Surface area and volume of the sphere

The sphere is obtained from the complete rotation of a semicircle about its diameter. Its formulas depend only on the radius $R$.

Property — Sphere

$V = \tfrac{4}{3}\pi R^3, \qquad S = 4\pi R^2.$

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Topics: Synthetic geometry of space
Concepts: Sphere · Solids of revolution · Surface area · Volume
Skills: Using formulas