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Look at this sphere:

If the radius is doubled, then which of the following statements about its surface area will be true?

Look at this sphere: If the radius is doubled, then which of the following statements-example-1

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In the equation for surface area the radius is squared ( r^2)

If the radius is doubled, the radius would be 2^2 more which equals 4

The surface area would be 4 times the old surface area.

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