SOLUTION: If the surface area of a sphere is 86*pi ft^2, what is its diameter? I get 2*square root of 21.5 ft., but my answer key says the answer is the square root of 86 ft. How did they
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Question 23470: If the surface area of a sphere is 86*pi ft^2, what is its diameter? I get 2*square root of 21.5 ft., but my answer key says the answer is the square root of 86 ft. How did they get that?
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Debby Answer by Earlsdon(6103) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The formula for the surface area of a sphere is: Where D is the diameter of the sphere.
Divide both sides by Take the square root of both sides. ft.
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