SOLUTION: A racquet ball has a diameter of 5.5 cm. Racquet balls are shipped in cylindrical containers that just hold two balls. What is the surface area of the material required to make one

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Question 384589: A racquet ball has a diameter of 5.5 cm. Racquet balls are shipped in cylindrical containers that just hold two balls. What is the surface area of the material required to make one container?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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diameter of ball = 5.5 cm
So diamter of cylinder = 5.5 cm.
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the can holds two balls.
so height = 11 cm.
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Total surface area = 2pi*r^2+ 2*pi*r*h
A=2*pi*2.25^2+2*pi*2.25*11
A = 187.3 sqcm
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