A cube box is 20 cm×20 cm×20 cm

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. What is the surface area of the largest size sphere that can fit in this box? Leave your answer in terms of pi.(1 point)
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To find the surface area of the largest sphere that can fit inside a cube box, we first need to determine the radius of the sphere.

Given that the box is a cube with dimensions of 20 cm × 20 cm × 20 cm, the largest sphere that can fit inside will have a diameter equal to the side length of the cube. Therefore, the diameter of the sphere is 20 cm.

The radius \( r \) of the sphere is half of the diameter:

\[ r = \frac{20 , \text{cm}}{2} = 10 , \text{cm} \]

The formula for the surface area \( A \) of a sphere is given by:

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

Substituting the radius into the formula:

\[ A = 4\pi (10 , \text{cm})^2 \] \[ A = 4\pi (100 , \text{cm}^2) \] \[ A = 400\pi , \text{cm}^2 \]

Thus, the surface area of the largest sphere that can fit in the box is:

\[ \boxed{400\pi} , \text{cm}^2 \]