3) The City of Oz has to repaint its cylinder-shaped water tower. Only the top and sides need to be painted. If the water tower has a height of 60 feet and a radius of 20 feet, how many square feet must be painted? A) 400π ft2 Eliminate B) 2400π ft2 C) 2800π ft2 D) 4400π ft2

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Travis Phelps

13 January, 08:01

3) The City of Oz has to repaint its cylinder-shaped water tower. Only the top and sides need to be painted. If the water tower has a height of 60 feet and a radius of 20 feet, how many square feet must be painted? A) 400π ft2 Eliminate B) 2400π ft2 C) 2800π ft2 D) 4400π ft2

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Jamar Sullivan · Answer 1

The formula for SA of a cylinder is 2 pi r^2 + 2 pi r h

The 2 pi r^2 is for the circular top and bottom. In this case only the TOP is being painted so the 2 can be dropped.

SA = pi r^2 + 2 pi h

SA = pi 20^2 + 2 pi 20*60

SA = 400 pi + 2400 pi

SA = 2800pi ft^2

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