Stage 28 · Solid Geometry & Views

28.3.5 Surface Area of a Sphere

28.3 Unfolding Surfaces and Surface Area

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28.3.5 Surface Area of a Sphere

Core idea

Like orange peel wrapping the ball, remember S = 4πr², exactly the area of four great circles.

Module goal. Use nets to flatten a solid's surface into a plane figure, turning surface-area problems into the flat-area calculations you already know.
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