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For which job do you need ONLY the curved surface area of a cylinder?

Class 8Surface Area of a CylinderMensuration
  • AGift paper to cover a closed round box fully
  • BPaint for a closed gas cylinder, all over
  • CTin sheet to make a closed tin
  • DPaper label wrapped around a jam jar

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A label goes round the side only, so it needs the curved surface area 2πrh. The other three jobs also cover the top and bottom, so they need the total surface area.
Answer: D) Paper label wrapped around a jam jar

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