Answer:
1. a. 75.39 in² b. 65.97 in²
2. Decreased
Step-by-step explanation:
1.
a. Find the surface area of the cheese before it is cut, round to the nearest hundredth.
Since the cheese is a cylinder with radius, r = 3 inches and height, h = 1 inch, its tital surface area, A = 2πr(r + h)
Substituting the values of the variables into the equation, we have
A = 2πr(r + h)
A = 2π(3 in)(3 in + 1 in)
A = (6π in)(4 in)
A = 24π in²
A = 75.39 in²
b. Find the surface area of the remaining cheese after the wedge is removed, round to the nearest hundredth.
Since the area of the wedge, A' is one-eight the area of the cheese, A
A'= A/8
= 75.39 in²/8
= 9.42 in²
The area of the remaining cheese is thus, area of cheese - area of wedge = A - A' = 75.39 in² - 9.42 in² = 65.97 in²
Question 2 - Did the surface area increase, decrease, or remain the same
Since the area of the remaining cheese, A' = 65.97 in² < A = 75.39 in², area of original cheese, the surface area decreased.
