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the radius of the base is 4 inches and its height is 6 inches what is the surface area of the cylinder in terms of pi

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Answer is 80pi
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To find lateral_area = (2 * π * r) * h

Since it’s in term of pi,
(2 x radius x height) pi
2 x 4 x 6 = 48pi

base_area = 2 * π * r²
Since it’s in terms of pi
(2 x r^2)
(2 x 4^2)
= 32pi

Total surface area in terms of pi = 32+48
= 80pi
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