SOLUTION: The surface of a sphere is 86 pie ft^2? what is the diameter of the sphere?

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: The surface of a sphere is 86 pie ft^2? what is the diameter of the sphere? This question is from textbook An Incremental Development

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The surface of a sphere is 86 pie ft^2? what is the diameter of the sphere?
The formula for the surface area of a sphere is
ft^2





Diameter = 2*radius

d=9.2736 ft
:
You can substitute r=d/2 into the formula and reduce your formula:




substitute into the formula and solve for d.





ft
That's as pretty as I can make it. If you put that in your calculator, you'll see it's the same answer.
Happy Calculating

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