Which of these everyday objects is closest to the shape of a cylinder?

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Step-by-Step Solution

A soft-drink tin has two circular ends and a curved surface — the shape of a cylinder. A football is a sphere and a dice is a cube.

Answer: C) A tin of soft drink

A cylinder is a circle stacked vertically. Two measurements: radius

r

and height

h

.

**Curved surface area (CSA) = 2π

r h

** (imagine 'unrolling' the curved surface — it becomes a rectangle of width 2π

r

and height h).

**Total surface area (TSA) = 2π

r^{2} + 2

r h = 2

r (r + h)

** (curved surface + two circular ends).

**Volume = π

r^{2}

h

** (area of circular base × height).

Use π = 22/7 when

r

is a multiple of 7; otherwise π ≈ 3.14.

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