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A cylinder has a surface area of approximately 256.224 m². If the diameter of the cylinder's base is 8 m, what is the height of the cylinder?

Round to the nearest tenth.

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The height of the cylinder is approximately 7.94 meters when rounded to the nearest tenth.

How did this do?

The surface area of a cylinder can be calculated using the formula:

SA = 2πr^2 + 2πrh

where r is the radius of the base and h is the height of the cylinder.

We are given the diameter of the cylinder's base, which is 8 m. The radius is half the diameter, so:

r = 8 m / 2 = 4 m

Substituting this value for r, and the given value for SA into the formula, we get:

256.224 m² = 2π(4 m)^2 + 2π(4 m)h

Simplifying this equation:

256.224 m² = 32π + 8πh

256.224 m² - 32π = 8πh

h = (256.224 m² - 32π) / (8π)

h ≈ 7.94 m (rounded to the nearest tenth)

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for future problems just look up cone/cylinder/sphere calculator for a faster solution. sorry for not providing answer.
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