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OpenStudy (lexy148):

if a a can of soup has a diameter of 2.5 in, how many square inches of metal will be needed to make the can? (ignore the overlap of metal needed when actually producing the can.)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay, so you want to find the surface area of this can of soup (cylinder), which equals \[2*\pi*rh\]The radius is 1.25 so just plug that in and you get \[2.5*\pi*h\]sq in

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