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Question:

help with a polygon question?

Find the lateral area of a silo 50 feet tall with an interior diameter of 16 feet. (The top sphere is not cemented).

Answer:

LA = πr^2h + (2/3)πr^3 = π(8 ft)^2(50 ft) + (2/3)π(8 ft)^3 ≈ 11125.426... ft^2

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