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area of spherical zone

(Derivation)

Let us consider the circle

$\displaystyle (x-r)^2+y^2 = r^2$

with radius

and centre $(r,\,0)$ . A spherical zone may be thought to be formed when an arc of the circle rotates around the

-axis. For finding the are of the zone, we can use the formula

$\displaystyle A = 2\pi\!\int_{a}^{b}y\sqrt{1+\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2}\,dx$

(1)

of the entry area of surface of revolution. Let the ends of the arc correspond the values

and

of the abscissa such that $b\!-\!a = h$ is the height of the spherical zone. In the formula, we must use the solved form

$\displaystyle y = (\pm)\sqrt{rx-x^2}$

of the equation of the circle. The formula then yields

$\displaystyle A = 2\pi\!\int_a^b\sqrt{rx-x^2}\,\sqrt{1+\left(\frac{r-x}{\sqrt{rx-x^2}}\right)^2}\,dx = 2\pi\!\int_a^br\,dx = 2\pi r(b\!-\!a).$

Hence the area of a spherical zone (and also of a spherical calotte) is

$\displaystyle A = 2\pi rh.$

(2)

From here one obtains as a special case

the area of the whole sphere:

$\displaystyle A = 4\pi r^2.$

(3)

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See Also: area of the $n$

Other names:

area of spherical calotte

Keywords:

area of sphere

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Cross-references: sphere, spherical calotte, area, equation, abscissa, area of surface of revolution, rotates, arc, centre, radius, circle
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Classification:

AMS MSC:	51M04 (Geometry :: Real and complex geometry :: Elementary problems in Euclidean geometries)
	53A05 (Differential geometry :: Classical differential geometry :: Surfaces in Euclidean space)
	26B15 (Real functions :: Functions of several variables :: Integration: length, area, volume)

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