Q.If the diameter of a solid sphere is tripled, its surface area will be _____ times larger.

If the diameter of a solid sphere is tripled, its surface area will be nine times larger.
Let the initial diameter of the sphere be \(2r\) units.
\(\therefore\) The new diameter becomes \(2r \times 3 = 6r\) units.
\(\therefore\) Initially, the radius was \(r\) units, and now the radius is \(3r\) units.

\(\therefore\) The initial surface area of the sphere was \(4\pi r^2\) square units.
Now, the new surface area of the sphere is \(= 4\pi (3r)^2\) square units.
\(= 36\pi r^2\) square units.
\(= 9 \times 4\pi r^2\) square units.
\(= 9 \times\) the previous surface area of the sphere.
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