SOLUTION: the total area of a cylinder is 40pi. If h=8, find r.

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Question 1104057: the total area of a cylinder is 40pi. If h=8, find r.
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Given that the height is 8, the total surface area is

Given that the total surface area is 40pi,



[dividing out the common factor 2pi]


r = -10 or r=2; since this is the radius of the cylinder, we reject the negative solution.

The radius of the cylinder is 2.

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