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On a spherical balloon of 10 cm radius, a circular colour patch has an area of 25 cm². If the balloon is uniformly expanded to a sphere of 50 cm radiu
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On a spherical balloon of 10 cm radius, a circular colour patch has an area of 25 cm². If the balloon is uniformly expanded to a sphere of 50 cm radius, the area of the colour patch in cm² would be

A.

125

B.

625

C.

50

D.

500

Correct option is B

Given:
Initial radius = 10 cm, Final radius = 50 cm, Initial patch area = 25 cm².
Uniform expansion => all linear dimensions scale by the same factor.

Formula:
Area scales with the square of the linear scale factor:
New area = Old area × (R₂/R₁)²

Solution:
Scale factor = 50/10 = 5
New area = 25 × 5² = 25 × 25 = 625 cm²

Correct Answer: (b) 625

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