Question

The circumference of a standard baseball is about 9in. About how many square inches of horsehide are required to cover 100 balls?

Answer 1

This is the concept of area of solid materials, we are required to calculate the total area of horsehide that is required to cover 100 balls with each having a circumference of 9 in.
The area of hide required will be given by:
area=(area of each ball)*(total number of balls)
area of each ball is given by:
SA=4πr^2
given that the circumference is 9in, we are required to find the radius of the ball
Circumference, c=2πr
thus;
9=2πr
r=9/(2π)
r=1.4 in
Therefore the surface area will be:
SA=4π*1.4^2=24.6 in^2
Therefore the area of horsehide required to cover 100 balls will be:
Area=24.6*100=2,460 in^2.