document.write( "Question 152828: A cylindrical soup can is 4 inches tall and has a radius of 1 1/5inches. What is the area of a label that will completely cover the side of the can, with no overlap (not including the top and bottom) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #112543 by orca(409)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The label is a rectangle. \n" ); document.write( "its width is 4 inches. \n" ); document.write( "its length is the same as the perimeter of the top or bottom circles. it can be found by: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So the length is 2*3.14*(1+1/5)=7.536 inches \n" ); document.write( "Thus the area of the label is: \n" ); document.write( "4*7.536=30.144 square inches. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |