A cylindrical water tank has a volume of cubic feet and a height of feet. The exterior curved side (lateral surface) of the tank needs a new coat of paint, but the flat top and bottom bases will not be painted. What is the total area, in square feet, that needs to be painted?
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The total area that needs to be painted is square feet.
The area to be painted is the lateral surface area of the cylinder, calculated with the formula . To find the unknown radius, use the given volume: . Solving this yields , so . Substituting and into the lateral surface area formula gives square feet.
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Solving for an unknown dimension using the volume formula, then calculating the lateral surface area of a cylinder.