Given
The number of fence post is 12.
The dimension of each fence post is 8ft tall and 1ft diameter.
To find: How much paint is needed to paint all the surfaces of the 12 fenceposts.
Explanation:
It is given that,
The number of fence post is 12.
The dimension of each fence post is 8ft tall and 1ft diameter.
Therefore,
The fencepost is cylindrical in shape.
Then, the total surface area of the cylinder is,
[tex]\begin{gathered} TSA\text{ of cylinder}=2\pi r(h+r) \\ =2\times3.14\times\frac{1}{2}\times(8+\frac{1}{2}) \\ =3.14\times\frac{17}{2} \\ =26.69ft^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]
That implies,
[tex]\begin{gathered} Required\text{ }quantity\text{ }of\text{ }paint=12\times26.69 \\ =320.28 \\ =320ft^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Hence, the required quantity of paint is 320ft^2.
