Janine made a cylindrical vase in which the sum of the lateral area and area of one base was about 3000 square centimeters. The vase had a height of 50 centimeters. Find the radius of the vase. Explain the method you would use to find the radius.

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anonymous · Answer

Ok, probably the easiest way to do this is to start with a formula for surface area and rearrange it algebraically to solve for radius.

anonymous · Answer

The difference here being that you are disregarding the top circular area, because it is an open cylinder.

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks.