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Old 09-11-2021, 05:11 PM   #410 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead
Any specific 'ratio' between volume and surface area for spheres would only hold for spheres of identical radius.
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Kids Math: Finding the Volume and Surface Area of a Sphere
https://www.ducksters.com/kidsmath/f...f_a_sphere.php
Volume = 4/3 πr 3. = 4 ÷ 3 x 3.14 x 3 x 3 x 3. = 113.04 feet 3. Things to Remember. Surface area of sphere = 4πr 2. Volume of a sphere = 4/3 πr 3. You only need to know the radius to figure both the volume and surface area of a sphere. Answers for surface area problems should always be in square units. Answers for volume problems should ...
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