SOLUTION: What is the ratio of the area of a great circle of a sphere to the total surface area of the sphere
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Question 573874: What is the ratio of the area of a great circle of a sphere to the total surface area of the sphere
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A great circle of a sphere and the sphere have the same radius (that's what makes it a great circle). The area of a circle of radius 
is 
. The surface area of a sphere of radius is 
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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