Question

Find the surface area of the sphere. Leave your answer in the terms of pi. The diameter is 8 mm.

8 pi
64 pi
32 pi
16 pi

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The formula for the surface area \( A \) of a sphere is given by:

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

where \( r \) is the radius of the sphere.

First, we need to find the radius. The radius is half of the diameter. Given that the diameter is 8 mm:

\[
r = \frac{diameter}{2} = \frac{8 \, \text{mm}}{2} = 4 \, \text{mm}
\]

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

\[
A = 4\pi (4)^2
\]

Calculating \( (4)^2 \):

\[
(4)^2 = 16
\]

Now substituting back into the surface area formula:

\[
A = 4\pi \cdot 16 = 64\pi
\]

Thus, the surface area of the sphere is:

\[
\boxed{64\pi} \, \text{mm}^2
\]

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