SOLUTION: a cube is inscribed in a sphere . if the surface area of the cube is 60 cm sq. ,find the surface area of the sphere

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Question 778561: a cube is inscribed in a sphere . if the surface area of the cube is 60 cm sq. ,find the surface area of the sphere
Answer by psbhowmick(878) About Me  (Show Source):
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Each face of the cube has surface area of 10 cm sq.
There is a difference between cm sq and sq cm.
Using that find the radius of the circle in which a square of the side same as the cube is inscribed.
Use that radius to calculate the surface area of the sphere.