document.write( "Question 1057828: A soup can has a diameter of 8 cm and a height of 10.5 cm. How much metal is needed to make the can?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #672847 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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The diameter is 8 cm, so the radius is 4 cm. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "SA = pi*r^2*h\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "SA = pi*4^2*10.5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We need approximately 527.787565803086 square cm of metal. This is assuming we don't have any wasted metal and everything goes perfectly. In the real world, waste is inevitable. So let's round this up to 528 square cm.
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