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The surface area of a sphere is 38 Pi inches squared. What is the radius of the sphere

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The surface area of a sphere can be calculated using this formula:


SA=4\pi r^2

Where "r" is the radius of the sphere.

In this case, knowing that:


SA=38\pi\text{ }in^2

You can substitute this value into the formula and solve for the radius "r". Then, you get:


\begin{gathered} 38\pi\text{ }in^2=4\pi r^2 \\ \\ \frac{38\pi\text{ }in^2}{4\pi}=r^2 \\ \\ \sqrt[]{\frac{38\pi\text{ }in^2}{4\pi}}=r \end{gathered}
r\approx3.08\text{ }in

Therefore, the answer is:


r\approx3.08\text{ }in

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