Answer: He will be painting 125.6 square feet before he buys the paint.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we have given that
Diameter of pillar = 1 foot
Radius of pillar = 0.5 feet
Height of pillar = 10 feet
Since there are 4 pillars.
We need to paint the 4 pillars.
So, for this we want surface area of each pillar.
As we know the "Lateral surface area of cylinder":

Area of 4 pillars would be

Hence, He will be painting 125.6 square feet before he buys the paint.