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Use the formula for the surface area of a sphere to find the surface area of a basketball that has a diameter of 9.2 inches. Use 3.14 pi and round your answer to the nearest hundredth, if necessary

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Surface area of a sphere: A = 4πr^2.

Diameter = 9.2 in → radius r = 9.2/2 = 4.6 in.

Using π ≈ 3.14:
A = 4(3.14)(4.6^2) = 4(3.14)(21.16) = 265.7696 in^2 ≈ 265.77 in^2.

Answer: 265.77 square inches.