7 Areas and Volumes (III)
Lesson
Surface Areas of Spheres
Worksheet 7.4B
Name: _________________________ Class: ___________
Objectives: 1. Learn the formula for the surface area of a sphere.
2. Learn how to solve problems related to surface areas of spheres.
Key Points
If r denotes the radius of a sphere, then
surface area of a sphere = 4p r 2
Example 1 (Level 1) Let’s Try 1.1
Find the surface area of a sphere with diameter Find the surface area of a sphere with diameter
22 cm. (Give your answer in terms of π.) 20 cm. (Give your answer in terms of π.)
Solution Solution
Let’s Try 1.2
Find the total surface area of a solid hemisphere of radius 26 cm. (Give your answer in terms of π.)
Solution
Total surface area of a solid hemisphere
also includes the area of the flat surface.
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Example 2 (Level 1) Let’s Try 2
The figure shows a solid made 3 cm The figure shows a solid
up of a hemisphere and a right which consists of a right 29 cm
circular cylinder of base radius 15 cm circular cone of base radius
20 cm
3 cm and height 15 cm. Find the 20 cm and slant height
total surface area of the solid in 29 cm, and a hemisphere of
terms of π. radius 20 cm. Find the total
Solution surface area of the solid in terms of π.
Solution
For a right circular cylinder with base radius r
and height h,
curved surface area of the cylinder = 2πrh For a right circular cone with base radius r and
slant height !,
curved surface area of the cone = πr!
Example 3 (Level 1) Let’s Try 3
The radius of a solid hemisphere is r cm. Its The radius of a solid hemisphere is r cm. Its total
total surface area is 300 cm2. Find the value of surface area is 75π cm2. Find the value of r.
r correct to 3 significant figures. Solution
Solution
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Example 4 (Level 2) Let’s Try 4
The figure shows a hemispherical vessel with The figure shows a hemispherical chocolate
uniform thickness 1.5 cm. The outer curved mould with uniform thickness 2 cm. The outer
surface area of the vessel is 364.5π cm2. curved surface area of the mould is 200π cm2.
(a) Find the inner radius of the vessel. (a) Find the inner radius of the mould.
(b) Find the total surface area of the vessel in (b) Find the total surface area of the mould in
terms of π. terms of π.
Solution Solution
(a) (a)
(b) (b)
Total outer curved inner curved area of the ring
surface area = surface area + surface area + (flat surface)
of the vessel
Let’s try the Consolidation Corner on page 7.49 of
the textbook.
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