Consider these two cylinders.

A student says the two cylinders have the same surface area. The surface area of Cylinder B is 251.2 square inches. Complete the following steps to determine if the student is correct.

Remember to use 3.14 for π. Do not round the answer. The formula chart is at the bottom of the page.

(7 points)
Radius of Cylinder A =
inches Area of Each Circular Face of Cylinder A =
square inches

Total Area of the Circular Faces of Cylinder A =
square inches

Circumference of Cylinder A =
inches Height of Cylinder A =
inches

Area of the Lateral Face of Cylinder A =
square inches

Total Surface Area of Cylinder A =
square inches

Question 2
(1 point)
The surface area of Cylinder A
the surface area of Cylinder B.

1 answer

To determine if the two cylinders have the same surface area, we need to calculate the surface area of Cylinder A using the following formulas:

  1. Area of each circular face:
    \[ \text{Area} = \pi r^2 \]

  2. Total area of the circular faces:
    \[ \text{Total Area} = 2 \times \text{Area of each circular face} \]

  3. Circumference of the circular face:
    \[ \text{Circumference} = 2 \pi r \]

  4. Area of the lateral face (side area):
    \[ \text{Area of Lateral Face} = \text{Circumference} \times \text{Height} \]

  5. Total Surface Area:
    \[ \text{Total Surface Area} = \text{Total Area of Circular Faces} + \text{Area of Lateral Face} \]

Using this information, we need to plug in the values for the radius and height of Cylinder A to perform the calculations.

Let's assume:

  • Radius of Cylinder A, \( r_A = R \) (to be determined)
  • Height of Cylinder A, \( h_A = H \) (to be determined)

Now we can summarize the values accordingly:

  1. \( \text{Radius of Cylinder A} = R \) inches
  2. \( \text{Area of Each Circular Face of Cylinder A} = 3.14 \times R^2 \) square inches
  3. \( \text{Total Area of the Circular Faces of Cylinder A} = 2 \times (3.14 \times R^2) = 6.28R^2 \) square inches
  4. \( \text{Circumference of Cylinder A} = 2 \times 3.14R = 6.28R \) inches
  5. \( \text{Height of Cylinder A} = H \) inches
  6. \( \text{Area of the Lateral Face of Cylinder A} = 6.28R \times H = 6.28RH \) square inches
  7. \( \text{Total Surface Area of Cylinder A} = 6.28R^2 + 6.28RH = 6.28(R^2 + RH) \) square inches

Next, we need to compare the total surface area of Cylinder A to the surface area of Cylinder B, which is given as 251.2 square inches.

To answer Question 2, we can set the equation:
\[ 6.28(R^2 + RH) \stackrel{?}{=} 251.2 \]

Without the specific values for \( R \) and \( H \), we can't determine if the two surface areas are equal. However, if you provide the values of the radius and height of Cylinder A, I can calculate the total surface area and compare it with the surface area of Cylinder B.