Surface Area of Hollowed Hemisphere - Basic Geometry

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The total surface area of a hollowed hemisphere with an outer radius of 1.25 cm and an inner diameter of 1.86 cm was calculated incorrectly. The correct surface area calculation involves adding the surface areas of both the outer and inner hemispheres. The outer hemisphere's surface area is 2∏(1.25 cm)², and the inner hemisphere's surface area is 2∏(0.93 cm)². The final correct surface area, accounting for all components, is approximately 17.44 cm², as stated in the reference material.

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I need to find the total surface area of the hollowed out hemisphere (picture attached), with an inner diameter of 1.86 cm and what looks like an outer radius (also what I am assuming as height) of 1.25 cm.

Surface area of a sphere is 4∏r2, so half the sphere is 2∏r2.
Since the outer hemisphere has a radius of 1.25 cm, its SA is 2∏(1.25cm)2. The inner hemisphere has a diameter of 1.86cm, therefore a radius of .93 cm. Inner hemisphere then as a SA of 2∏(.93cm)2. Adding the two SA, I get:

2∏(1.252+.932) = apprx. 15.25 cm2.

However, the back of the book says the correct answer is apprx 17.44 cm2. So what am I doing wrong?
 

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hi anniecvc! :smile:

erm :redface:

what about the ring on the top? :wink:
 
thank you tiny tim! i included it before it and the numbers didn't work out, but now it does, so i must've made a simple calculation error. thanks again.
 

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