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Suppose that a cylinder has a radius of r​ units, and that the height of the cylinder is also r units. The lateral area of the cylinder is 882 π square units. Find the value of r.

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Answer:

21 units²

Explanation:

the area of a circle is

pi×r²

the lateral area of a cylinder is the area only if the "mantle" of the cylinder : the round area all around the cylinder in its side.

in other words : everything but the ground and the top area.

how can we get the area of the side "mantle" ?

we can imagine, we take a knife and cut a straight line (and at 90°) from the top to the bottom, and then cut off the ground and the top circles by cutting along their circumference.

what do we get ?

if we put that remaining area in the table and press it flat, it is ... a rectangle. simply a rectangle.

its width is the height of the cylinder (the length of our initial top-bottom cut).

and its length is the length of the circle circumference that e just cut off.

and the circumference of a circle is

2×pi×r

so, the lateral area of the cylinder is

2×pi×r × h

r being the radius

h being the height of the cylinder.

and we get

LA = 2×pi×r×r = 882×pi

pi × r² = 441 × pi

r² = 441

r = 21 units²

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