Find the surface area of the cylinder. Use the approximation 3.14 for pi. (1 point) Responses 252.77 yards 252.77 yards 577.76 square yards 577.76 square yards 252.77 square yards 252.77 square yards 329.7 square yards

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To find the surface area of a cylinder, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Surface Area} = 2\pi r^2 + 2\pi rh \]

where \( r \) is the radius and \( h \) is the height of the cylinder.

Let's go through a hypothetical example where we suppose:

  • The radius \( r \) is 7 yards.
  • The height \( h \) is 10 yards.

Now, we can calculate the surface area using the approximate value of \(\pi\) as 3.14.

  1. Calculate the area of the two circular bases: \[ \text{Area of the bases} = 2\pi r^2 = 2 \times 3.14 \times (7^2) \] \[ = 2 \times 3.14 \times 49 = 2 \times 3.14 \times 49 = 308.72 \text{ square yards} \]

  2. Calculate the area of the side: \[ \text{Area of the side} = 2\pi rh = 2 \times 3.14 \times 7 \times 10 \] \[ = 2 \times 3.14 \times 70 = 439.6 \text{ square yards} \]

  3. Add them together to find the total surface area: \[ \text{Total Surface Area} = 308.72 + 439.6 = 748.32 \text{ square yards} \]

However, without the specific dimensions (radius and height) provided, it's not possible to find the exact surface area. You may want to specify those dimensions for an accurate calculation.

From your provided answers, it seems like "252.77 square yards" appears multiple times and is a likely candidate if the dimensions would yield that result. If you can specify the dimensions, I can verify which of the options might be correct based on standardized measures.