The diameter of the base of a cylindrical can is 5 inches. The height of the can is 7.5 inches. Determine total area of two bases . Round your answer to the nearest hundredth (use 3.14for pi)
The formula for calculating the area of a circle is A = πr^2, where r is the radius of the circle (half the diameter).
Given that the diameter of the base of the cylinder is 5 inches, the radius is 2.5 inches. Thus, the area of one base is:
A = π(2.5)^2
A = π(6.25)
A ≈ 19.63 square inches
Since there are two bases in a cylinder, the total area of the two bases would be:
Total Area = 2 * 19.63
Total Area ≈ 39.26 square inches
Therefore, the total area of the two bases of the cylindrical can is approximately 39.26 square inches.