How to find the surface area of a sphere - Math
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What is the surface area of a composite figure of a cone and a sphere, both with a radius of 5 cm, if the height of the cone is 12 cm? Consider an ice cream cone as an example of the composite figure, where half of the sphere is above the edge of the cone.
What is the surface area of a composite figure of a cone and a sphere, both with a radius of 5 cm, if the height of the cone is 12 cm? Consider an ice cream cone as an example of the composite figure, where half of the sphere is above the edge of the cone.
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Calculate the slant height height of the cone using the Pythagorean Theorem. The height will be the height of the cone, the base will be the radius, and the hypotenuse will be the slant height.



The surface area of the cone (excluding the base) is given by the formula
. Plug in our values to solve.

The surface area of a sphere is given by
but we only need half of the sphere, so the area of a hemisphere is
.

So the total surface area of the composite figure is
.
Calculate the slant height height of the cone using the Pythagorean Theorem. The height will be the height of the cone, the base will be the radius, and the hypotenuse will be the slant height.
The surface area of the cone (excluding the base) is given by the formula . Plug in our values to solve.
The surface area of a sphere is given by but we only need half of the sphere, so the area of a hemisphere is
.
So the total surface area of the composite figure is .
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What is the surface area of a hemisphere with a diameter of
?
What is the surface area of a hemisphere with a diameter of ?
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A hemisphere is half of a sphere. The surface area is broken into two parts: the spherical part and the circular base.
The surface area of a sphere is given by
.
So the surface area of the spherical part of a hemisphere is
.
The area of the circular base is given by
. The radius to use is half the diameter, or 2 cm.
A hemisphere is half of a sphere. The surface area is broken into two parts: the spherical part and the circular base.
The surface area of a sphere is given by .
So the surface area of the spherical part of a hemisphere is .
The area of the circular base is given by . The radius to use is half the diameter, or 2 cm.
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What is the surface area of a sphere with a radius of 15?
What is the surface area of a sphere with a radius of 15?
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To solve for the surface area of a sphere you must use the equation 
First, plug in 15 for
and square it

Multiply by 4 and
to get
(%5Cpi))
The answer is
.
To solve for the surface area of a sphere you must use the equation
First, plug in 15 for and square it
Multiply by 4 and to get
The answer is .
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What is the surface area of a sphere whise radius is
.
What is the surface area of a sphere whise radius is .
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The surface area of a sphere is found by the formula
using the given radius of
.



The surface area of a sphere is found by the formula using the given radius of
.
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Find the surface area of a sphere whose diameter is
.
Find the surface area of a sphere whose diameter is .
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The surface area of a sphere is found by the formula
. We need to first convert the given diameter of
to the sphere's radius.



Now, we can solve for surface area.



The surface area of a sphere is found by the formula . We need to first convert the given diameter of
to the sphere's radius.
Now, we can solve for surface area.
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What is the surface area of a sphere with a radius of
?
What is the surface area of a sphere with a radius of ?
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To solve for the surface area of a sphere you must remember the formula: 
First, plug the radius into the equation for
:

Since
, the surface area is
.
The answer is therefore
.
To solve for the surface area of a sphere you must remember the formula:
First, plug the radius into the equation for :
Since , the surface area is
.
The answer is therefore .
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To the nearest tenth of a square centimeter, give the surface area of a sphere with volume 1,000 cubic centimeters.
To the nearest tenth of a square centimeter, give the surface area of a sphere with volume 1,000 cubic centimeters.
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The volume of a sphere in terms of its radius
is

Substitute
and solve for
:




![r=\sqrt[3]{ \frac{3,000}{4\pi }} \approx 6.20 \textrm{ cm }](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/100061/gif.latex)
Substitute for
in the formula for the surface area of a sphere:

The volume of a sphere in terms of its radius is
Substitute and solve for
:
Substitute for in the formula for the surface area of a sphere:
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Find the surface area of a sphere with a radius of
.
Find the surface area of a sphere with a radius of .
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The standard equation to find the area of a sphere is
.
Substitute the given radius into the standard equation to get the answer:

The standard equation to find the area of a sphere is .
Substitute the given radius into the standard equation to get the answer:
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Given that the radius of a sphere is 3, find the surface area.
Given that the radius of a sphere is 3, find the surface area.
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The standard equation to find the area of a sphere is

where
denotes the radius. Plug in the given radius to find the surface area.

The standard equation to find the area of a sphere is
where denotes the radius. Plug in the given radius to find the surface area.
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Find the surface area of the following sphere.

Find the surface area of the following sphere.

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The formula for the surface area of a sphere is:

where
is the radius of the sphere.
Plugging in our values, we get:


The formula for the surface area of a sphere is:
where is the radius of the sphere.
Plugging in our values, we get:
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Find the surface area of the following sphere.

Find the surface area of the following sphere.

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The formula for the surface area of a sphere is:

Where
is the radius of the sphere
Plugging in our values, we get:


The formula for the surface area of a sphere is:
Where is the radius of the sphere
Plugging in our values, we get:
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What is the surface area of a composite figure of a cone and a sphere, both with a radius of 5 cm, if the height of the cone is 12 cm? Consider an ice cream cone as an example of the composite figure, where half of the sphere is above the edge of the cone.
What is the surface area of a composite figure of a cone and a sphere, both with a radius of 5 cm, if the height of the cone is 12 cm? Consider an ice cream cone as an example of the composite figure, where half of the sphere is above the edge of the cone.
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Calculate the slant height height of the cone using the Pythagorean Theorem. The height will be the height of the cone, the base will be the radius, and the hypotenuse will be the slant height.



The surface area of the cone (excluding the base) is given by the formula
. Plug in our values to solve.

The surface area of a sphere is given by
but we only need half of the sphere, so the area of a hemisphere is
.

So the total surface area of the composite figure is
.
Calculate the slant height height of the cone using the Pythagorean Theorem. The height will be the height of the cone, the base will be the radius, and the hypotenuse will be the slant height.
The surface area of the cone (excluding the base) is given by the formula . Plug in our values to solve.
The surface area of a sphere is given by but we only need half of the sphere, so the area of a hemisphere is
.
So the total surface area of the composite figure is .
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What is the surface area of a hemisphere with a diameter of
?
What is the surface area of a hemisphere with a diameter of ?
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A hemisphere is half of a sphere. The surface area is broken into two parts: the spherical part and the circular base.
The surface area of a sphere is given by
.
So the surface area of the spherical part of a hemisphere is
.
The area of the circular base is given by
. The radius to use is half the diameter, or 2 cm.
A hemisphere is half of a sphere. The surface area is broken into two parts: the spherical part and the circular base.
The surface area of a sphere is given by .
So the surface area of the spherical part of a hemisphere is .
The area of the circular base is given by . The radius to use is half the diameter, or 2 cm.
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What is the surface area of a sphere with a radius of 15?
What is the surface area of a sphere with a radius of 15?
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To solve for the surface area of a sphere you must use the equation 
First, plug in 15 for
and square it

Multiply by 4 and
to get
(%5Cpi))
The answer is
.
To solve for the surface area of a sphere you must use the equation
First, plug in 15 for and square it
Multiply by 4 and to get
The answer is .
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What is the surface area of a sphere whise radius is
.
What is the surface area of a sphere whise radius is .
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The surface area of a sphere is found by the formula
using the given radius of
.



The surface area of a sphere is found by the formula using the given radius of
.
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Find the surface area of a sphere whose diameter is
.
Find the surface area of a sphere whose diameter is .
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The surface area of a sphere is found by the formula
. We need to first convert the given diameter of
to the sphere's radius.



Now, we can solve for surface area.



The surface area of a sphere is found by the formula . We need to first convert the given diameter of
to the sphere's radius.
Now, we can solve for surface area.
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What is the surface area of a sphere with a radius of
?
What is the surface area of a sphere with a radius of ?
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To solve for the surface area of a sphere you must remember the formula: 
First, plug the radius into the equation for
:

Since
, the surface area is
.
The answer is therefore
.
To solve for the surface area of a sphere you must remember the formula:
First, plug the radius into the equation for :
Since , the surface area is
.
The answer is therefore .
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To the nearest tenth of a square centimeter, give the surface area of a sphere with volume 1,000 cubic centimeters.
To the nearest tenth of a square centimeter, give the surface area of a sphere with volume 1,000 cubic centimeters.
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The volume of a sphere in terms of its radius
is

Substitute
and solve for
:




![r=\sqrt[3]{ \frac{3,000}{4\pi }} \approx 6.20 \textrm{ cm }](https://vt-vtwa-assets.varsitytutors.com/vt-vtwa/uploads/formula_image/image/100061/gif.latex)
Substitute for
in the formula for the surface area of a sphere:

The volume of a sphere in terms of its radius is
Substitute and solve for
:
Substitute for in the formula for the surface area of a sphere:
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Find the surface area of a sphere with a radius of
.
Find the surface area of a sphere with a radius of .
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The standard equation to find the area of a sphere is
.
Substitute the given radius into the standard equation to get the answer:

The standard equation to find the area of a sphere is .
Substitute the given radius into the standard equation to get the answer:
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Given that the radius of a sphere is 3, find the surface area.
Given that the radius of a sphere is 3, find the surface area.
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The standard equation to find the area of a sphere is

where
denotes the radius. Plug in the given radius to find the surface area.

The standard equation to find the area of a sphere is
where denotes the radius. Plug in the given radius to find the surface area.
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