2004 AMC 10A Problem 19

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19.

A white cylindrical silo has a diameter of 3030 feet and a height of 8080 feet. A red stripe with a horizontal width of 33 feet is painted on the silo, as shown, making two complete revolutions around it. What is the area of the stripe in square feet?
120120
180180
240240
360360
480480
Answer: C
Concepts:cylindernet (3D geometry)parallelogram
Small hint:
Imagine cutting the stripe from the silo and unrolling it flat
Big hint:
It becomes a parallelogram with horizontal width 33 and height 8080
Solution:
Unrolling the stripe flattens it into a parallelogram. Its base (the horizontal width) is 33 feet and its height spans the full 8080 feet of the silo.
The area is therefore 3×80=240 3 \times 80 = 240 square feet.
Thus, the correct answer is C.
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