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Spherical Cap Volume

Volume of a slice cut from a sphere.

Formula

V=πh23(3R−h)V = \frac{\pi h^2}{3}(3R - h)

Variables

RSphere radius
hCap height

Example

A dome shape

Did You Know?

The spherical cap formula lets you compute the volume of liquid in a tilted round tank or a dome's interior.

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