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A can of beans has surface area 354 cm². Its height is 20 cm. What is the radius of the circular top? The radius of the circular top is cm (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest hundredth as needed​

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The surface area of a cylinder with height h and a circular top with radius r is given by the formula:

A = 2πr^2 + 2πrh

We know the surface area, so we can use this formula to find the radius of the circular top:

354 = 2πr^2 + 2πrh
354 = 2πr^2 + 40πr
354 = 2πr^2 + 40πr
354 = 2πr(r + 20)

We can now solve for r:

354 = 2πr(r + 20)
177 = πr(r + 20)
177 = πr^2 + 20πr
177 = πr^2 + 20πr
πr^2 + 20πr - 177 = 0

We can use the quadratic formula to find the value of r:

r = (-b ± √(b^2 - 4ac)) / 2a

Where a = π, b = 20π, c = -177

r = (-20π ± √(20^2 - 4(π)(-177))) / (2 * π)
r = (-20π ± √(400π^2 + 708)) / (2 * π)
r = (-20π ± √(708 + 400π^2)) / (2 * π)
r = (-20π ± √(708 + 400 * π^2)) / (2 * π)

Since the radius must be positive, we'll use the positive square root:

r = (-20π + √(708 + 400 * π^2)) / (2 * π)

Using the value of π = 3.14, we can calculate the value of r to be approximately 6.93 cm. Rounding to the nearest hundredth, we get:

r = 6.93 cm (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
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