Measurement

Spherical Segment of Two Bases

The portion of a sphere between two parallel planes that cut the sphere.

Formula

To determine the volume V of a spherical segment of height h between two circular sections of radii R1 and R2, the following formula may be used :

[latex]V=\dfrac{πh(3R_1^2\space+\space3R_2^2\space +\space h^2)}{6}[/latex]

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