Krubell wants to make a new pencil case for the upcoming school year. He will use a circular cylinder template with a radius of 3cm

and a height of 22 cm
.

How much fabric will Krubell need to make his pencil case? Use tt=3.14

1 answer

To find out how much fabric Krubell will need to make his cylindrical pencil case, we need to calculate the surface area of the cylinder. The surface area \( A \) of a cylinder is given by the formula:

\[ A = 2\pi r(h + r) \]

where:

  • \( r \) is the radius of the cylinder,
  • \( h \) is the height of the cylinder, and
  • \( \pi \) (pi) is approximately 3.14.

Given:

  • radius \( r = 3 , \text{cm} \)
  • height \( h = 22 , \text{cm} \)

Let's plug the values into the formula:

  1. Calculate \( h + r \): \[ h + r = 22 , \text{cm} + 3 , \text{cm} = 25 , \text{cm} \]

  2. Substitute the values into the surface area formula: \[ A = 2 \times 3.14 \times 3 \times 25 \]

  3. First, calculate \( 2 \times 3.14 \times 3 \): \[ 2 \times 3.14 = 6.28 \] \[ 6.28 \times 3 = 18.84 \]

  4. Now multiply by \( 25 \): \[ A = 18.84 \times 25 = 471 \]

So, the total surface area of the pencil case is approximately \( 471 , \text{cm}^2 \).

Therefore, Krubell will need 471 cm² of fabric to make his pencil case.