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find the surface area of the sphere (6mm)

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To find the surface area of a sphere, you can use the formula:

\[
A = 4\pi r^2
\]

where \( A \) is the surface area and \( r \) is the radius of the sphere.

Given the diameter of the sphere is 6 mm, the radius \( r \) is half of the diameter:

\[
r = \frac{diameter}{2} = \frac{6 \, \text{mm}}{2} = 3 \, \text{mm}
\]

Now we can substitute the radius into the surface area formula:

\[
A = 4\pi (3 \, \text{mm})^2
\]

Calculating this:

\[
A = 4\pi (9 \, \text{mm}^2) = 36\pi \, \text{mm}^2
\]

Now, if you want to approximate the value using \( \pi \approx 3.14 \):

\[
A \approx 36 \times 3.14 \, \text{mm}^2 \approx 113.04 \, \text{mm}^2
\]

Therefore, the surface area of the sphere is:

\[
A \approx 36\pi \, \text{mm}^2 \quad \text{or} \quad A \approx 113.04 \, \text{mm}^2
\]

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