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Surface Area of a Sphere
A sphere's surface area is exactly four times the area of a circle with the same radius.
Four Times a Circle
Example 1 — surface area of a sphere
Find the surface area of a sphere with radius . Use π ≈ .
- Square the radius:
- Multiply by π:
- Multiply by :
Answer:
Example 2 — a larger sphere
Find the surface area of a sphere with radius . Use π ≈ .
- Square the radius:
- Multiply by π:
- Multiply by :
Answer:
Practice
Find the surface area of a sphere with radius . Use π ≈ .
Your answer
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