To know how much material is required to make the box.
Imagine you have to paint poles. Perhaps light poles or any other kind and you need to know how much pain to use. The surface area of the cylinder would tell you that.
You would need to know the surface area of a cylinder if you are a factory worker at Pepsi. You would need to know the dimensions of the label, so it will fit on the can.
It would help to know why what!
When asked to work out the lengths of its edges and its surface area.
to know how much paint is needed to coat it
Some practical real world examples why surface area is important:If you want to paint a house, you need to know the surface area to determine how much paint to buy.If you want to plant grass on a dirt lot, you need to know the surface area to determine how much grass seat to use.If you want to sew a dress, you need to know the surface area of the dress (dress size) to know how much material you need.If you want to make money mowing lawns, you need to know the surface area of the lawn to know how much to charge for the work.If you want to put carpet in a living room, you need to know the surface area of the room to know how much carpet you will need.If you are making a label for a soup can company, you will need to know the surface area of the can.
the answer is (area)
Alex wants to know how much gift wrap to use to wrap a box. Is that surface,area, volume
I might want to find the surface area of a box if I were trying to wrap it as a birthday present, that way I'd know how much wrapping paper I would need.
I don't know but I need 2 find out! So can someone help me please?
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If you know the length of a side (a) , the surface area is 6a2