Wall posters are usually sold curled up in cylindrical cardboard tubes. if the length of the tube is 84.5 cm, and the diameter o

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Wall posters are usually sold curled up in cylindrical cardboard tubes. if the length of the tube is 84.5 cm, and the diameter o

f the tube is 2.40 cm, what is the area of the poster, in cm2? (assume the poster doesn't overlap itself.)
a. 637 cm2
b. 203 cm2
c. 382 cm2
d. 1529 cm2
e. 605 cm2

Mathematics

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LekaFEV [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-05T09:18:07+03:00

LekaFEV [45]3 years ago

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Length of the cylinder = 84.5 cm
Diameter of the cylinder = 2.40 cm

The circumference is
π(2.40 cm) = 2.4π cm.
The area is
A = (2.4π cm)*(84.5 cm) = 637.1 cm²

Answer: a. 637 cm²