SOLUTION: The height if this over-sized container is 3 m. Its diameter is 2 m. What is its area?

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Question 295163: The height if this over-sized container is 3 m. Its diameter is 2 m. What is its area?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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The container is a cylindrical solid.

Don't know why you call it over-sized but that might not make a difference.

It's diameter is 2 meters.

It's height is 3 meters.

It's radius is 1 meter which is one half the diameter.

The area of its base is presumed to be a circle which would be equal to pi%2Ar%5E2.

Substitute 1 for r to get Area of the Base = pi.

Since pi = 3.141592654, then the Area of the Base = 3.141592654 square meters.

The volume of the container would be equal to the Area of the Base Times the Height, which would then be equal to:

3.141592654 * 3 = 9.424777961 cubic meters.

The formula for the volume of the container is pi%2Ar%5E2%2Ah.

Since pi%2Ar%5E2 is the formula for the area of the base, then the formula for the volume of the container becomes:

Area of the Base * Height.