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A soft drink can have a diameter of 6 cm and a height of 11.5 cm. how much aluminum is used to make the can

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You're looking for the total surface of a cylinder, which is composed by two circles, and a rectangle conntecting them.


The area of the two circles is given by



A = \pi r^2 = \pi 3^2 = 9\pi


The base of the rectangle is congruent to the circumference of the base circle, and the height is given. The circumference is given by



C = 2\pi r = 2\pi\cdot 3 = 6\pi


So, the area of the rectangle is



6\pi \cdot 11.5 = 69\pi


The cylinder is consists of two circles and the rectangle, so its surface is



69\pi +2\cdot 9\pi = 69\pi + 18\pi = 87\pi

User Flawr
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Radius = Diameter ÷ 2


Radius = 6 ÷ 2 = 3cm


Surface area = 2πr² + 2πrh


Surface area = 2 π (3)² + 2 π (3) (11.5) = 272.32 cm² (nearest hundredth)


Answer: 272.32 cm²


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