A sphere is inscribed in a cube of edge . What volume of the cube lies outside the sphere?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D.

  1. Step 1: The sphere touches all faces, so its radius is half the edge: . Step 2. ; the cube has volume . **Answer: . Why not the others:** the others use a wrong volume formula or the wrong radius.

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