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Find the radius of the ball if it has surface area of 60 pi square inches

Find the radius of the ball if it has surface area of 60 pi square inches-example-1
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Step-by-step explanation

We will use the surface area formula for a sphere to find the radius:


\begin{gathered} S=4\pi *r^2 \\ \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} 60\pi=4\pi *r^2 \\ (60\pi)/(4\pi)=r^2 \\ 15=r^2 \\ √(15)=r \end{gathered}

Answer


√(15)\text{ In}

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