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What is the least amount of material needed to make the mailing tube? Show the work please!

What is the least amount of material needed to make the mailing tube? Show the work-example-1

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You need to find the surface area.
1 foot =12 inches, 1 ft²=144 in²

3feet=36inches,
lateral area of a tube: πd*h=3π*36=108π
the right end, the bottom of the tube, is a circle: πr²=π(1.5)²=2.25π
I suppose there is no top cap.

add up: 2.25π+108π=110.25π=346.36 in²≈2.4ft²
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