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The area of a sphere is equal to its circumference times its diameter.

There are a variety of ways to work out this formula, most of them involving calculus.

(See the links for the volume of a sphere).

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Can you find the volume of a sphere with a surface area of XXXVI square inches showing your work in detail?

Yes. Second contribution: Surface area of sphere = XXXVI = 36 square inches. When all the working out is done, which the previous contributor has failed to do, the answer is: Volume of the sphere = 20.311 cubic inches correct to three decimal places. This was achieved by rearranging the formula (4*pi*r2) for finding the surface area of the sphere in order to find its radius. The radius was then used in the formula (4/3*pi*r3) for finding the volume of the sphere.


How does surface area work?

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What is the surface area of a sphere with volume of 1200ft3?

Approximately 546.1 ft2. To show work, The volume is 4/3 piR^3 and surface area is 4 pi R^2 Solve for R fromVolume; 1200 = 4/3 pi R^3 R = 6.58 A = 546


What is the surface area of a sphere when its volume is 288pi cubic cm showing work?

To find the surface area of a sphere when its volume is 288π cubic cm, we first need to find the radius of the sphere. The formula for the volume of a sphere is V = (4/3)πr^3, where r is the radius. Given that the volume is 288π, we can solve for r: 288π = (4/3)πr^3. Solving for r, we get r = 6 cm. Next, we can find the surface area of the sphere using the formula A = 4πr^2, where r is the radius. Plugging in the radius of 6 cm, we get A = 4π(6)^2 = 144π square cm. Therefore, the surface area of the sphere is 144π square cm.


Why does length x width work for finding area?

That is the definition of the area of a rectangle. It does not work for any other shape.