McGraw Hill Glencoe Geometry, 2012
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Exercise 7 Page 872

Use the formulas for the lateral area and surface area of a cylinder.

Lateral Area: 301.6 ft^2
Surface Area: 703.7 ft^2

Practice makes perfect

Let's calculate the lateral area and the surface area of the given cylinder.

We will do these two things one at a time.

Lateral Area

To calculate the lateral area of a cylinder, we can use the following formula. L=2Ï€ rh In this formula, r is the radius of the base and h is the height of the cylinder. Let's substitute 8 and 6 for r and h, respectively, into the formula and simplify.

L=2Ï€ rh
L=2Ï€( 8)( 6)
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Simplify right-hand side
L=96Ï€
L=301.592894...
L≈ 301.6

We know that lateral area is 96Ï€ or approximately 301.6 ft^2.

Surface Area

To calculate the surface area of a cylinder, we can use the following formula. S=L+2Ï€ r^2 In this formula, L is the lateral area of the cylinder and r is the radius of the base. Let's now substitute 96Ï€ and 8 for L and r, respectively, into the formula and simplify. Let's do it!

S=L+2Ï€ r^2
S= 96Ï€+2Ï€( 8)^2
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Simplify right-hand side
S=96Ï€+2Ï€(64)
S=96Ï€+128Ï€
S=224Ï€
S=703.716754...
S≈ 703.7

The surface area of the cylinder is about 703.7 ft^2.