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A golf ball has a diameter of 4.1cm and the surface has 150 dimples of radius 2mm calculate the total surface area which is exposed to the surroundings. Assume the dimples are hemispherical

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We have
Diametre of golf ball= 4.1cm
radius of each dimplets= 2mm
surface area of the ball =4πr
2
=4π×(
2
4.1

)
2
cm
2
=16.81cm
2


In case of each dimplets, surface area equal to πr
2
(r is the radius of each dimple) is removed from the surface of the ball where as the surface area of hemisphere i.e 2πr
2
is exposed to the surroundings

Total surface area exposed to the surroundings = surface area of the ball

−150πr
2
+150×2πr
2
=16.81π+150πr
2


=






16.81π+150π×(
10
2

)
2







cm
2
=22.81×
7
22

cm
2
=71.68cm
2
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