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6. Surface Areas and Volumes of Spheres
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Exercise 10 Page 852

The surface area of a sphere is four times the product of π and the square of the radius.

50.3ft^2

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Consider the given sphere.

The surface area of a sphere is four times the product of π and the square of the radius. S=4π r^2 We are given that radius of the circle measures 2 feet. We can substitute 2 for r in the above formula and simplify the right-hand side.
S=4π r^2
S=4π ( 2)^2
Simplify right-hand side
S=4π (4)
S=4(4)π
S=16π
S=50.26...
S≈ 50.3
The surface area of the given sphere to the nearest tenth is 50.3ft^2.