A sphere has a diameter of 4ft . what is its surface area ?The surface area of the sphere is _ ft 2(Type an exact answer in terms of pie .)

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Thihara · Answer 1 · 2023-09-29T03:39:37+0000

The formula of the surface area of an sphere is

$SA=4\pi r^2$

where r is the radius

the radius is half of the diameter

r=4/2

r=2 ft

we substitute the values

$SA=4\pi(2)^2=4\cdot\pi\cdot4=16\pi ft^2$

the surface area is 16pi ft^2