Question

The radius of Venus is 3760.4 miles. What is the approximate surface area of Venus, to the nearest whole number? A. 47,255 2004-06-01-05-00_files/i0270000.jpg

Answer 1

Assuming that the planet Venus is a perfect sphere, we can use the formula for the getting the surface area of the sphere to approximate the surface area of Venus.
The formula is:
SA = 4π r^2
SA = 4π (3760.4)^2
SA = 177,696,122.9 square miles