Question

What is the area of the base in the figure below? A cylinder with height 12and diameter 6

Answer 1

`9\pi`

Explanation:

I don't see a picture, so I'm assuming the cylinder looks like a soup can sitting on a table, resting on it's circular base.

The base of the cylinder is a circle, so you need to find the area of a circle with diameter 6. Use the formula

`A=\pi r^2` where r is the radius of the cylinder. If the diameter is 6, then the radius is 3.

`A=\pi (3)^2 = 9\pi`