S staceyrho Junior Member Joined Jan 12, 2007 Messages 76 Jan 19, 2007 #1 I'm having trouble working this problem. The question is: Find the surface area of the planet Saturn, if the radius is 5.85 × 10^6. Give your answer in units of ft^2. Also, the surface area of a sphere is given by 4pir^2. Thanks!
I'm having trouble working this problem. The question is: Find the surface area of the planet Saturn, if the radius is 5.85 × 10^6. Give your answer in units of ft^2. Also, the surface area of a sphere is given by 4pir^2. Thanks!
stapel Super Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 4, 2004 Messages 16,550 Jan 19, 2007 #2 So plug the radius into the formula. Eliz.
