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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The volume of a sphere is 3,000 m.3. What is the surface area of the sphere to the nearest square meter? Select one: a. 2,158 m2 b. 37,699 m2 c. 165 m2 d. 1,018 m2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@haleyelizabeth2017 ; i thought this was A, bit it wasnt...

OpenStudy (gorv):

volume = \[\frac{ 4 }{ 3 }\pi*r^3\]

OpenStudy (gorv):

find r from here

OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

what is the sa formula again?

OpenStudy (gorv):

\[3000=\frac{ 4 }{ 3}*\pi*r^3\]

OpenStudy (gorv):

divide both side by \[\frac{ 4 }{ 3 }*\pi\]

OpenStudy (here_to_help15):

answer is 2158 how to do it below formula is V=4/3*(pi*R^3) so if v=3000 pi then the Pi on both sides cancels out so then 3000=4/3*r^3 multiply by reciprocal of 4/3 and get 2250=r^3 solve for radius (r) 13.103707=r now plug it in to the surface area formula which is sa=4*pi*r^2 sa=4*pi*171.707137 sa=pi*686.828548 sa= 2157.73552 round that up to 2158 for your answer of 2158 m^2

OpenStudy (here_to_help15):

this is what i got correct for this question

OpenStudy (here_to_help15):

i took this

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[4 \div 3\times \pi \times r \]

OpenStudy (here_to_help15):

this is geometry correct?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*r^3

OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

thats volume...not sa....:/

OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

isn't it like \(4\pi r^2\)?

OpenStudy (here_to_help15):

huh?

OpenStudy (gorv):

\[\frac{ 3000 }{ \frac{ 4 \pi}{ 3 } }=\frac{ (4/3)\pi*r^3 }{ (4/3)\pi }\]

OpenStudy (gorv):

first we need r value

OpenStudy (here_to_help15):

_-_

OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

\(SA=4\pi r^2\) right??? I took geo last year so I need to refresh my memoery of the formulas.....

OpenStudy (gorv):

yeah ...so what will be its value ??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im confused to be honest...

OpenStudy (gorv):

do u have radius ??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no i dont...

OpenStudy (gorv):

first u need radius to find surface area

OpenStudy (gorv):

we have volume so we will calculate it from volume

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how would i find the radius?

OpenStudy (gorv):

volume = (4/3)pi*r^3

OpenStudy (gorv):

3000=(4/3)*pi*r^3

OpenStudy (gorv):

right ??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (gorv):

divide both side by (4/3)pi

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so would it be 3000/ 4.18?...

OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

3000/4/3=3000*3/4 so try it that way....dividing a fraction is like multiplying the reciprocal

OpenStudy (here_to_help15):

did i even help at all :/?

OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

one second....would you like me to show you that step?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2250

OpenStudy (aum):

Can you double-check the first line in the question? The volume of a sphere is 3,000 or 3000\(\pi\) ? Because with 3000, none of the answer choices match.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

volume of a sphere is 3,000 m.3

OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

because we need to solve for sa....

OpenStudy (here_to_help15):

oh okay then ;/

OpenStudy (gorv):

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OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

so it will be \(716.20=r^3\) so we need to cube root......

OpenStudy (gorv):

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OpenStudy (gorv):

yeah we need to cube root to find r

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im getting 785

OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

can you find that @boricua5? It is close to 9, but not quite....for r

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im SO confused!...

OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

the answer for the sa isn't a choice...it's close. r=8.95 about

OpenStudy (aum):

If you round off 'r' to zero decimal places then you will get one of the answer choices. But if you don't round off the answer is off by about 12.

OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

thats what happened to mine :( its 12 about more than one of the choices

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it D?

OpenStudy (haleyelizabeth2017):

yup!

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