Question
The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 7 cm to 14 cm as air is being pumped into it. Find the ratio of surface areas of the balloon in the two cases.
Solution
Case I. r = 7 cm
∴ Surface area = 4r2
Case II. r = 14 cm
∴ Surface area = 4πr2
= 2464 cm2
∴ Ratio of surface areas of the balloon = 616 : 2464