document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204897>Question 204897</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What happens to the surface area of a sphere when the radius is halved? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 4*pi*r^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(r/2)^2 = r/4, so the Area is 1/4.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To put it more generally, the Area is proportional to the square of the radius.  A change in the radius causes the Area to change by the square of the ratio. </SPAN>\n" );
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