A sphere is circumscribed about a cube that has edges of 4 cm. Correct to nearest tenth of a square centimeter, find the approximate surface area for the sphere. Use the calculator value of pi

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mathstudent55 · Answer

Here's a cube.
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mathstudent55 · Answer

What is the diameter of the circumscribed circle?

anonymous · Answer

4

mathstudent55 · Answer

4 cm is the side of the cube. That is not the diameter of the circle. The diameter of the circle is the length of the diagonal of the cube.
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