document.write( "Question 465383: how many cans of paint are needed to paint both the interior and exterior of an open conical shaped tank that has an 8 ft base radius and is 15 ft tall? one can covers 200 square feet.\r
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c. 5 cans of paint.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S+=+pi%2Ar%2Asqrt%28r%5E2+%2B+h%5E2%29\" gives the lateral surface area of the cone.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r = 8, h = 15 ==> \"S+=+136pi\" square ft, the lateral surface area.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since both inside and outside are to be painted, we need paint that will cover an area of \"272pi\" sq.ft. Dividing this by 200, we get 4.272 approximately.\r
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