Question 9 • Precalculus
Use the surface-area formula, SA = 4πr². Set 4πr² = 784π, so r² = 196 and the balloon’s final radius is 14 cm. At 2 cm per second, reaching 14 cm takes 14 ÷ 2 = 7 seconds, so the correct choice is 7 seconds.
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