The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 7cm to 14cm as air is being pumped into it. Find the ratio of surface areas of the balloon in the two cases. -Maths 9th
Let r1 and r2 be the radii of spherical balloon and spherical balloon when air is pumped into it respectively. So r1 = 7cm r2 = 14 cm Now, Required ratio = (initial surface area)/(Surface area after pumping air into balloon) = 4r12/4r22 = (r1/r2)2 = (7/14)2 = (1/2)2 = ¼ Therefore, the ratio between the surface areas is 1:4.