Menu

Surface of a Hemisphere

Part of the Surface Area & Volume section of Coddy's Geometry journey. Lesson 47 of 60.

A solid hemisphere has two parts to its outside: the curved bowl, which is half a sphere's surface, and the flat circle where it was cut.

A hemisphere with radius 4

This hemisphere has radius 4. The bowl is half of 4⋅π⋅424\cdot \pi\cdot {4}^{2}, so 2⋅π⋅16=32⋅π2\cdot \pi\cdot 16 = 32\cdot \pi. The flat circle is π⋅42=16⋅π\pi\cdot {4}^{2} = 16\cdot \pi. Together they make 48π.

The rule is Surface area of a hemisphere: SA=3⋅π⋅r2SA = 3\cdot \pi\cdot {r}^{2}, two circles' worth of bowl plus one circle of lid. Forgetting the flat circle is the usual slip.

challenge icon

Challenge

Find the exact surface area of the solid hemisphere, flat face included, then press Check.

Try it yourself

Find the marked part of the figure

Find the marked part of the figure

quiz iconTest yourself

This lesson includes a short quiz. Start the lesson to answer it and track your progress.

All lessons in Surface Area & Volume