document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1179966>Question 1179966</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help with geometry\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ellis is painting wooden fenceposts before putting them in his yard. They are each 5 feet tall and have a diameter of 1 foot. There are 10 fenceposts in all. How much paint will Ellis need to paint all the surfaces of the 10 fenceposts? Use 3.14 for π, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ellis is painting wooden fenceposts before putting them in his yard. They are each 5 feet tall and have <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a diameter of 1 foot. There are 10 fenceposts in all. How much paint will Ellis need to paint all the surfaces <BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the 10 fenceposts? Use 3.14 for π, and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Calculations in the post by @mananth are elementary incorrect.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I came to bring a correct solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height of fence post 5 ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "diameter of fence post = 1 ft radius = 0.5 ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total surface of the fence post = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Api%2Ar%2A%28r%2Bh%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Api%2Ar%2A%28r%2Bh%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 2* 3.14 * 0.5 * (5+0.5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 6.28 * 0.5 * 5.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 17.27 ft^2 / post\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For 10 posts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "172.7 ft^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much paint /ft^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Calculated correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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