Question

The radius of a size 5 soccer ball is approximately 11.5 cm. How many square inches of synthetic leather does it

take to cover the soccer ball?

144.5 cm^2
578 cm^2
289 cm^2
1,661.9 cm^2

Answer 1

1661.06 cm²

Explanation:

From the question given above, the following data were obtained:

Radius (r) = 11.5 cm

Size of synthetic leather needed =?

To know how many square centimetres of synthetic leather needed to cover the ball, we shall determine the area of the ball. This can be obtained as follow:

Radius (r) = 11.5 cm

Pi (π) = 3.14

Area of ball =?

The shape of a ball is spherical in nature. Thus, we shall apply the formula for calculating the area of a sphere. This is illustrated below:

A = 4πr²

A = 4 × 3.14 × 11.5²

A = 4× 3.14 × 132.25

A = 1661.06 cm²

Thus, 1661.06 cm² of synthetic leather needed to cover the ball.