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Surface Area and Volume of A Sphere
Surface Area and Volume of A Sphere
A surface = πd 2
π
V sphere = 6
d
3
Example 1:
The diameter of a sphere is 13.5m. Find its surface area and volume.
Solution:
π
A surface = πd
2 V sphere = 6
d3
π
A surface 2 V sphere ( 13 .5 m )3
= π ( 13. 5m) = 6
Example 2:
The Earth is approximately a sphere of radius 6.37 × 10 6 m. What are its surface
area and volume?
Solution:
4
A surface = 4 πr
2 V sphere = 3
πr 3
2
A surface = 4 π ( 6. 37×10 m )
6 V sphere =
4 6 3
3
π ( 6 . 37×10 m )
A surface 13 2
= 4 π ( 4 .1×10 m )
V sphere =
4
3
π ( 2 . 6×1020 m 3 )
Solution:
1
Here, diameter of leaden ball = 4 cm = d1
π π
d d
V leaden ball = 6 1
3
V metal ball = 6 2
3
π 1 π
= (
6 4
cm)3 = 6
(3 cm)3
= 0 .0082cm 3 = 14 .1372cm 3
3
14 . 1372cm
Number of leadenballs
= 0. 0082 cm3
= 1724 .05
Example 4:
Solution:
The area of a hemisphere is half the area of a sphere. Thus,
π
A surface = 2
d2
π
A surface = 2
(30m )2
A surface = 1413.72m2
Example 5:
A lead bar of length 12cm, width 6cm, and thickness 3cm is melted down and
made in four equal spherical bullets. Find the radius of each bullet.
Solution:
= 216 cm3
3
216 cm
Volume of each spherical bullet = 4
= 54 cm3
V sphere = 4
3
πr 3
Deriving from , the formula to find the
3(V Sphere )
4π
3(54 cm3 )
= √
3
4π
= 2.34 cm
1. 2.
6 cm 1.8 m
3. 4.
19 ft 0.42 dm
5. 6.
22 in. 11.3 mm
in.
7. The volume of a sphere is 1000 mm3. Find its radius and surface area.
8. The surface area of a sphere is 500 cm2. Find its diameter and volume.
9. The surface area of a sphere is 256 dm2. Find its radius and volume.
10. The volume of a sphere is 124 km3. Find its diameter and surface area.
Answers:
4
1.
A surface = 4 πr
2 V sphere = 3
πr 3
4
A surface = 4 π ( 6cm )
2 V sphere = 3
π ( 6 cm )3
4
A surface = 4 πr
2 V sphere = 3
πr 3
2.
4
A surface = 4 π ( 1.8m )
2 V sphere = 3
π ( 1 .8 m )3
A surface 2
= 4 π ( 3.24 m )
V sphere =
4
3
π ( 5 . 832 m3 )
4
A surface = 4 πr
2 V sphere = 3
πr 3
3.
4
A surface = 4 π ( 19ft )
2 V sphere = 3
π ( 19 ft )3
A surface 2
= 4 π ( 361 ft )
V sphere =
4
3
π ( 6859 ft 3 )
A surface 2 V sphere 3
= 4536.46 ft = 28730 .91 ft
π
A surface = πd
2 V sphere = 6
d3
4.
π
A surface 2 V sphere ( 0 . 42 dm )3
= π ( 0 .42 dm ) = 6
A surface = 0.55dm
2 V sphere = 0.04dm
3
π
A surface = πd
2 V sphere = 6
d3
5.
π
A surface 2 V sphere ( 22 in. )3
= π ( 22in. ) = 6
A surface = 1520.53in.
2 V sphere = 5575.28 in.
3
π
A surface = πd
2 V sphere = 6
d3
6.
π
A surface 2 V sphere ( 11. 3 mm )3
= π ( 11.3 mm ) = 6
A surface = 401.15 mm
2 V sphere = 755 .5 mm
3
4
V sphere = 3
πr 3
7.
3(V Sphere )
r=
√
3
4π A surface = 4 πr
2
3(1000 mm3 )
r=
√
3
4π A surface = 4 π ( 6 .2mm )
2
r=6 . 2 mm A surface 2
= 4 π ( 38. 44 mm )
A surface = 483 . 05 mm
2
A surface = πd
2
8.
A surface
d=
√ π V sphere =
π
6
d
3
500 cm2
d=
√
π V sphere =
π
6
( 12 .62 cm )3
A surface = 4 πr
2
9.
A surface
r=
√ 4π V sphere =
4
3
πr 3
256 dm 2
r=
√
4π V sphere =
4
3
π ( 4 .51 dm )3
π
V sphere = 6
d3
10.
6(V sphere )
d=
√
3
π A surface = πd
2
6(124 km 3 )
d=
√
3
π A surface = π ( 6. 19km )
2