SOLUTION: A can in the shape of a right circular cylinder has a paper label covering all of the can except the circular top and the circular bottom. If the radius of the top of the can is ab
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Question 1183623: A can in the shape of a right circular cylinder has a paper label covering all of the can except the circular top and the circular bottom. If the radius of the top of the can is about 1.6 inches and the height of the can is 4 inches, which of the following best approximates the area, in square inches, of the part of the can covered by the label?
A. 20
B. 32
C. 40
D. 127
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the total surface area of a cylinder is
where is the area of the top and of the bottom of can, so it
let be surface area of the can covered by the label
given:
the radius
the height of the can is
....round it to whole number
so, answer is C.
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