Find an equation for k with only real coefficients

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The volume of gas a balloon can hold varies directly as the cube of its radius. imagine a balloon with a radius of 3 inches can hold 81 cubic inches of gas. how many cubic inches of gas must be released to reduce the radius down to 2 inches?

A3-dimensional figure has a square base and 4 lateral faces that meet at a point. explain the difference between the cross sections when a slice is made perpendicular to the base through the vertex, and when a slice is made perpendicular to the base and not through the vertex