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A cylindrical garbage can has the dimensions shown.
A cylinder has a diameter labeled twelve inches and height labeled fifteen inches.
What is the area of the horizontal cross section of the cylinder? Use 3.14 for π.

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Answer:

  • 113.04 square inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Horizontal cross-section of a cylinder is a circle with same dimension as its base

Given diameter

  • 12 inches

Area formula

  • A = πr² = πd²/4

So the area of cross section is:

  • A = 3.14*12²/4 = 113.04 square inches