A sphere is a round, three-dimensional shape.
All points on the edge of the sphere are at the same distance from the center.
The distance from the center is called the radius of the sphere. A real-world sphere is called a globe if it is large (such as the Earth), and as a ball if it is small, like an association football.
Common things that have the shape of a sphere are basketballs, superballs, and playground balls.
The Earth and the Sun are nearly spherical, meaning sphere-shaped.
A sphere is the three-dimensional analog of a circle.
Calculating measures of a sphere
Surface area
Using the circumference:
Using the diameter:
Using the radius:
Using the volume:
Circumference
Using the surface area:
Using the diameter:
Using the radius:
Using the volume:
Diameter
Using the surface area:
Using the circumference:
Using the radius:
Using the volume:
Radius
Using the surface area:
Using the circumference:
Using the diameter:
Using the volume:
Volume
Using the surface area:
Using the circumference:
Using the diameter:
Using the radius:
Equation of a sphere
In Cartesian coordinates, the equation for a sphere with a center at
is as follows:

where
is the radius of the sphere.
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