The surface area of an exercise ball is 13,266.5 cm2

. Using 3.14 as the value of pi, what is the diameter of the exercise ball?(1 point)
Responses

28.8 cm
28.8 cm

32.5 cm
32.5 cm

36.7 cm
36.7 cm

65 cm

1 answer

To find the diameter of the exercise ball given its surface area, we can use the formula for the surface area of a sphere:

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

Where:

  • \( A \) is the surface area,
  • \( r \) is the radius,
  • \( \pi \) is approximately 3.14.

Given that the surface area \( A = 13,266.5 , \text{cm}^2 \), we can rearrange the formula to solve for the radius \( r \):

\[ r^2 = \frac{A}{4\pi} \]

Substituting the values we have:

\[ r^2 = \frac{13,266.5}{4 \times 3.14} \]

Calculating the denominator:

\[ 4 \times 3.14 = 12.56 \]

Now substituting that back into the equation for \( r^2 \):

\[ r^2 = \frac{13,266.5}{12.56} \approx 1056.65 \]

Now taking the square root to find \( r \):

\[ r \approx \sqrt{1056.65} \approx 32.5 , \text{cm} \]

The diameter \( d \) is twice the radius:

\[ d = 2r \approx 2 \times 32.5 \approx 65 , \text{cm} \]

Thus, the diameter of the exercise ball is:

65 cm