Surface Area of Cylinders Quick Check

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Question
Find the surface area of a cylinder with a radius of 5 inches and a height of 10 inches. Use the approximation 3.14 for pi.(1 point)
Responses

314 square inches
314 square inches

345.4 square inches
345.4 square inches

471 square inches
471 square inches

471 inches

1 answer

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.

Given:

  • Radius \( r = 5 \) inches
  • Height \( h = 10 \) inches
  • Approximation of \( \pi = 3.14 \)

Now, plug in the values into the formula:

  1. Calculate the area of the two circular bases: \[ 2\pi r^2 = 2 \times 3.14 \times (5^2) = 2 \times 3.14 \times 25 = 157 \]

  2. Calculate the lateral surface area: \[ 2\pi rh = 2 \times 3.14 \times 5 \times 10 = 2 \times 3.14 \times 50 = 314 \]

  3. Add the areas together to get the total surface area: \[ \text{Surface Area} = 157 + 314 = 471 \text{ square inches} \]

So, the correct answer is:

471 square inches.