Calculate The Surface Area Of An Open Spherical Sector

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Closed Spherical Sector

Open Spherical Sector

Spherical Cone

A spherical sector is a portion of a sphere that consists of a right cone with its apex at the center of the sphere plus a spherical zone. An open spherical sector is hollow and the inside surface area is the surface area of the inner cone.

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The formula for determining the surface area of an open spherical sector is defined as:

\(SA =2\) \(\cdot\) \(\pi\) \(\cdot\) \(r\) \(\cdot\) \(h\) \(+\) \(\pi\) \(\cdot\) \(r_1\) \(\cdot\) \(r\) \(+\) \(\pi\) \(\cdot\) \(r_2\) \(\cdot\) \(r\)

\(SA\): the surface area of the spherical sector

\(r\): the radius of the sphere

\(r_1\): the radius of the top disk

\(r_2\): the radius of the bottom cap

\(h\): the distance between the top and bottom caps

The SI unit of surface area is: \(square \text{ } meter\text{ }(m^2)\)

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