document.write( "Question 994400: I need to find the surface area of a 11 by 8 piece of paper when rolled into a cylinder. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #613529 by Cromlix(4381)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi there, \n" ); document.write( "If you think of a cylinder being \n" ); document.write( "cut down one side and opened, it would become \n" ); document.write( "a rectangle. \n" ); document.write( "The circumference of the cylinder \n" ); document.write( "would become either the 11 or the 8. \n" ); document.write( "The height of the cylinder would be either \n" ); document.write( "the 11 or the 8. \n" ); document.write( "So the surface area of the outside would \n" ); document.write( "equal 11 x 8 = 96 square units. \n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps :-) \n" ); document.write( " |