many other units exist.

Volume vs. Mass

Volume is the amount of space occupied by a substance, while mass is the amount of matter it contains. The amount of mass per unit of volume is a sample's density.

Capacity in Relation to Volume

Capacity is the measure of the content of a vessel that holds liquids, grains, or other materials that take the shape of the container. Capacity is not necessarily the same as volume. It is always the interior volume of the vessel. Units of capacity include the liter, pint, and gallon, while the unit of volume (SI) is derived from a unit of length.

In differential geometry, a branch of mathematics, a volume form on a differentiable manifold is a differential form of top degree (i.e., whose degree is equal to the dimension of the manifold) that is nowhere equal to zero. A manifold has a volume form if and only if it is orientable. An orientable manifold has infinitely many volume forms, since multiplying a volume form by a non-vanishing function yields another volume form. On non-orientable manifolds, one may instead define the weaker notion of a density. Integrating the volume form gives the volume of the manifold according to that form.

In thermodynamics, the volume of a system is an important extensive parameter for describing its thermodynamic state. The specific volume, an intensive property, is the system's volume per unit of mass. Volume is a function of state and is interdependent with other thermodynamic properties such as pressure and temperature. For example, volume is related to the pressure and temperature of an ideal gas by the ideal gas law.

Reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume

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Radius of one of a conical frustum's circular planes, given the other's radius, the volume, and the angle?

I'm trying to find the radius of the larger of the two circular planes of a frustum of a right circular cone. I know the volume of the frustum, the radius of the smaller circle, and the angle between the sides and vertical. What's the formula to…
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How can I get the volumetric center of an icon mathematically?

I asked this question on Graphic Design SE about the name for a technique I use to fix the centering of problematic icons. For example: Based on width and height of the icon, the play button is technically centered within its container, however…
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cone that holds 2 ounces

if cutting a central cross section of a cone yields an angle of 22 degrees at its point, what does the height have to be to hold 2 ounces or 3.6 cubic inches of water? I believe the answer should be done by solving for the integral of the circle…
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Calculate the volume of mass in a burial mound

I am trying to calculate the volume of some burial mounds, but I am embarrassingly poor at math. The shape of an ideal burial mound is most similar to a hemisphere. I have read other people's work and they use this formula, but I can't really get it…
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Weight on a specific point

I have a weight of 27tonnes and it has 6 points of contact with the ground. The weight is not evenly distributed, so how do I work out how much weight is on each of the 6 points? I know where the 6 points are and I know how the weight is distributed…
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n-dimensional volume. Need some help.

For a>0 we define $\sum_n(a):=\big\{(x_1,...,x_n)\in R^n|x_1\geq 0,...,x_n\geq 0, \sum_{k=1}^nx_k\leq a\big\}$ 1.1.: Show that the n-dimensional volume $v_n(\sum_n(a))=\frac{a^n}{n!}$ 1.2.: Compute the volume of an object K $\in R^3$, which is…
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volume of sub blocks?

I am trying to determine the volume of a series of cubes (with nodes of known xyz) that are intersected by a solid. The solid intersecting is a cuboid. I have looked into the marching cubes algorithm but that appears to require the nodes to be…
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Volumes of solids by rotating

Problem is, given the following functions and conditions: $y = x^9 +x^3 +2$, $y = \cos(x)$, $x = 1$ and $x = 2$ Rotated around $x = 4$. I know how to do the problem, but the only part I'm really struggling with is the outer and inner radius. How…
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Calculating the volume of a cone given the surface and $s$

I've been struggling with this for so long and I never got a chance to ask my teacher how to solve it. If the surface of the cone is $360\pi$ and $s = 26 \text{cm}$, calculate the volume of that cone.I found the solution but there is no explanation,…
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Amount of spheres in a particular volume (Kepler Problem)

Sorry to ask, but I want to double check my math, and seeing in how I just learned a few things I do not trust my math(yet). I have an area I want to fill with 3mm size spheres. The cubic volume of one of these spheres is 14.13 (v=4/3*3.14*r^3) That…
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Why isn't the ratio of volumes of a cone and the smallest cylinder that contains it $1:2$?

The ratio of the areas of the triangle and rectangle below is $1:2$. So why isn't the ratio of volumes of a cone and the smallest cylinder that contains it $1:2$? If each "slice" has a $1:2$ ratio then shouldn't the volumes have a $1:2$ ratio as…
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Volume of pyramid where we know the sides

A triangular pyramid has five sides of length $2$, and another side of length $\sqrt6$. What is the volume of the pyramid?
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Volume of Solid, AB Calc

The base of a solid is the region bounded by the graph of y= (x^2) and the line y=1. Each cross section perpendicular to the y axis is a square. What is the volume of the solid? How do we know which way to slice? Do i have to get the answer and…
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Volume of a cross section

Q: A volume sits above the ellipse in the xy-plane $\frac{x^2}{4} + y^2 = 1$ Each x cross section is a square, with side touching the top and bottom of the ellipse. What is the volume? Thanks guys.
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Finding cross sectional volume

Can someone please help me solve this problem? Q: A volume is above the area bounded by the curves $y = x^2$ and $y = 1$ in the $xy$-plane. Each $x$ cross section is a rectangle with base touching the ends of the curves and height twice the…