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. 471 square inches
2. 471 inches
3. 314 square inches
4. 345.4 square inches

Answers

GPT-4o mini
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.

Given:
- Radius \( r = 5 \) inches
- Height \( h = 10 \) inches
- Approximation \( \pi \approx 3.14 \)

Now, we can calculate the surface area.

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

2. Calculate the area of the curved surface:
\[
2\pi rh = 2 \times 3.14 \times 5 \times 10 = 2 \times 3.14 \times 50 = 314 \text{ square inches}
\]

3. Add the two areas together:
\[
\text{Surface Area} = 2\pi r^2 + 2\pi rh = 157 + 314 = 471 \text{ square inches}
\]

Thus, the surface area of the cylinder is \( \boxed{471} \) square inches. The correct answer from the options provided is option 1: **471 square inches**.