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OpenStudy (anonymous):

4. Find the surface area of a cylinder with d = 6 cm: h = 8 cm. A. 56.52 sq. cm B. 207.24 sq. cm C. 150.72 sq. cm D. 28.26 sq. cm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Area is equal to Pi times the radius squared (Pi*r^2) and after you have the area, (the area is like a lid to a cylinder) you times that by 2 (because there's one on top and on bottom) you will need to find the side

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if you cut a straight line down the side, then the cylinder will just be a BIG rectangle! the area of a rectangle is Length times width

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Length will be the Height of the Cylinder, and the width (what wraps around the top) will be the same as the circumference (or Pi * radius*2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it will be Height times Circumference PLUS Area of top times Area of bottom

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OR Height times 2Pi*r PLUS 2Pi*r^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You follow that @butterflyheart16 ? :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the radius is half of the diameter so the radius is 6/2 or 3cm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

SO, 8cm*2*Pi*3cm+2*Pi*3cm^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just put it in your calculator...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I am

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Let me know what you get :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got 170.4392

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got 207.35..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry it's a little confusing with the centimeters in the middle of the equation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I left them there, because then you can see that your answer ends up being in units of cm^2 :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh okay that makes sense :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you help me with 1 more question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sure,

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if it's quick

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I've gotta head in 5 mins

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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