Surface Area of a Sphere

Objectives

Learn and apply the formula for the volume of a sphere.

Learn and apply the formula for the surface area of a sphere.

Examples:
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2.
 Volume of a Sphere and a Hemisphere
Vocabulary

sphere hemisphere great circle

center of a sphere radius of a sphere

A sphere is the locus of points in space that are a fixed distance from a given point called the
center of a sphere. A radius of a sphere connects the center of the sphere to any point on the
sphere. A hemisphere is half of a sphere. A great circle divides a sphere into two hemispheres.

Volume of a Hemisphere is
one-half of the volume of a
sphere:

Simplify equation:

Surface Area of a Hemisphere:

SA = Flat side + Lateral Area (half of the SA of a sphere)
SA = +
 Volume of a Sphere and a Hemisphere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_BEpekImQg

The first figure shows a hemisphere. The second figure shows a cylinder with a cone removed from its
interior. The cross sections have the same area at every level, so the volumes are equal by Cavalieris
Principle.

The height of the hemisphere is equal to the radius.

V(hemisphere) = V(cylinder) V(cone)

V(hemisphere) = V(cylinder) V(cone)

The volume of a sphere with radius r is twice the volume of

the hemisphere, or:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNutS8eIhEs
 Surface Area of a Sphere
Example 1: The sun approximates a sphere Example 3: Find the volume of the hemi-
with diameter 870 000 mi. What is the sphere.
approximate volume of the sun?

Example 2: Find the diameter of a sphere

with volume 36 000 .

Example 4: A sporting goods store sells

exercise balls in two sizes, standard (22-in.
diameter) and jumbo (34-in. diameter).
How many times as great is the volume of a
jumbo ball as the volume of a standard ball?

Assignment:
1. Find the volume of the sphere:

2. If the diameter of a hemi-sphere shaped snow globe is 18 cm, how much glass is needed for
the dome, and how much plastic is needed for the base? What is the volume?

3. Find the radius of a sphere with volume 2304 ft3.

4. A hummingbird eyeball has a diameter of approx. 0.6 cm. The human eye is approx. 24 mm.
How many times as great is the volume of a human eyeball as the volume of a hummingbird
eyeball?
5. A stadium has a roof that approximates a hemisphere with circumference 2500 ft. Determine
the surface area of the roof to the nearest square foot.