The diameter of the base of a cylindrical can is 5 inches. The height of the can is 7.5 inches. Determine the area of the lateral side. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. (Use 3.14 for π.)

Answer 1

First, we need to calculate the circumference of the base of the can:

Circumference = π * diameter
Circumference = 3.14 * 5
Circumference = 15.7 inches

Now, we can use the circumference to find the lateral side area:

Lateral side area = circumference * height
Lateral side area = 15.7 * 7.5
Lateral side area = 117.75 square inches

Therefore, the area of the lateral side of the cylindrical can is 117.8 square inches.