Final answer:
The surface area of a sphere, given that its volume is 28/3 times its surface area, is found to be 196 π square units.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student is asking for the surface area of a sphere given that its volume is 28/3 times its surface area. We use the formulas for the volume and surface area of a sphere:
Volume of a sphere: V = 4/3 π r^3
Surface area of a sphere: A = 4 π r^2
According to the given information, V = (28/3)A. We can substitute the formulas for V and A into this equation to get:
(4/3 π r^3) = (28/3)(4 π r^2)
Cancelling out the common terms and solving for r gives us:
r = 7
Now, plug the value of r back into the formula for surface area:
A = 4 π r^2
A = 4 π (7)^2
A = 4 π 49
A = 196 π
So, the surface area of the sphere is 196 π square units.