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A small cylindrical candle has a diameter of 38 mm and a height of 12 mm. Determine the minimum surface area of a box (with lid) that can hold a row of five candles. ????? a) 19 912 mm$^2$ b) 20 444 mm$^2$ c) 19 144 mm$^2$ d) 19.9 cm$^2$

          A small cylindrical candle has a diameter of 38 mm and a height of 12 mm.
Determine the minimum surface area of a box (with lid) that can hold a row of five
candles.
?????
a) 19 912 mm$^2$
b) 20 444 mm$^2$
c) 19 144 mm$^2$
d) 19.9 cm$^2$

A small cylindrical candle has a diameter of 38 mm and a height of 12 mm.
Determine the minimum surface area of a box (with lid) that can hold a row of five
candles.
?????
a) 19 912 mm^2
b) 20 444 mm^2
c) 19 144 mm^2
d) 19.9 cm^2

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The surface area of a cylinder can be found using the formula: A = 2πr^2 + 2πrh, where r is the radius and h is the height. Given that the diameter of the candle is 38 mm, the radius (r) is half of that, which is 19 mm. Plugging in the values, we get: A = 2π(19^2) Show more…

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