Here are the answers to each of your questions:
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What is the length of the radius of a sphere with a diameter of 12 cm?
- The radius is half of the diameter.
- Radius = Diameter / 2 = 12 cm / 2 = 6 cm
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Find the surface area of a sphere with a diameter of 40 inches. Leave your answer in terms of pi.
- The formula for the surface area of a sphere is \( S = 4\pi r^2 \).
- First, find the radius: \( r = \text{Diameter} / 2 = 40 \text{ in} / 2 = 20 \text{ in} \).
- Surface area \( S = 4\pi (20 \text{ in})^2 = 4\pi (400) = 1600\pi \).
- The surface area is 1600π in².
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Find the surface area of a sphere with a radius of 3.6 ft. Use 3.14 for pi. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth, if necessary.
- Using the formula \( S = 4\pi r^2 \):
- Surface area \( S = 4 \cdot 3.14 \cdot (3.6 \text{ ft})^2 = 4 \cdot 3.14 \cdot 12.96 \).
- Calculating that: \( 4 \cdot 3.14 = 12.56 \).
- Then \( 12.56 \cdot 12.96 \approx 162.74 \) ft².
- The surface area is 162.74 ft².
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What is the surface area of the largest size sphere that can fit in a box measuring 20 cm × 20 cm × 20 cm? Leave your answer in terms of pi.
- The largest sphere that can fit inside the cube will have a diameter equal to the side length of the cube.
- Diameter = 20 cm ⇒ Radius = 10 cm.
- Using \( S = 4\pi r^2 \):
- Surface area \( S = 4\pi (10 \text{ cm})^2 = 4\pi (100) = 400\pi \).
- The surface area is 400π cm².
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What is the surface area of the largest size sphere that could fit in a box measuring 12 in. × 14 in. × 18 in.? Leave your answer in terms of pi.
- The largest sphere that can fit in the rectangular box will have a diameter equal to the smallest dimension of the box.
- The smallest dimension is 12 in. ⇒ Radius = 6 in.
- Using the formula \( S = 4\pi r^2 \):
- Surface area \( S = 4\pi (6 \text{ in})^2 = 4\pi (36) = 144\pi \).
- The surface area is 144π in².
Here is a summary of the answers:
- 6 cm
- 1600π in²
- 162.74 ft²
- 400π cm²
- 144π in²